Description

Today, Liz has the pleasure of interviewing Melissa Guevara, director of the non-profit BIRTHFIT for Everyone. In this episode, we dive into Melissa's experience parenting her child with autism, the story behind her non-profit, maternal disparities in the birth world, and how she lives out her core values of inclusion, advocacy and connection. 

About Melissa Guevara (she/her)

Melissa has master's degrees in Early Childhood Special Education and Administrative Services. She works as a Special Education Administrator and is the Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, BIRTHFIT for Everyone. Melissa resides in Fairfield, CA with her partner and three-year old son. Melissa's core values are inclusion, advocacy, and connection.

Connect with Melissa

• BIRTHFIT for Everyone
• BIRTHFIT Non-profit Instagram 
• @melissa.a.guevara

In this Episode:

• Sourdough Sisterhood and food as tool for connection
• Experience navigating diagnoses and parenting of a child with autism.   
• Access for neuro-diverse kids through the pandemic  
• Reframing and normalizing diversity
• Language as a barrier 
• BIRTHFIT For Everyone
• What can we do to improve maternal mortality rates? 
• How do we support diversity and birthing people? 
• The need for more BIPOC birth-workers 
• Postpartum Doula Scholarship, sponsored by BIRTHFIT and Joy & Claire. 

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