by Christine Herrera | Oct 24, 2022 | Birth Doula, Doula Mentoring
As doulas, our clients expect us to be the experts. They put their trust in us to have the knowledge and experience in places where they don’t. Once you’ve completed Birth Beautifully’s extensive and thorough certification program, we encourage you to keep learning so...
by Christine Herrera | Oct 23, 2022 | Birth Doula, Doula Mentoring
The pandemic brought about change in all facets of life, transforming how most people do business and go about their day-to-day. For doulas, support for clients has shifted from in-person care to adapting to providing virtual care. Even with the pandemic slowly...
by Christine Herrera | Oct 21, 2022 | Birth Doula, Doula Mentoring
We love to think the birth community is full of support. Support for the birthing persons, their partners, and the providers themselves. However, depending on who you talk to, this isn’t always the case. In some cases, childbirth educators and doulas have become...
by Christine Herrera | Oct 19, 2022 | Birth Doula, Doula Mentoring
Are you brand-new and just starting to learn the doula business? Or are you a seasoned professional encountering a dreaded client drought? Either way, your confidence may falter every now and again. Don’t sweat it when this happens. While your certainty may ebb and...
by Christine Herrera | Oct 7, 2022 | Birth Doula, Doula Mentoring
Years ago when I was first training as a doula, some very large, well-known certifying organizations encouraged us to take clients for free. We were told to “get experience” by taking on clients and not getting paid. Hours and hours of prenatal appointments, calls,...
