The Engine Mom Podcast : Fuel For The Driven Mama | Lifestyle | Motherhood | Wellness | Fitness | Passions | Mindset

My guest today is Carmen Calvo, wife and mother of two boys and the founder of The Nurturing Root. Having struggled with postpartum fatigue, anxiety and sadness after the birth of her first child, Carmen was eager to find a natural way to avoid these feelings again when she became pregnant with her second baby. Carmen began studying the benefits of placentophagy, was so passionate about it, that she dedicated herself to training as a placenta encapsulation specialist. Eager to share the placenta’s restorative powers with other mothers, and inspired by the image a placenta created when printed, she launched her business, and has been happily offering her services ever since. Listen in to hear about: her postpartum experiences and how they differed from child to child and how her postpartum experiences inspired the launch of her business why birth workers are so important and how to connect with them how the birth communities have evolved and how resources are more available now than before the benefits of pla