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 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,...
by Christine Herrera | Jun 1, 2022 | Birth Doula
{This is the third installment in this series. Go here to find Part 1 and Part 2.} In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed business basics and about the importance of constructing our businesses in a professional manner and how that helps establish us as the...
by Christine Herrera | Apr 20, 2022 | Birth Doula
{This is the second installment in this series. You can read Part 1 here.} Why should you treat doula work like a business? It would be easy enough to only accept cash and never pay taxes and not have to deal with any of that stuff. It might be easy, but it wouldn’t...
