Facebook is deleting pictures of placentas. They are generally being flagged as “violent imagery”. I am at a loss to understand how a placenta, a product of birth, a bringer of life, can in any way be construed as “violent”. Birth itself can be violent. Women have been strapped down (whether with actual restraints […]
Placenta Art
We have some amazing placenta lovers out there! A fellow PBi Specialist, Polly Wood, pointed me to an artist who has created amazing imagery that honors the placenta. Nané Ariadne Jordan creates placentas from felted wool, yielding a buttery soft, hand-spun and dyed piece of art. Nané created her masterpieces as part of the Gestare Art Collective, […]
Sarah Harding, Fitness Mama Extraordinaire, shares her placenta experience.
I’d like to share this guest post from Sarah Harding, one of my fabulous clients. She gave birth to twins this summer, and used placenta capsules again. Congratulations on now having three wonderful daughters, Sarah! “There are several things you can do with your placenta after you deliver it,” advised our Childbirth Lamaze teacher […]
Is eating placenta cannibalism? And, what about God?
One of the common arguments against placentophagia, or consumption of the placenta, is that it is an act of cannibalism. I disagree for the following reasons: Cannibalism is the eating of human flesh. Flesh is defined as being muscle and fat; placenta is neither. Cannibalism, by definition, is consumption of the flesh of […]
Pregnancy Sex! Hot or not?
I’ve been thinking about sex lately. Namely, pregnancy sex. I have friends who say the sex was incredible, amazing, toe-curlingly wonderful while they were pregnant. They (and thankfully, their partner) couldn’t get enough of their newly goddess-like features. Bigger breasts – yeah, most guys are down with that. However, I also hear from a […]
PBi on the news in Austin, TX
Lindsey Roberts, PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® in Austin, TX, was interviewed by NBC Austin news station KXAN recently. The segment aired Thursday, April 1. The story was also picked up in Grand Rapids, MI! Lindsey has been working in Austin for nearly a year with PBi, and has worked with local hospitals there who […]