Building My Doula Business
Three tips for newly trained doulas
I was watching a video the other day with advice for photographers who just graduated with a degree in photography, and it struck me how much the advice was also applicable to doulas just starting out after doing their training. So with some adaptation, and a huge hat tip to Chase Jarvis, here are three …
A Tale of Two Doulas
Let me introduce you to Annie and Penny. They are new doulas who met in the same doula training and live in the same city. They have a lot in common; similar family size, around the same age, and their husbands even have the same occupation! They hit it off and decide to back each …
5 Lessons I’ve Learned in the Doula Business
I’ve owned my own business since 1997, and over the years I’ve learned many things. I’ll share 5 really important ones here: 1. You can’t care for others if you don’t care for yourself. One of the hardest births I ever did came at the end of a VERY long day. I’d hiked 7 miles, …
Ten possibilities you can do right now to make 2020 a great year
You don’t have to (and probably shouldn’t try to) do all these things this week. Start with the first one and pick one or two you can do soon. First, take stock of where you are Take a few minutes and some paper. Write down a summary of where you are in your doula career, …
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