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Doula Tips and Tits with Kaely Harrod — 354 episodes

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1

Why I Finally Got Brand Photos at Age 40

2

A Business That Still Grows (Even When You Step Back)

3

I Didn’t Disappear: My Business Was Thriving Even In A Busy Life Season

4

The Boring Parts of Making $200K

5

An End Of Year Business Blessing

6

Untitled Episode

7

End-of-Year Doula Reflection: Boundaries you need in 2026

8

End-of-Year Doula Reflection: The Real Reason You Feel Behind

9

End-of-Year Doula Reflection: When growing is a must and not an optional part of business

10

End-of-Year Doula Reflection: Money, Mess, and What’s Actually Possible for You

11

You Matter As a Doula - Give Yourself More Credit

12

Why I Invite You to Work With Me (and What That Invitation Really Means)

13

How I Stopped Running My Doula Business Like a Squirrel (and Started Acting Like a CEO)

14

REMIX: Going Full-Time as a Doula (and Not Losing Your Mind in the Process)

15

How to Build a Doula Biz That Actually Pays You Back with Lisa Vee

16

Best Doula in DC - And How To Take A Compliment

17

How Survival Shaped My Doula Work (and My Coaching)

18

From Babies To Teens, The Messy Middle of Life and Business

19

Summer Productivity

20

Passion Does Not Equal Broke! Getting Paid As a Doula

21

Doulas Do Not Have To Live Paycheck to Paycheck

22

Breaking Traditional Business Rules

23

What Even is Doula Business Coaching?

24

Instagram Isn’t Necessary—But Marketing Is

25

Q&A with Jhenielle

26

The Summer Slow-Down Is Productive

27

Why Your Doula Business Isn’t Growing (And What To Do Instead)

28

Let’s Talk Doula Burnout (Again)

29

Q&A With Amy

30

July Can Be Restful Because of Automations

31

Summer Rest Equals Fall Growth!

32

Doulas Are Insane

33

My First Doula Year Was a Dumpster Fire!

34

Q&A Episode from Fatima

35

Flexing Your Doula Business Strategy Muscles

36

How To Know Your Next Doula Business Steps

37

Doulaing YOU In Your Doula Business

38

Systems For a Doula Business To Run Smoothly

39

Showing Up Authentically In Your Doula Business

40

Planning For Your Doula Business Dreams To Come True!

41

Friday Q&A: What is it like working in a doula collective?

42

You Need The Ingredients And The Instructions

43

Envisioning Your Future Doula Business

44

Thinking Outside The Business Box With Dr Jalan Burton

45

Don’t Doula It Like Everyone Else!

46

Doula Must Recover to Avoid Burnout

47

Running A Doula Business That Supports Your Life

48

Self Care For Doulas Is Not a Luxury

49

Energy Management: Protecting Your Mental & Physical Well-Being

50

Is This Your Best Doula Business Era?

51

Supporting Breastfeeding with the Thompson Method: Insights from Ayla Hartless

52

You’re Not a New Doula...So Why Is It Still So Hard?

53

Using Your own experience to be a better doula with Christina Lundy

54

Booked, Busy, and ... Burnt Out?

55

Moving and Growing in Your Doula Business with Evan Cohen

56

Winging It Is Not An Actual Growth Plan

57

Copywriting for the Doula Business Owner with My Favorite Copywriter Mel!

58

Should I Be A Solo Doula or Should I Have a Team/Agency?

59

The Postpartum Doula Chef Life with Kristin Stinavage

60

Owning A Doula Business should not be an isolated Place!

61

Doula Business Automations That Save Time and Drive Revenue

62

Getting Your Doula Message Out There with Lisa Villani

63

Doula Growth Accelerator Scholarship Opportunity

64

Signs That It's Time to Shift Your Doula Business

65

2025 Plans in Your Doula Business

66

Happy New Year's Eve

67

Are you Ever Going to Actually Use That Certification?

