You're Certified-Now What?
Stepping in to real live birth work can be intimidating, exciting but most of all overwhelming!! You may be
attending your first birth
navigating complex client situations
questions decisions or boundaries
feeling isolated or unsure who to ask
balancing birth work with life and work responsibilities
You don't have to figure this out alone.
The monthly Mastering the Art of Support virtual meet up exists to support you during this critical transition from training into practice. This is live and real support for real doulas doing the real work.
Each monthly meet up includes:
Update evidence based practices or techniques
Guided peer connection and community check-ins
Birth and postpartum debriefing in a confidential space
Case discussions and scenario-based learning
Support with communication, boundaries, and professionalism
Emotional support to reduce burnout and isolation
Sessions are facilitated and grounded in IMPACT's culturally responsive, healing-centered model of care. Once you have completed the requirements for doula certification, you will be provided the link to join our upcoming virtual sessions.
Ongoing support, community for newly trained IMPACT doulas.
I considered leaving doula work after a year? Here's Why Ongoing Support Matters
Would you believe I considered leaving the field after a year! I was completely burnt out. No one taught me how to setting my prices to to fit my lifestyle and still be present with family. Doulas leave birth work—not because they lack passion, but because they lack support. I hadn't found my first birth until months after training but there was so much more to do. I quicly learned my clients were structurin my business model to their convenience and I was at their beckoning call. Until I learned to set boundaries.
Ughhh I had SO many questions, the same questions you may facing now that training is done. But this is why the ongoing support comes in to walk with you in this journey whatever stage of entreprneurship you may be in.
These meet-ups help you:
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Build confidence in decision-making
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Integrate training into real-world practice
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Stay connected to IMPACT values
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Prevent burnout and compassion fatigue
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Grow sustainably in your doula role
Support is not a weakness—it’s a professional standard.
The monthly IMPACT meet ups are a continuation of your training, not an optional add-on.
IMPACT Doulas are trained to work collectively, not in isolation. Graduation means a deeper connection-not separation.