Labor comes with a LOT more decisions than when to go to the hospital and whether or not you want an epidural.

In part 2 of the mini series "Birthy Decisions", Krystil breaks down the decisions you may be asked to make once labor begins, including cervical exams, fetal monitoring, breaking your water, Pitocin, pain medication, movement and positioning, and what happens when one intervention starts influencing the next.

We also talk about how cervical exams can completely change the direction of a labor. One number can suddenly create timelines, pressure, expectations, and recommendations that may not actually make sense when you look at the bigger picture of how you and baby are doing.

If you’re pregnant, preparing for birth, or supporting pregnant families as a doula or birth worker, this episode will help you walk into labor with a much better understanding of the decisions that may come up before you’re trying to process them in the middle of contractions.

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Current trainings include:

• Birth Doula
• Postpartum Doula
• Childbirth Educator
• Childbirth Ed Curriculum
• Full Spectrum Doula (includes all of the above)
  
• Learn more about Innerbloom Doula Institute here
  Use discount code BLOOMPOD at checkout
  
• You can find Krystil on Instagram @krystilhofsky or @innerbloom.institute
  

Pregnancy comes with a LOT more decisions than choosing a baby name and figuring out which stroller costs approximately one mortgage payment.

In part 1 of the mini series "Birthy Decisions", Krystil breaks down the decisions you may be asked to make throughout pregnancy, including choosing an OB or midwife, where to give birth, prenatal testing, gestational diabetes screening, GBS testing, ultrasounds, cervical exams, membrane sweeps, and more.

You’ll learn what questions to ask, where informed consent fits into routine prenatal care, and why understanding your options before you’re sitting in an exam room can completely change the way you experience pregnancy and prepare for birth.

If you’re pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or supporting pregnant families as a doula or birth worker, this episode will help you walk into those conversations way more informed and ready to make decisions that actually feel right for you rather than just going with the flow because of "policies".

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Current trainings include:

• Birth Doula
• Postpartum Doula
• Childbirth Educator
• Childbirth Ed Curriculum
• Full Spectrum Doula (includes all of the above)

  Learn more about Innerbloom Doula Institute here

  Use discount code BLOOMPOD at checkout

  You can find Krystil on Instagram @krystilhofsky
  
  
  

If you’re a doula or woman-owned small business wondering why you’re doing all the “right” things but still struggling to get clients, this episode is for you. You do not need to become an influencer or post another generic “what is a doula?” graphic to build a business people actually want to buy from.

Host and founder of Innerbloom Doula Institute, Krystil Hofsky, sits down with doula visibility coach Jennah Lippe to talk about why social media is a non-negotiable in business, but showing up online does not have to mean overthinking every post or trying to sound like everyone else.

They get into what it actually looks like to show up as YOU, use your real voice, create content that connects, attract clients who already understand your values, and build trust before they ever reach out. They also talk about getting over the fear of being seen, why you do not need thousands of followers to make money, and how to stop hiding behind “professional” content that says absolutely nothing about who you are.

Because at the end of the day, social media is simply an opportunity to make sure the people who need what you offer can actually find you. This conversation is about getting out of your own way, taking messy action, and building a presence that feels like you while helping the right people recognize, “Yep. That’s who I want to work with.”

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  Current trainings include:

  • Birth Doula
  • Postpartum Doula
  • Childbirth Educator
  • Childbirth Ed Curriculum
  • Full Spectrum Doula (includes all of the above)

    Learn more about Innerbloom Doula Institute here

    Use discount code BLOOMPOD at checkout

    You can find Krystil on Instagram @krystilhofsky
    
    
    

What if some of the things we consider “normal” during hospital birth… actually aren’t?

After L&D nurses with decades of experience commented that they had never witnessed a patient being coerced, Krystil started asking a bigger question: Do we actually recognize coercion when we see it?

In this episode, we’re talking about what coercion can really look and sound like in the birth room, from repeatedly questioning a woman after she’s said no, to being told she “can’t” decline something, to using fear and worst-case scenarios to influence a decision.

But this isn’t about blaming nurses or declaring doulas the heroes. Krystil digs into why everyone in the birth space has a role to play and why doulas and nurses need to stop working against each other if we actually want to change maternal healthcare.

For expecting parents, doulas, nurses, and anyone who wants or cares about better birth: this is a conversation about recognizing what we’ve normalized, doing better, and working together toward the outcome we all want: safer, more respectful care for women and babies.

