When you arrive at your client’s birthplace, knowing how and when to start supporting your client can feel overwhelming or intimidating. Here’s my go-to process for arriving at the birth space, acclimating to the environment, and jumping in for support.

No matter if you plan to be unavailable, or life just… happens, it’s important to have a solid backup and people you feel really comfortable leaving your clients with if it’s not you. 

Here are some ways that you can go about making sure you have that solid backup.

Did you know that the average length of a doula’s career is only five years?

Let’s talk about how you can avoid burnout in your birth business, and what kinds of things we should be doing and considering as doulas to make sure that we can continue to do this work as long as it lights our soul on fire.

I primarily attend births in the hospital, and with that, I rely on the fact that hospitals have just about any and everything that I need to support a client there. So I don’t bring a whole lot of things specifically for supporting my clients. 

Today, we’re talking about changing your mind, and I’m bringing you a friendly reminder that It’s always okay to change your mind. Now, I think this is something that we can apply to all aspects of life, but certainly in parenthood and most certainly in business.

The Empowered Pregnancy Membership is my childbirth education support and community that I offer to anyone, near and far. 
A membership tailored to families who are planning to deliver their baby in the hospital setting.

Community is a huge aspect of life. As people, we want to connect with others, and as you go and grow through different chapters of life, it’s important to maintain and foster a strong community of people to love and support you!

Whether you dream of the day you quit your 9-5 and run full force as a Doulapreneur or you’re feeling stagnant in your birth biz as it currently stands, these four tips will help you up-level your business, no matter where you’re at in your Doulaprenuer journey!

Being a doula comes with a lot of unexpected duties and unpredictable schedules, but #DoulaLife can be just as interesting to navigate for doula’s partners as it is for us birth workers. See what my partner, Matt, thinks about this wild life of doula work.

Water plays an important role for our body and our baby’s development. Good hydration habits have so many benefits for pregnancy, but being IN water while pregnant also has some perks, too!