This article originally published in Fun & Fit Life Magazine, March 2010 By Jodi Selander The placenta is generally referred to as “after birth”, as though it were merely a remnant of the pregnancy. In this view, it completes its role of supporting the newborn baby and is rendered useless upon its birth. Simultaneously, […]
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Missoula, MT talks placentas!
This is an article written by a women’s advocate, Ari LeVaux, in Missoula, MT. She is working to raise awareness of placenta encapsulation, and mentioned PBi in this recent article she wrote for the Missoula Independent column, Flash in the Pan. Thank you for the mention, Ari! And thank you for the positive writeup […]
Best advice my mom gave me
I was asked to write a blurb for The Family Groove website segment, Mom on the Street. The topic was “What’s the best thing your mother ever told you?”, so I shared the best advice my mother gave me when I became a mother. “When I became a mother, the best advice my mother […]
Article published in Fun & Fit Life
One of my articles was published in Fun & Fit Life Magazine. If you’re in Southern Nevada, you can pick up the print version as well. Check it out, it makes for a fascinating read. 😉 It was entitled Placenta: Happy Pills for New Mothers, but they seem to have thought that was a […]
Placenta and Cultural Beliefs
This is an article I wrote discussing various beliefs and rituals for the placenta. It’s amazing to me that Western societies have such an extremely UNfavorable view of the placenta, when around the world it is respected and honored. The more we learn, the more we can make changes. Cultures around the world have a […]
How to Have a Happy Postpartum
I published this article online recently: How to Have a Happy PostpartumPostpartum depression is a very real concern to new mothers. Eighty percent of women experience some sort of postnatal mood disorder, the mildest of which is called the “baby blues”. With proper preparation, the majority of women can avoid the baby blues.View more »