Image description: Mel wears their red hair pulled up with the sides of their head shaved, smiling warmly at the viewer with their glasses framing their face. They wear a blue button down shirt with fish printed on it.

Mel Kennedy (They/Them)
Mel is Queer, Black, and Neurodivergent and serves the Virginia, Maryland, and DC area as a
full spectrum Doula, Community Herbalist, Childbirth Educator, and Certified Lactation
Consultant under their business The Garden Reproductive Health: “For All The Seasons Of
Your Life”. Mel has been working in the Reproductive Justice community since 2009. They are
incredibly passionate about inclusive and holistic reproductive health care for ALL people. To
help achieve that goal, Mel is currently studying to become a Certified Professional Midwife in
the Commonwealth of Virginia with the National Midwifery Institute and is in Phase 3 of their
studies.
Insta: @Mel_Kennedy_Garden
FB: facebook.com/TheGardenReproductiveHealth
Website: www.thegardenreproductivehealth.com