Did you know the #1 cause of doula burnout is isolation?


Therefore, the #1 prevention is community. In this workshop, you will:

  • Discover the value and function of a professional community

  • Learn how to find your other professionals to collaborate with

  • Nurture relationships with your colleagues

  • Find the perfect backup doula(s) for you

  • Create backup doula negotiations & contracts

  • Avoid the pitfalls and challenges with networking

The Workshop Content

    1. Introduction to The Art of Doula Networking: Cultivating Relationships, Referrals, and Backups

    1. Live Workshop Video Presentation

    1. What is Networking and Why Is It So Important?

    2. How to Network

    3. Sample Letter of Introduction

    4. Tracking Your Networking Activity

    5. Making Client Referrals

    6. Pitfalls & Challenges to Avoid When Networking

    7. Nurturing Your Network Relationships [1:13:00 video]

    1. Purpose of a Backup Doula

    2. Types of Backup Doulas

    3. How to Work With a Backup Doula

    4. Backup Doula Agreement

    1. How to Create a Networking Plan

    1. What to do next...

    2. Stay Connected

About this course

  • $17.00
  • 16 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content

Every business needs a network!

Build a community - Make and get valuable referrals - Have solid backup

Your Instructor

Owner & Creator Carrie Kenner

Carrie Kenner, BA, CBE, CD(BFW), has been helping people have babies for over 40 years. She started Big Belly Services in Seattle, WA, in 2001, and has supported over 1,500 families as a childbirth educator, attended over 350 births as a doula, and trained over 2,000 birth doulas. Carrie is also a marketing and business coach, copywriter, ghostwriter, and author. She had 3 sons, 9 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. She lives in the Pacific Northwest where the mountains, trees, and water are her church.