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Birthworker Podcast — The Business Podcast for Doula Entrepreneurs
Turn your passion for birth into an incredibly successful doula career that allows you to quit your day job, stay home with your kids, and make a lasting impact on the world.
Episodes
178 episodes
28. Business Birth Story: Karli Smith, Human Rights Activist
Dear birthworkers, are you serving women in a non-triggered, non-reactive way, regardless of the environment?In this episode, Karli Smith and I will be talking about human rights in birthwork, and how that applies to hospital policies.
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27. Business Birth Story: Nichole Joy from Birth Your Online Business
Are you willing to let your birth business evolve (and even *gasp* pivot!) as your audience’s needs change over time? In this episode, Nichole Joy and I will be talking about her journey into birthwork and what brought her here toda...
26. Business Birth Story: Doula Marketing Expert Darcy Sauers
Ever wondered how to serve more women than just your own clients and students? Both Darcy and I share the same passion for expanding the birthworker community to serve more women and change more lives.In this episode, Darcy and I will be...
25. Climbing the Birthworker Ladder, Etsy Shops, and Email Lists
Have you ever been curious about using Etsy as a birthworker? Or the logistics of managing your email list?If you’ve been wondering about the ins and outs of running an online (and in-person) doula business, then get out a pen and paper,...
24. Starting (and Closing) a Doula Agency with Erica Arsenault
FUN FACT: Doula agencies are not for everyone.In this episode, Erica Arsenault and I will discuss what it’s like to run a successful doula agency, but still decide to shut it down.Erica is the founder of “The Rising.” She is a bir...
23. Getting Serious About Your Doula Business, Starting a Facebook Group, and Launching a Birth Course
Have you been thinking about creating a course, Facebook group, or membership for your doula business?If you’ve been wondering how to really get serious about your doula business, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you.
22. What Makes a Good Doula These Days?
Have you ever wondered what’s the difference between a good doula and a bad doula?If you’ve been wondering what you need to do to truly support and empower your doula clients, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you....
21. Why So Many Doulas Quit in their First Year... And How to Persevere
Ever wondered why so many new doulas quit within the first few years? Wanna know how to be the 1% that doesn’t quit?Today I’ll be diving into the top three reasons most new doulas end up leaving birthwork within a year or so of ...
20. How (and When) to Host Your First Paid Workshop as a Doula with Sarah Temte
Wanna know the secret to kickstarting your online birth business offerings in less than two weeks?!Creating an extensive, in-depth, high-production online birth course takes a lot of time, and not everyone has that extra time to spare in...
19. What Your Doula Program Didn't Tell You About Electronic Fetal Monitoring with Dr. Kirstin Small
Ready to completely up-level your ability to advocate for your doula clients by learning this ONE THING?In this episode, Dr. Kirstin Small and I will be talking about the widespread use of fetal monitoring in pregnancy and labor, and why...
18. The Simple Framework to Mind-Blowing Success as a Doula
Dear doulas, it’s okay to do this work for money…and it’s okay to make a lot of money doing it. It’s about damn time we tended to this money-wound that is running rampant in birthwork… It’s time we help each other make more money, s...
17. The #1 Piece of Advice Every Doula Needs to Hear ASAP
How many birth-related certifications will you need to feel like you’re “good enough?”I see too many doulas slip into the self-limiting mindset of “I’m not good enough…” or “I don’t have enough knowledge yet…” and I’m really over it.&nbs...
16. How to Burnout-Proof Your Doula Business From Day One
Have you thought about what you’re going to do when you reach the point where you can’t be on call anymore?If you’ve been wondering how to sustain your doula career through motherhood, vacations, and well, just life…then get out a pen an...
15. Behind the Scenes: Impact More Lives with an Online Birth Course
What if I told you there is a way to impact 10x more clients than you could physically serve in the entire lifespan of your doula business? If you’ve been wondering how to build a sustainable online birth course, then get out a pen ...
14. The Secret to Making Social Media Content for Your Doula Business
Are you sick of being on the dreaded content-creation-hamster-wheel? Turns out, there’s a way to make your life a whole lot easier…If you’ve been wondering how to sustainably run your doula business’s social media, then get out ...
13. Help Your Doula Clients Prepare Their Bodies (and Minds) for Birth with Emily Stanwyck
Did you know that exercise can positively impact your doula clients’ births BEYOND just the physical stuff?In this episode, Emily Stanwyck and I will be talking about all the (not so obvious) ways doulas can approach the fitness convers...
12. Stepping Beyond the Medical Paradigm as an OBGYN with Dr. Nathan Riley
Hey birthworkers, how far will you let the hospital system push you? When will you decide to make a better path for yourself and your clients?The process of becoming an OBGYN is long and hard… and it’s easy to get used to the systems of...
11. Why You Don’t Need 10k Followers to Find Doula Clients Online
Have you been dreaming of growing your doula business to $10k months using just your Instagram? If you’ve been wondering how to build a wildly successful doula business online, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you.<...
10. The Fastest Ways to Grow Your Instagram Following as a Birth Doula
Wanna know all of my secrets to growing my Instagram from zero to 30,000 followers in less than 2 years?! If you’ve been wondering how to get a real grip on your Instagram strategy, then get out a pen and paper and grab some popcorn...
9. Turning Your Birth Experience Into an Impactful Career with Hypnotherapist Clare Burgess
What if I told you there is a technique to support your doula clients not only during their birth and postpartum period…but for the rest of their lives?In this episode, Clare Burgess and I will be talking about using hypnotherapy in the ...
8. The Fallacy of "Unbiased Maternity Care": An Interview with Author Henci Goer
Are you ready to support your doula clients using the most powerful tool on your belt?In this episode, I am joined by my favorite author, Henci Goer. We are chatting about the impossibility of unbiased maternity care, and what you can do...
7. How to Onboard Your Doula Clients from Consultation to Contract
Are you ready to STOP letting prospective doula clients fall through the cracks because you’re disorganized on the back end of your doula business?If you’ve been wondering how to systemize the onboarding of a new doula client (and turn m...
6. Using Homeopathy in your Doula Practice with Sapna, The Wild Homeopath
Are you ready to help your doula clients stop blindly relying on pharmaceuticals and instead, get to the root cause of their pregnancy and birth symptoms?In this episode, Sapna Matharu and I will be talking about how doulas can us...
5. Five Ways to Attract the Perfect Doula Clients
Are you looking for a way to make your doula business stand out from the other million doulas out there?Today you will learn how to create content online that easily attracts your perfect clients. You’re gonna want to stick around for th...
4. The OBGYN Who Says "Hire a Midwife!"... An Interview with Dr. Stu from Birthing Instincts
How can you help your doula clients feel comfortable advocating for themselves in an environment that pushes total compliance?In this episode, Dr. Stuart Fischbein (from Birthing Instincts) and I will be talking about the many i...