31. Do You Need a Doula Certification to be Considered an Expert? A Chat with Emily Edwards From The Good Birth Co.
02/01/23 • 38 min
Ever wonder if doula certifications are really necessary to attend births or be a birthworker? Or what a doula’s “scope of practice” is?
In this episode, Emily Edwards and I will be talking about doula advocacy and certification.
Emily Edwards RN BScN is the visionary behind The Good Birth Co.; a virtual space offering birth experience consulting, processing services, and birth trauma prevention training. She helps people create the birth experience they want or process the one that they didn’t.
Emily brings years of healthcare education experience to be able to offer advocacy training for birth professionals and care partners to help prevent birth trauma.
Follow Emily on Instagram @thegoodbirthco
Visit Emily’s website: thegoodbirthco.com
Get on the waitlist for the Childbirth Educator Training (on presale from February 6th-10th)!
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/31 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!
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/blog or follow along over 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.
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!
Ever wonder if doula certifications are really necessary to attend births or be a birthworker? Or what a doula’s “scope of practice” is?
In this episode, Emily Edwards and I will be talking about doula advocacy and certification.
Emily Edwards RN BScN is the visionary behind The Good Birth Co.; a virtual space offering birth experience consulting, processing services, and birth trauma prevention training. She helps people create the birth experience they want or process the one that they didn’t.
Emily brings years of healthcare education experience to be able to offer advocacy training for birth professionals and care partners to help prevent birth trauma.
Follow Emily on Instagram @thegoodbirthco
Visit Emily’s website: thegoodbirthco.com
Get on the waitlist for the Childbirth Educator Training (on presale from February 6th-10th)!
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/31 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!
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/blog or follow along over 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.
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!
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30. Gaining Confidence as a New Doula, Email Tech, and Memberships
Do you struggle with confidence as a new doula, fumble with email tech, or feel flustered about your offer logistics?
If you’ve been wondering how to get yourself together and start feeling GOOD about your birth 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.
Things you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why a seasoned doula might be more dangerous for moms than a newbie...
- How to make your email systems *flawless*...
- Why you might not want to follow my business model...
- ... and a whole lot more!
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:
>> Tech Stack: Grab my 13 favorite business tools for free!
Dreaming of launching a childbirth education course, Ebook, or workshop but have no time to actually make it happen? Join the waitlist for my done-for-you style childbirth education program launching on February 6th, 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/30 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...
When you're ready to become a doula or grow your existing business like crazy, book a free Breakthrough Call with my coaching team!
Not sure where to start? I’ve got you covered! Check out my free training for new and aspiring doulas... or if you're already established, watch my on-demand business masterclass here.
And 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.
After you review the show — snap a pic and upload it here — so I can 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!
Next Episode
32. Is There an Oversaturation of Doulas in the Birth Space?
Have you been stressing about an oversaturated doula market, what programs and equipment you need to start your birth podcast, or the logistics of hosting a membership?
If you’ve been wondering how to embrace your “competition” as a birthworker, how to start your podcast out on the right foot, and how to add the most value into your childbirth education curriculum, 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 talk about:
- Why there will never be enough doulas in the world...
- The ins and outs of podcast equipment...
- The one step to both simplify and JAM PACK your childbirth education membership with value...
- ... and a whole lot more!
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:
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>>Canva
>>Otter
>>Rev
Next week, the doors are opening to our Childbirth Educator Program. For five days next week, you can jump in as a founding member and you save 50%!! Click here to get on the waitlist ASAP.
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/32 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 -
Additional Resources You'll LOVE...
When you're ready to become a doula or grow your existing business like crazy, book a free Breakthrough Call with my coaching team!
Not sure where to start? I’ve got you covered! Check out my free training for new and aspiring doulas... or if you're already established, watch my on-demand business masterclass here.
And 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.
After you review the show — snap a pic and upload it here — so I can 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!
Birthworker Podcast — The Business Podcast for Doula Entrepreneurs - 31. Do You Need a Doula Certification to be Considered an Expert? A Chat with Emily Edwards From The Good Birth Co.
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Kyleigh Banks:
But yeah, it's a really interesting topic. I've had it on my list of ideas to talk about for my podcast for a while now, especially because I'm kind of hypocritical in this space because I guess in some ways I feel backed up against a corner. Because there are people out there that want to be doulas, feel like they have to have a certification, and then I feel like if I actually want to train doulas, I have to partake in this stupid little game where it's like, if you coul
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