Ivy Lux Ivy is a native of Kearney, Nebraska where she lives with her husband and five children. She has been proudly providing birth and postpartum doula services to Central Nebraska since 2017. In November 2023 she became an APPA Certified Placenta Arts Specialist. She provides in-home placenta encapsulation services for all of Nebraska. In her spare time she enjoys
What is your service area?Lafayette Placenta Encapsulation provides placenta preparation services in Lafayette, Louisiana and surrounding areas. Placenta encapsulation is the process of preparing the mother’s placenta by dehydrating, powdering and encapsulating it for the mother to ingest. The purpose of ingestion is to reintroduce hormones, protein, minerals such as iron and amino acids and other key nutrients to the
APPA is thrilled to present Cliodhna Griffin with the Lifetime Achievement Award, a well-deserved honor recognizing her extraordinary contributions to the placenta encapsulation field and her remarkable journey to success. Cliodhna’s story is a testament to her unyielding dedication, unwavering commitment, and profound passion for empowering families through childbirth and the postpartum experience. Originally hailing from a quaint village in
I started Skylynn’s Iris Doula Services after experiencing completely different birth and postpartum experiences with my two daughters. I had a cesarean birth in 2019 and suffered a lot with postpartum depression. In 2022, I had a homebirth that was very healing and knew I should listen to my gut and pursue doula work. I focus a lot on preparing
Monarch Placenta Encapsulation After going through the struggles of postpartum depression, I am passionate in helping new moms recover quicker and have a happier postpartum experience. I have been encapsulating since 2017 and have been APPA certified since 2018. I am so grateful to have learned the incredible skills of this practice and see the good that has come from
BiographyKate Tyo loves placentas! Since 2014, she’s been encapsulating for new parents all over Chicagoland. With over 200 placentas under her belt and the support of APPA behind her, she is ready to provide you incredible placenta services through Tyo Placenta (www.chicagoplacenta.com). Kate loves working with first-time clients, but has also had the pleasure of working with clients for two,
Jenny is a long standing member of the birthing community in the Lafayette, LA area and has been encapsulating placentas for almost 10 years, helping hundreds of families in the area. Her other passions are being a doula (12 years) and a childbirth educator (10 years). Jenny is now getting certified in Lamaze childbirth education, a passion she has wanted
BiographyKristina is the small business owner of KG Motherhood, her one-stop birth shop for all services related to birth support and photography services. She offers birth doula support for both hospital and homebirth clients, childbirth education, postpartum doula support, placenta encapsulation, and traditional postpartum sealing ceremonies. Her primary photography focus is motherhood beginning with a maternity session, capturing your birth
APPA continues to have amazing new graduates! Meet one of our latest: Amy Durham, APPA Certified Placenta Arts Specialist! Amy generously shared more about herself and told us about her experience with APPA certification… Biography I was born and raised on the beaches of California and I now call Northern Virginia home. I am a mother to 4 fun loving
Another fabulous APPA Certified Placenta Arts Specialist took the time to tell us why she continues to maintain her certification through APPA. Meet Cliodhna Griffin: Cliodhna Griffin HBCE, CMT, APPAC is the founder of Born Free Birthing and is a certified and experienced HypnoBirthing® Practitioner, Master Trainer and Faculty Member of the HypnoBirthing® Institute. Cliodhna is also proudly Houston’s first