
Illustration by Cathy Guy
Illustration by Cathy Guy
Melissa-Marie Marks believes in the sacred power of birth. She is a doula, childbirth mentor, and student midwife at the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery. Melissa lives in Gainesville, Florida, where she learns something amazing at every birth she attends.
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