Birthworker Podcast — The Business Podcast for Doula Entrepreneurs

Have you noticed that financial literacy is a super taboo topic within the birth community?

If you’ve been wondering how to get a grip on your finances and start seeing yourself as a true doula entrepreneur, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you.

Business finances can feel like such a hush-hush topic, especially with the cultural norm of not asking about salary specifics… But I’m here to blow that “norm” out of the water. Us birthworkers are all in this together, and if we can’t get a grip on our finances, this will be more of a hobby than a long-term career.

Aaaand newsflash, we need to put food on the table, so if you’re tired of feeling lost financially, then you wanna listen up! Let’s put in the work and make our doula businesses truly sustainable.

Resources mentioned: 

>> Free guide to making money as a doula without being on call!

>> Join the CBE program at the early-bird date before April 10th, 2023!

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started.

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership.

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/49 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

Are you ready to get your foot in the door and make money as a birthworker (even if you don’t have your doula certification yet)?

If you’ve been wondering how to stop making excuses and start making money TODAY as a birthworker, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you.

Every Friday, I answer your biggest questions right here on the podcast.

The 3 questions I’m answering in today’s episode are:

• I haven't finished my doula certification yet, how can I start making money now?
• What are your thoughts on being a brand ambassador or doing affiliate marketing for birth products that you love? 
• How can I involve my seven-year-old daughter in my birth doula business? She's been listening to all of the videos and the podcasts and she is totally hooked.

To submit a question for next week’s podcast, click here.

Press play so you can learn how to grow your doula business to levels of success you’ve only dreamed of!

Resources mentioned:

>> Episode 31, Do You Need a Doula Certification To Be Considered An Expert?

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started.

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership.

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/48 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

Do your doula clients leave their prenatal appointments with a million unanswered questions and “band-aid solutions” for each of their pregnancy symptoms?

In this episode, Haley Miskowiec and I will be talking about pre and postnatal nutrition in the modern, mainstream obstetrical model of care.

Haley Miskowiec is a registered dietitian nutritionist who was born and raised in Minnesota. She has previously worked in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which sparked her passion for supporting women during their motherhood journies. Today, she runs an independent practice and helps expecting mamas have healthy, feel-good pregnancies by helping them eat confidently to grow healthy babies & feel good in their pregnancy bodies. 

Press play, so you can learn how to educate your doula clients on nutrition without giving generic, impersonal advice.

Follow Haley on Instagram @prenatal.nutritionist

Visit Haley’s website: nutritionwithhaley.com 

Resources mentioned:

>> Haley’s Nourish Baby & Me Foundations Program

>> Submit your question for Friday's episode here!

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started.

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership.

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/47 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

Are you looking for a sustainable way to give your clients scholarships for your doula services and childbirth education programs?

If you’ve been wondering how to serve women who might not be able to afford a birth doula, purchase childbirth education, or invest in any other of your other doula services, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you.

Every Friday, I answer your biggest questions right here on the podcast.

The 3 questions we answer in today’s episode:

• What is your favorite type of long-form doula content from a creator's standpoint versus a consumer's standpoint? 
• What do you do to get back on track in your doula business when you get totally derailed with life? What tips do you have for resetting and refocusing?
• I feel really led to provide scholarships for my birth doula services, but how do I make it work?

To submit a question for next week’s podcast, click here.

Press play so you can learn how to grow your doula business to levels of success you’ve only dreamed of!

Resources mentioned: 

>> Birthworker Membership

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started.

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership.

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/46 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

Can three-day doula trainings really prepare women for sustainable, lifelong careers in birthwork? 

If you’ve been wondering why so many doulas quit birthwork not long after their “training,” then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you.

Things you’ll learn in this episode:

• My story of becoming a birthworker… (and how it has shaped my programs today)
• All of the crucial missing pieces from mainstream doula training programs…
• How to get the support you need to have a successful doula business that you LOVE…
• … and a whole lot more!

If you’re tired of feeling shorted by your three-day, traditional doula training, then you wanna listen up!

Resources Mentioned:

>> Learn more about Birthworker Academy here.

>>Apply for Birthworker Academy today!

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started.

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership.

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/45 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

Have you ever felt like giving up on your doula business when things don’t go quite as you planned… or when things haven’t grown as fast as you’d hoped?

If you’ve been wondering what to do when nothing is moving in the right direction, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you.

Every Friday, I answer your biggest questions right here on the podcast.

The 3 questions we answer in today’s episode:

• Do you ever take on an in-person doula client but let them know that another mom actually has priority for their birth? I don't have a backup doula right now, and I don't trust anyone.
• Does a podcast launch work in tandem with a course launch? Should one come before the other? Do I use an email sequence for the podcast launch too? 
• What encourages you to stay the course when you feel like nothing is moving in the right direction?