Because nothing changes if nothing changes.

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Interested in becoming a doula? Innerbloom Doula Institute is the leading doula training, offering self-paced courses with lifetime certifications, built in community, dedicated live mentorship, and business training so you run your doula business to fulfill your passion and your bank account.

Current trainings include:

• Birth Doula
• Postpartum Doula
• Childbirth Educator
• Childbirth Ed Curriculum
• Full Spectrum Doula (includes all of the above)

  Learn more about Innerbloom Doula Institute here

  You can find Krystil on Instagram @krystilhofsky

1/4 of us will have a miscarriage and almost nobody talks about what it's actually like, so I'm talking about mine. I've been a doula for 9 years and I've supported other families through loss but none of that prepared me for the morning the sonographer went quiet and walked out of the room.

In episode 3, I take you through the whole thing, from the pregnancy we weren't planning, to the D&C they promised I'd recover from in 48 hours, to the 12+ weeks of bleeding that came after it, and I read you the message a woman I've never met sent me at 9 weeks postpartum to tell me my grief had gotten exhausting for her to follow on Instagram. If you've had a loss, I hope this makes you feel a little less alone in it.

New episodes of Innerbloom Doula Podcast are posted every Friday. Follow the pod to keep up!

Liked what ya heard? Drop us a 5 star rating.

Interested in becoming a doula? Innerbloom Doula Institute is the leading doula training, offering self-paced courses with lifetime certifications, built in community, dedicated live mentorship, and business training so you run your doula business to fulfill your passion and your bank account.

Current trainings include:

• Birth Doula
• Postpartum Doula
• Childbirth Educator
• Childbirth Ed Curriculum
• Full Spectrum Doula (includes all of the above)

  
  Learn more about Innerbloom Doula Institute here

  
  You can find Krystil on Instagram @krystilhofsky

In part 2 of the intro series of the Innerbloom Podcast, Krystil tells her son's birth story.

Four years into her doula career, she knew every question to ask, when to slow a room down, and how to buy a client time to think. Then it was her turn in the hospital bed, and she said almost nothing for 20 hours.

She walks through the days leading up to the birth, whole labor, what she let happen, and the moment she understood that having the information and being able to use it while you are the one laboring are two very different things. For anyone still reeling over a birth at 2am wondering why they did not speak up, this one is for you.

New episodes of Innerbloom Doula Podcast are posted every Friday. Follow the pod to keep up!

Liked what ya heard? Drop us a 5 star rating.

Interested in becoming a doula? Innerbloom Doula Institute is the leading doula training, offering self-paced courses with lifetime certifications, built in community, dedicated live mentorship, and business training so you run your doula business to fulfill your passion and your bank account.

Current trainings include:

• Birth Doula
• Postpartum Doula
• Childbirth Educator
• Childbirth Ed Curriculum
• Full Spectrum Doula (includes all of the above)

  Learn more about Innerbloom Doula Institute here
  

  You can find Krystil on Instagram @krystilhofsky
  

How does a friendship breakup turn into finding your life's purpose?

In this intro episode, Krystil Hofsky, doula and founder of Innerbloom Doula Institute, tells the story of downloading Bumble BFF in 2017 after her best friend breakup and signing up for a doula training three days later with her first swipe-right friend. Even though she was 26 years old and had zero intention of ever having kids, she walked out of that weekend completely enamored with birth work.

Krystil gets into her first client experience (hint: it went nothing like she expected), her take on doula training, and how much of her real education came from taking radical responsibility for showing up as her best self for her clients.

This is part 1 of a 3 part intro to Krystil, before we get into birth, postpartum, motherhood, and birth work.

New episodes of Innerbloom Doula Podcast are posted every Friday. Follow the pod to keep up!

Liked what ya heard? Drop us a 5 star rating.

Interested in becoming a doula? Innerbloom Doula Institute is the leading doula training, offering self-paced courses with lifetime certifications, built in community, dedicated live mentorship, and business training so you run your doula business to fulfill your passion and your bank account.

Current trainings include:

• Birth Doula
• Postpartum Doula
• Childbirth Educator
• Childbirth Ed Curriculum
• Full Spectrum Doula (includes all of the above)

  Learn more about Innerbloom Doula Institute here

  You can find Krystil on Instagram @krystilhofsky