68

Anti-Racism Resources In The Doula and Birth Space

69

Full Spectrum Doula Life with Christine Bercerra

70

Doulas Suck at Business Strategy, But We Don’t Have To!

71

Being a Doula Is Like Being a Friend with Ruth Kraft

72

You Can’t Reach Your Goals If You Don’t Know Where You Are Now!

73

Doula Business Resources From The Educated Birth

74

What Are Your Doula Business Stats?

75

Letting Your Business Evolve With Ciarra

76

Brainstorming in Your Doula Business

77

Changing Birth in the Indigenous Community with Marvene Young

78

The Difference Between Dreams and Goals in Your Doula Business!

79

Growing your doula business Strategically with Jodi Congdon

80

Reflect & Grow: Key Lessons From 2024 for Doula Biz Success

81

Doulaing Before You’re a Doula with Jill Magoffin

82

Breaking Through the Plateau: When Your Doula Biz Feels Stuck

83

Pentapartum Project with Tara White

84

The Link Between Intentionality and Sustainability in Your Doula Business

85

The Benefits of Doula Coaching with Becky Chavez

86

All Doula Businesses Need Support

87

Birth Story Medicine for Doulas with Jaely Turner

88

Active Listening in Doula Consultations

89

Using Massage as a Doula with Laura Wurst

90

Confident As a Doula

91

So You Think You Want To Be A Doula With Bianca Sprauge

92

When and How To Say No To a Prospective Client

93

Spinning Babies with Jennifer Walker

94

What Do You Do For Your Clients As A Doula?

95

Gilligan’s Guide Explained With Ann Gilligan

96

Do You Know Why You're a Doula?

97

Understanding the pelvis with Gina Conley of Mamastefit

98

Doula Business Boundaries: Don't Change Your Prices for Clients!

99

Blissful Bellies Doula Training and Hello Birth Hypnobirthing

100

Client Expectations Before and After a Doula Consultation

101

Doula Consultations That Work: A Sneak Peek Into The Upcoming Workshop!

102

Why Doula Consultations Are Crucial: Setting the Foundation for Success

103

Rerun: What Do I Do After A Birth?

104

Rerun: How Do Doulas Manage Life While Being On Call?

105

Rerun: Is It Possible To Make a Full-time Salary As a Doula?

106

Rerun: How Long Do Doulas Stay After a Birth

107

Rerun: What if I Don’t Know Everything?

108

Rerun: How Do I Structure A Doula Consultation?

109

Rerun: How Much Do Doulas Get Paid?

110

Rerun: What Do I Do Before Heading To A Birth?

111

Rerun: What Even Is A Doula?

112

Rerun: Working as a Doula When You Have A Full-Time Job

113

Planning Q3 in Your Doula Business

114

Evaluating Your YTD Stats in Your Doula Business

115

Hello from a Doula on Vacation!

116

Pivoting in Your Doula Business

117

Doula Vacations!

118

Tech and Automations For Your Doula Business

119

What Are You NOT Seeing From The Inside of Your Business?

120

Grounding Techniques for YOU as The Doula

121

What Are Your Next Doula Business Steps?

122

Bringing Joy and Hope Into Your Doula Business

123

Redefining Success In Your Doula Business

124

Using Tech and Automations In Your Doula Business

125

Making BIG Moves In Your Doula Business

126

Embarrassing Things I've Done As a Doula

127

Getting Unstuck in Your Doula Business

128

How Do I Know If It’s Time To Have a Team

129

Why Do I Have a Team?

130

Timeline of My Doula Business So Far

131

Providers That All Doulas Need To Know

132

Grow One Business Offering At A Time!

133

Why Rest Is Vital As a Doula

134

What Is Holding You Back in Business?

135

What Time Sucks Do You Have In Your Business?

136

What's My Next Business Step?

137

What is the Doula Biz Blueprint Self-Paced Course?

138

How Easy Is It To Grow a Passive Offer?

