Darci Kenagy
- Bloodborne Pathogens Training or Certification
- Food Handler's Card or Food Service HACCP
- Other
- Encapsulation: TCM Method
- Tincture or Essence
- Salve, Lotion or Body Butter
- Cord Keepsake
- Prints
- Specialist's Workspace
We believe the placenta can be a vital support to a baby's first connections, and that the information on how to utilize its medicinal properties is valuable information every mother should have access to.
After pregnancy, various hormone levels can suddenly plummet causing postpartum depression[1] in as many as one in three mothers.[2] Two-thirds of women don’t meet their own personal breastfeeding goals, and are not able to nourish their babies according to their own deeply held convictions.[3]
American parenthood is tarnished with disconnection, overwhelm, and loneliness. The otherworldly time of being a new mother that many hoped would be a cherished experience is instead filled with sorrow, guilt, and despair.
Thousands of years ago, Cicero observed that the first bond of society was the family—and if the family is weakened and disconnected, the culture could not be otherwise.
The restoration of families is the secret fountain of peace and prosperity that can flow to restore every area of culture.
[1] National Institute of Mental Health. Postpartum Depression Facts.
[2] Gavin NI, Gaynes BN, Lohr KN, Meltzer-Brody S, Gartlehner G, Swinson T. “Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review Of Prevalence And Incidence.” Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005, 106, pp 1071-83.
[3] Rochman, Bonnie. “Why Most Moms Don’t Reach Their Own Breast-Feeding Goals.” Time Magazine. June 04, 2012
I am a certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist (certified through Brilliant Birth Academy) serving the Midlands of South Carolina. I have completed certification for Food Handlers in South Carolina and also in Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control for Placenta Encapsulators. I offer placenta encapsulation, blood and/or color prints, umbilical cord keepsakes, tinctures, and salves. I would love to serve your family during that beautiful time of postpartum--the time of formation and bonding of the new family.
**Coming soon: Bengkung Belly Binding**