Ep 5: The Magical Placenta
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Blood, Sweat and Breastmilk
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This episode features Stevie Merino, doula, passionate educator and co-founder of the Long Beach Doula of Color Training & Birth Workers of Color Collective as she takes us through the process of placenta encapsulation and other prep methods for the afterbirth. Stevie discusses postpartum healing and traditional approaches such as tinctures, body work and vaginal steaming.
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