139

Do I Need to be a One Stop Shop in my Doula Business?

140

Stop Adding Random Birth Certifications

141

Stop Guessing and Googling to Grow Your Doula Business

142

Don't Ignore Doula Client Red Flags

143

What Not to Say in a Doula Consultation

144

Showcasing Your Relevant Non-Doula Skills

145

That Please Hire Me Doula Energy

146

Why Discounts and Sales Don't Work in Your Doula Business

147

Pricing Your Doula Packages

148

How Can I Make Extra Money Today?

149

What if I Don't Make Enough Money as a Doula?

150

Are You Ready for the Unexpected in Your Doula Business?

151

3 Pillars of Sustainable Birth Work With Kyleigh Banks

152

Doula Partnership with the Doula Duo

153

Doula Darcy on Growing Your Doula Business!

154

A Parent's Guide to Safer Childbirth w/ Author Gina Mundy

155

Identifying Pelvic Floor Concerns with Christina Walsh

156

To Be Or Not To Be...On a Doula Team

157

Things for a Doula Business To Update in Q1

158

Doula Rant- Have Contract Clarity!

159

Doula Rant- Don't Use OLD Information

160

Doula Rant- Don't be an A$$hole

161

Doula Rant- Don't Make It About You

162

The Positive Impact of An Organized Doula Business with Alison Nevalga

163

Get Yourself a Business Doula with Dominique Jones

164

Get a Coach With Nikkea Anderson

165

New Doulas Charging Nothing

166

A Taste of Doula Money Mindset Class

167

Doula Goals vs Strategy

168

2024 Doula Business Goals

169

2023 a Year of Doula Business

170

Having a Soft Life As a Doula

171

Making More Money As a Doula

172

Connecting With More Doula Clients

173

Off Call Time During the Holidays As a Doula

174

What Goal Do I Focus On In Doula Business?

175

Work Life Balance for Doulas in December

176

Having Realistic Expectations for Yourself in Business

177

Setting Helpful Doula Business Goals

178

Making Your Doula Business Easier with Technology

179

Don't Be a Lone Wolf Doula

180

What Did You Even Get Done This Year?

181

Leaning Into Business Goals and Strategy

182

Doula Business Goals

183

Early Business Strategy

184

How Did I Get Here?

185

Why Do Strategy and Success Matter?

186

Do You Know the Next Best Step to Taking Your Business?

187

Are You Undervaluing Yourself?

188

What Does This Doula Burnout Mean For Me?

189

Is This Doula Burnout?

190

10 Lessons from My First 10 Births Part 5 of 5

191

10 Lessons from My First 10 Births Part 4 of 5

192

10 Lessons from My First 10 Births Part 3 of 5

193

10 Lessons from My First 10 Births Part 2 of 5

194

10 Lessons From My First 10 Births (Part 1 of 5)

195

Holding Boundaries in Your Business!

196

Are You Your Own Best Boss?

197

How Should a Doula Eat While Supporting a Client?

198

Hot Topic: Early Latching

199

Hot Topic: Placenta Delivery

200

No Question is a Stupid Question!

201

What Are Your Doula Dreams?

202

Hot Topic: Eating Food In Labor

203

Hot Topic: Delayed Bathing

204

Hot Topic: Delayed Cord Clamping

205

How Can a Doula Teach on "Hot Topic" in an Evidence-Based Way?

206

What Should I Ask as a Doula in a Consultation?

207

How Do I Run a Doula Consultation?

208

How Can a Doula Get Over the Fear of Networking With Providers?

209

What Are Some Benefits Of Postpartum Massage?

210

What Should A Doula Know About Placenta Options?

211

What Are Some Benefits of Prenatal Yoga?

212

Why Would A Family Benefit From A Babywearing Educator?

213

What Are The Benefits of Massage In The Prenatal Time?

214

What is Traditional Moroccan Postpartum Care and What Are The Benefits Of It?

