Iya Mystique Hargrove, MS, CFSD, CBE, CLE, CBS, CLE, CMCHCW

Iya Mystique Hargrove (they/she) is a “unicorn”, Blactinx (Black and Latinx; Caribbean-Indigenous) queer femme who is a certified full-spectrum doula, lactation educator, childbirth educator, lactation specialist, maternal-child health community worker, and a Reiki I and II practitioner. With a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Iya Mystique is a trained newborn care specialist, and advanced holistic plant medicine wellness practitioner.

As the creator and owner of the Black Unicorn Educator (BUE) Designs, Iya Mystique specializes in Caribbean-Indigenous practices in their role as an Ifa priestess and spiritual midwife in perinatal health, reproductive health and justice, as well as mental health wellness, “Blactation” (Black lactation), healing justice, plant medicine, UX design, and advocacy in perinatal mental health care for marginalized Black communities, especially Black LGBTQ+ individuals and families.