To submit a question for next week’s podcast, click here.

Press play so you can learn how to grow your doula business to levels of success you’ve only dreamed of!

Resources mentioned:

>> Episode 29, Avoid These 5 Huge Mistakes When Starting Your Doula Business

>> Episode 41, The #1 Mindset Shift Doulas Must Make Before Creating a New Offer

>> Birthworker Membership

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started.

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership.

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/44 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

Have you ever wondered if you, as a doula, how you can actually help impact the declining state of maternity care in your community?

In this episode, Jessica Johnston and I will be talking about the broken maternity care system and how it’s affecting marginalized communities.

Jessica Johnston is the Director of Development for the Pacific Birth Institute, as well as a midwife in Anchorage, Alaska. Strategy and large-scale organization for efficiency in training models are one of Jennifer’s greatest strengths. In her past life, she helped organize, open, train, and restructure four restaurants in her first 14-year career as a server and front-of-house manager. But now being a midwife and a steward of the legacy and longevity of midwifery, she gets to take that same passion and apply it to the infrastructure of regenerative community-based maternity care access for clients and providers alike. 

Press play, so you can learn how to have an impact on the broken maternity care system without following the status quo.

Follow the Pacific Birth Institute on Instagram @pacificbirthinstitute

Visit the Pacific Birth Institute’s website: pacificbirthinstitute.com 

Resources mentioned:

>> Check out a free preview of the Birth Pro Membership

>> Ask a question for Friday’s episode: birthworker.com/ask

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started.

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership.

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/43 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

Do you have a plan for if (more like when…) you miss a birth? Have you been wondering about how to sell a workshop passively? What about the best way to “harvest” testimonials as a doula? 

If you said yes to any of those, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you!

Every Friday, I answer your biggest questions right here on the podcast.

The 3 questions we answer in today’s blog:

• "What do I do if I can't find a backup doula and I end up missing my doula client's birth?"
• "I'm hosting a live birth prep workshop and I want to continue selling it after the live workshop is over. Can I just sell the recording or do I have to rerecord it?"
• “When is the best time to ask an in-person doula client for a testimonial? And do you have any certain questions that you ask?”

To submit a question for next week’s podcast, click here.

Press play so you can learn how to grow your doula business to levels of success you’ve only dreamed of!

Resources mentioned:

>> Airtable

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started. 

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership. 

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/42 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more.  

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

What if I told you that I know the secret to getting over the BIGGEST hurdle of creating a new offer in your doula business?

If you’ve been wondering how to create a childbirth education course, ebook, or workshop the *easy* way, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you.

Things you’ll learn in this episode:

• What held me back from impacting more women’s lives as a birthworker…
• Why your current mindset is keeping you from achieving financial freedom…
• How to stop wasting your time on *all the little details* of creating a new offer in your doula business… 
• … and a whole lot more!

If you’re tired of running in circles before launching new offers in your doula business, then you wanna listen up!

Resources mentioned:

>> Childbirth Educator Program

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started.

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership.

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/41 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

Hey Doula, ever had a post go viral and you thought, “Okay, what now?” 

If you’ve been wondering how to capitalize on viral posts, navigate busy mom life, or operate a two-audience business, then get out a pen and paper, this episode is for you.

Every Friday, I answer your biggest questions right here on the podcast.

This week, we’ll answer these 3 questions: 

• “How do I capitalize on a social media post going viral as a doula?”
• “How do I manage a career in birthwork as a busy mom?”
• "I have two separate halves to my doula business, how should I approach the freebies, the website, the mailing lists, everything?"

To submit a question for next week’s podcast, click here.

Press play so you can learn how to grow your doula business to levels of success you’ve only dreamed of!

Resources mentioned: 

>> Episode 3, My Best Tips for Being a Doula When You Have Babies at Home

>> 13 tools to make your doula business run smoother

>> Birthworker Membership

Are you feeling the call to Birthwork? I’ve got you covered! DM me “Impact” on Instagram and I’ll share the details on how to get started.

Ready to turn your in-person doula business into a crazy successful online business, too? I’ve got you. Click here and join me inside the Birthworker Membership.

Don’t forget to check out the blog post at www.birthworker.com/40 or follow along over on Instagram @theautonomymommy or @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. After you review the show - snap a pic and upload it here - and I’ll send you a little surprise as a thank you.

Your feedback helps this podcast grow and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!

 
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...

If you're not a doula yet, but you're feeling the call to birthwork... download my FREE Birthwork Blueprint E-book for aspiring doulas!

Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram at @birthworkerpodcast for more. 

If these topics light you up, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening from. 

Your feedback helps this podcast grow, and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!