215

What Does a Doula Need to Know About Lactation?

216

What Does a Doula Need to Know About Normal Newborn Sleep?

217

What Should Doulas Know About Referring to a Pelvic Floor PT?

218

When Does A Doula Need To Refer Someone?

219

How Do We Build A Good Referral Relationship?

220

How Do Doulas Advocate For Clients?

221

Do Doulas Advocate For Their Clients?

222

Am I Ready For The Doula Biz Blueprint Right Now?

223

How Do I Keep Going As A Doula When I'm Tempted To Throw In The Towel?

224

How Do I Ask For Testimonials Or Reviews?

225

How Do I Dream Big In My Doula Business?

226

What Kind of Emotional Support Do YOU Need?

227

How Do I Know What I Don’t Know?

228

What Do New Doulas Need to Know About Branding?

229

What Do New Doulas Need to Know About Websites?

230

How Does a Doula Space Out Due Dates?

231

What do I do to Avoid Two Babies Coming at The Same Time?

232

As A Doula Am I Really An Entrepreneur?

233

How Do I Work Around My Own Body's Limitations As A Doula?

234

Can I Be A Doula If I’ve Never Had A Baby?

235

How is Doula Coaching Different From Doula Training?

236

How Do I Market Myself On Social?

237

How Do Doulas Find Clients?

238

What Happens if I Don’t Know Everything?

239

What is a Meet The Doula Event?

240

What do I do After a Birth?

241

What do I do Before Heading to a Birth?

242

How do I Structure a Doula Consultation?

243

How Can I Make Myself Unique From Others in my area?

244

Which Method of Advertising Your Business do You Think Has Been the Most Effective With Getting Clients?

245

How Can I Make My Doula Services Affordable in a Sustainable Way?

246

How Do You Manage Regular Life Stuff While Being On Call?

247

Investing In Yourself And Your Business With Allison Nevalga

248

Ready to Go Full Time In Her Doula Business with Nikkea Anderson

249

This is the Year to go All in as a Doula with Dominique Jones

250

Do Doulas Need Business Strategy?

251

What is a Doula Coach?

252

How Do I Take Time Off as a Doula?

253

How Do We Utilize The Tools We Teach To Our Clients In Our Own Business?

254

What Extra Services Do Doulas Offer In Their Business Outside of Doula Care?

255

Doula Burnout: What Role Does Trauma Play In Doula Burnout?

256

Doula Burnout: How Do Doula Rates Impact Doula Burnout?

257

Doula Burnout: How Does Self Care Play a Role In Burnout?

258

Doula Burnout: What Do My Number of Working Hours Have To Do With Burnout?

259

How Much Do Doulas Get Paid?

260

Can I Make a Full Time Salary While Working As a Doula?

261

Can I Work As a Doula if I Also Work Another Job Full Time?

262

How Do I Become a Childbirth Educator?

263

How Long Does a Birth Doula Usually Stay During A Birth and After A Birth?

264

How Long Is a Typical Postpartum Doula Shift?

265

When Does a Doula Usually Join During Birth?

266

What are Four Keys to Unlocking Mental Resilience in Birth?

267

Does Any Sign Mean That Labor Is 24-48 Hrs Away?

268

What's The Difference Between a Doula and a Midwife?

269

What's New in 2023?

270

Does My Body Change After Giving Birth?

271

What Are Five Things Every Postpartum Parent Needs To Know About Infant Feeding?

272

How Do I Distinguish Between Normal Postpartum Stress and Distress?

273

What Should I Expect In Terms Of Weird Hormonal Stuff In The Postpartum Time?

274

What Do Postpartum Parents Need To Know About Herbal Safety?

275

What Snacks Should I have Ready For The Postpartum Time?

276

What Items Will i need for myself after birth?

277

How Long Will I Bleed In the Postpartum Time?

278

How Do I Prepare for The Postpartum Time?

