Evonna Christmon Marshall

Evonna Christmon Marshall is a Certified Birth Doula based in Atlanta, Georgia, and the founder of Earthside with Evonna Birth Services. Her practice centers Black and Indigenous families and draws on ancestral birth traditions. In addition to being certified by DONA International, Evonna has trained in indigenous healing practices, including sobada, a form of bodywork that she studied under Mayan midwives in Merida, Mexico. This technique involves body alignment, energy work, and the use of Mayan and Caribbean herbal remedies. Evonna also founded The Motherhood Moon Circle, a healing space for Black mothers and pregnant women to support each other in their journeys through motherhood. In addition to her doula practice, Evonna started the Motherhood Healing Collective, a group of professionals who provide care to marginalized families. Evonna is also a member of DONA International's Black Mother and Baby Subcommittee and volunteers as a doula for immigrant mothers through Friends of Refugees.