"I Was Told There’d Be a Village" Book By Melissa Wirt"I Was Told Thered Be a Village", A Book by a Mom, for Moms Hi, Im Melissa, mom of six, CEO of Latched Mama, and someone whos in the deep trenches of motherhood right beside you. Motherhood is beautiful, messy, exhausting, and sometimes so lonely it hurts. When I became a mom, I was told thered be a village, but what I found was a journey I had to figure out on my own. After eight year of building this brand, I knew I needed to do more to help moms