Teaching Preferences
Online Teaching
One-on-One at $50-70 per hour
Group Teaching at $20-30 per hour
In Person Teaching
One-on-One at $50-70 per hour
Group Teaching at $10-20 per hour
Offers free trial classes
Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Herbal and Nutritional Medicine (Health Care)
Language of Instruction:
English
Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine, Pharmacognosy, Herbal Therapeutics, Herbal Formulating, Diet, Health, Prenatal Nutrition, Herb Use Pregnancy, Informed WomanCare/Divine Design, Mommy Diagnostics
Teaching Experience
Conference and Workshop Speaker
Naturally Healthy, Across the U.S, United States
Aug 1989 - Present
Herbal Therapeutics, Naturally Healthy WomanCare, Divine Design, Using Herbs Pregnancy, Using Herbs Labor, Birth, Using Herbs Post-Partum Period, Mommy Diagnostics, Professional Path Decisions, Becoming Resource Community, Preventing Miscarriage, Balancing Home, Business, Teaching Daughters Blessing, Changing Seasons Woman's Life, Dietary Evaluation, Impact Health, Body Systems Health, Assembling Home Health Chest.
Chosen as guest speaker at the White-House Sponsored "Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century" Conference -2003; Chosen as one of 50 Women Entrepreneurs to have a "Conversation with the President -2003; Keynote Speaker at ATM Conferences 2002, 2008, 2012; CMI Conferences, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012; Alaska Midwives Conference - 2003; North Carolina Midwives Conference -2003; South Carolina Midwives Group - 2003; Idaho & Montana Midwives Group - 2003, 2007/08; Winchester, VA Nurse-Midwifery School - 2004; South Dakota Safe Childbirth Options Conference -2005; Alabama/Mississippi Midwives Conference - 2006, 2008; Indiana Midwives Association Conference - 2007; Trust Birth Conference - 2008, 2012; MANA Conference - 2008; CHANA Conference - 2011; Little Rock Area Midwives Conference - 2011; Midwifery Today Conference 2011.
Professional Experience
Clinical Herbalist
Intimate Solutions, Louisiana, United States
Sep 2004 - PresentFormulate and process herbal oil formulas for intimate purposes. "the all-natural way to Knowing for him & her"
Our offices handle all processing of oils, order intake and fulfillment both to retail and wholesale accounts.
Chief Executive Officer
Dewdrop Publishing, Louisiana, United States
Sep 2004 - PresentOversee all aspects of bringing books to print, from writing to editing, from design to delivery to printer, from printer into the hands of our customers and wholesale accounts.
Conference Speaker
Naturallly Healthy, United States
Aug 1989 - PresentWhen I speak, I endeavor to engage participants in the joy of learning about the use of plant medicine, specifically how to integrate herbs and food into consumer-driven healthcare and how to do so safely and effectively. Because I advocate consumer-driven healthcare, a portion of teaching always involves helping individuals see their rights and responsibilities as it involves their own healthcare. "No one is a better advocate for you than you, and no one knows and understands how your body work
Director of the Board
Christian Midwives International, Louisiana, United States
Feb 2009 - PresentResponsible for membership development and public relations.
Director of the Board
NASE, District of Columbia, United States
Jun 1997 - Aug 2007Served as a member of the boards of both the non-profit and for-profit arms of the business to set policy and principles for the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), at the time a 250,000 member organization with headquarters in both D.C. and North Texas. During that time, I served on the following committees: Scholarship, Member Benefits, Finance, Governance, and Publications. In the last year I served, I was the elected Secretary of the association.
Director of the Board
Life Choices Inc., Louisiana, United States
Jan 2005 - Feb 2007Served on the board of this organization dedicated to empowering women in the northeast Louisiana area with options regarding life decisions they had made.
Director of the Board
VBAC of Tarrant County Inc., Texas, United States
Aug 1989 - Apr 1992Together with a friend involved in philanthropic work, we began VBAC of Tarrant County, Inc. to provide birthing choices to women in Tarrant County, Texas, specifically with the purpose of reducing rising cesarean rates in our surrounding area. During that time, I served as President of the organization in 1991.
Education
Apprenticeship
Melinda Stokes - Master Herbalist, Texas, United States
Mar 1989 - Mar 1992
Completed courses Melinda presented from other Master Herbalists and was mentored by her as I began to see clients on my own.
2 years college
LSU - Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Aug 1984 - May 1986
Served as Senator in Student Government Association
Served as Secretary of the Baptist Student Union.
Professional Exams & Certifications
Certified Childbirth Educator
Apple Tree Family Ministries, California, United States
Year Of Passing:
1992
Associations & Membership
CHANA (Christian Herbalists Association of North America)
Louisiana, United States
Jan 2011 - PresentPlanned and implemented CHANA's first ever annual conference January 2011.
Publications and Research
Naturally Healthy Pregnancy
ShondaParker
This book was written to provide Christian parents with a guide to using herbs and whole, healthful foods during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Mommy Diagnostics
Shonda Parker
This book was written to empower mothers to safely and effectively care for their families, using whole foods and herbs for most illness encountered in families and to know when to access the help of healthcare professionals.
Naturally Healthy Woman
Shonda Parker
This book teaches women from pre-puberty through the post-menopausal changes the divine design of their bodies and how to care for this amazing creation throughout life. Instead of embracing a curse, this book encourages women to rejoice in their womanhood and all the many ways God has provided for us to care for ourselves, particularly methods of natural health care.
Naturally Healthy Cuisine: Real Food for Real Families
Shonda Parker, Vickilynn Haycraft
This collaboration between two friends gives you recipes that will make your family eager to come to the table, as well as all the foundational information needed to make wise choices in preventive health care.