Speaking

Looking for an inspiring speaker for your upcoming women’s health-related event?

As a midwife, doula trainer, and women’s advocate for self-care, I love presenting on topics relevant to improving the lives of women worldwide. If you’re in need of someone who can bring your audience to (happy) tears and help them take the next transformative step, I’d love to talk!

Melissa’s presentation for the 2023 Naturopaths Without Borders conference:

Topics I can speak about for your conference, workshop, podcast, or article include…

  • General women’s health

  • Preconception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum

  • Intuitive eating

  • Women’s relationship with food and holistic nutrition

  • Mindfulness and transforming mindset

  • MBSR (mindfulness based stress reduction) techniques

  • Self-compassion as a practice

  • Walking meditation

  • Women’s sexuality

  • Women’s hormones and supporting the thyroid

  • International women’s issues (especially birth care)

  • Business-building for birth workers

  • Advanced doula techniques and skills

  • Self-care as a birthworker

  • Being a single mother while building a business

I am available for podcast and article interviews, and I am also available to hire for speaking at locations around the world. Reach out via my form below to discuss the specifics of your opportunity or event, and we can connect to talk about the details. I look forward to collaborating with you!

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Melissa Chappell, LDEM, CPM is a midwife and owner of two birth centers in Utah, as well as a doula trainer of over 20 years. She is passionate about women’s health from a holistic and nourishing perspective, and advocates for women’s wellness in all areas of their lives. She has worked with midwives and birthing women all over the world, including in Haiti, Ethiopia, and Kenya, and loves seeing how women’s lives improve with access to safe and effective midwifery care. She’s the owner of Fresh Melissa, a company dedicated to creating tasty treats that are also healthy. She is the mother of 4 children and 3 grandchildren that she adores. In between catching babies, Melissa loves to explore as much of the world as she can – from international travel to exploring the mountains in her backyard.