279

Which Professionals Should I Have On My Postpartum Team?

280

Can My Baby's Movements Feel Like a Contraction?

281

What is Precipitous Labor and How Do I Know If It's Happening To Me?

282

BONUS EPISODE - Calling All New Doulas!

283

Where and How Do I Find a Doula?

284

How Does a Birth Doula Fit Into The Care Team During a Birth?

285

Is It Too Late to Hire a Doula?

286

What Questions Should I Ask When I'm Hiring a Doula?

287

Do I Need a Birth Doula if I'm Planning To Use an Epidural?

288

Does a Doula Replace My Partner?

289

Are Doulas Covered By Insurance?

290

What Are Doula Services?

291

What Does a Birth Doula Do With You During Pregnancy?

292

When is The Best Time to Hire a Birth Doula?

293

What's The Difference Between A Birth Doula and A Postpartum Doula?

294

Do you HAVE to have Childbirth Education in Order to Give Birth?

295

What Do Partners and Fathers Learn at Childbirth Classes?

296

What is Evidence Based Birth™ Childbirth?

297

What Are The Benefits of Hypnobirthing?

298

How Does the Bradley Method of Childbirth Education Work?

299

What is a Hybrid Childbirth Class?

300

What is Included in a Natural Childbirth Class?

301

What is Childbirth Express? (Or a Weekend Birth Class!)

302

What is Virtual Self-Paced Childbirth Education?

303

Season 2 Coming Next Week!

304

What Are The Different Types of Childbirth Education?

305

What are Some Factors That Make Birth Easier?

306

What Happens With My Hormones after Giving Birth?

307

How Can I Nourish Myself in the Postpartum Time From an Ayurvedic Perspective?

308

How Long Does it Take to Recover After a Birth?

309

How Can I Help Tears Heal After Giving Birth?

310

How Common is Tearing During Vaginal Birth?

311

When Will I Lose My Mucous Plug?

312

When Should I Get an Epidural?

313

When Should I Pack My Go Bag?

314

When Should I Take a Childbirth Class?

315

What are common misconceptions about placenta ingestion?

316

How is a placenta delivered?

317

Where is my placenta and does it move during pregnancy?

318

Why do we grow a placenta and What is it used for?

319

Do I need to do Kegels in Pregnancy?

320

Will I Poop When I'm Pushing?

321

Do I push a baby like I'm pooping?

322

Do mood and environment matter in labor?

323

How do I know if this is Labor or Braxton Hicks?

324

How will I know if I want or need pain medication in labor?

325

How should I breathe when I am in labor?

326

What are the benefits of Yoga in pregnancy and postpartum?

327

How can I help my baby learn their day from night?

328

What Classes Do I need for Birth and Postpartum?

329

What professional should I consider adding to my postpartum team?

330

What should I do [or not do!] doing the early postpartum weeks?

331

What are 5 things I can get to support myself in the postpartum time?

332

How can I improve mental resiliency in birth and postpartum?

333

How long will I need postpartum pads?

334

How can I Handle Visitors and Help Postpartum?

335

Is Breastfeeding (or Chestfeeding) really innate and natural?

336

Advice from a Doula's Kid!!!

337

How do I keep Oxytocin high during labor?

338

What is each phase of labor like emotionally?

339

What is each phase of labor like physically?

340

What is Informed Consent in Birth?

341

How do I know if my baby's getting enough milk?

342

What should I eat in Labor?

343

How do I pick a provider (aka OBGYN or Midwife)?

344

How long will my labor last?

345

When do I go to the hospital (or call in my home team)?

346

What is a Contraction?

347

Can I have Sexy Time During Pregnancy?

348

What is 'Morning Sickness' and what can you do about it?

349

What is the Golden Hour and Why is it important?

350

Can I spoil my baby?

351

How do I know if labor is imminent?

352

Do I need Childbirth Education?

353

Do You Need A Birth Plan?

354

What is a Doula and who needs one?