Doula Tips and Tits with Kaely Harrod

Doula Tips and Tits is a podcast to answer your most pressing questions about all things pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

Kaely shares juicy tips and insight…No TMI here! It's all game.

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Doula Growth Accelerator Scholarship Opportunity

Whether you're planning to scale into an agency model, expand your services, or pivot into a new direction, this mastermind provides expert guidance, peer collaboration, and actionable strategies. With personalized coaching, growth-focused resources, and automation insights, you’ll gain the tools to make your business smoother, more sustainable, and substantially more successful.

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Signs That It's Time to Shift Your Doula Business

When is it time for a business shift? There’s not just one answer to that, but in a doula business we have some key indicators! Tune in today to see what those are and how you can evaluate if you’re ready for the next level of your doula business.

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2025 Plans in Your Doula Business

I love business strategy! I do! I’m a nerd that way. But what kind of plans do you have for 2025 in your business? Are you planning Q1? Are you planning the whole year? What percentage of revenue are you projecting in each area of your business? If these questions are too much, tune in (and hit me up on Instagram!)

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Happy New Year’s Eve Doulas!!!

How was your business in 2024? How was your life in 2024? When you are a small business owner those two things are intertwined aren’t they? This episode is a reflection and a hope for your 2025 to be filled with abundance and joy and success and rest and rejuvenation and so much more. 

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Anti-Racism Resources In The Doula and Birth Space

As a doula, antiracism work is vital. It is vital for the life and safety of people giving birth in the United States. If you are not already learning and growing in this area please start today. I’ve talked through a few resources I recommend here in this episode, but I’d love to hear your resources as well! 

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Full Spectrum Doula Life with Christine Bercerra

Being a doula can be hard, but it can also allow you a lot of flexibility. Today’s guest highlights how she uses that flexibility in her doula business to help her family thrive. Christine Bercerra is a NJ based doula. Tune in to listen to her story.

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

Strategy in a service based business is important to your success. And your sustainability. And your overall wellbeing. You know how I love to talk about all three of those things! Today’s episode is a bit of a call out. You need strategic planning in order to actually achieve goals. And if you’re not already being strategic, 2025 is your year to start!

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Being a Doula Is Like Being a Friend with Ruth Kraft

The details of a Doula certification matter a lot, today we talk to Ruth Kraft who has been a doula for 23 years and trains doulas. She has built so much intentionality into her doula training to help break down some barriers that are otherwise there. Tune in to learn more about who she is and how she trains the next generation of doulas!

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

If you have a business goal, but don’t have your starting place how will you ever know that you’ve arrived there? In workouts we always start with what our current capacity is. We can do 2 push ups, 5 jumping jacks, etc. And our goal is to 10 of each or 20 of each! That tells us not only where we are now, where we want to be, but also allows us to see when we are actually on our way there! Your business is no different. We need to know where you are to figure out where you’re headed!

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Doula Business Resources From The Educated Birth

Representation and equity in birthwork, in childbirth education, in lactation, in midwifery, in obstetrics and in nursing, along with all sorts of other fields is part of how we start to change the tide of Maternal Mortality in our country. Cheyenne Varner is our guest today and is doing just that with her beautiful company and foundation The Educated Birth.

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What Are Your Doula Business Stats?

How can you evaluate something you don’t know? We can’t work to improve or grow something without a starting place. So your stats are your starting place. That data helps you know how to grow, where to grow, what to focus on. A goal or dream without direction can’t possibly go anywhere! Your doula business can grow and thrive. Your business can grow, but first we need to know where it is right now.

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Letting Your Business Evolve With Ciarra

Every doula business is birthed differently. There are a variety of ways to grow your business and make it the business of your dreams. Today’s guest, Ciarra Morgan is here to share with us how she has grown her business faster than many folks do by taking brave action! 

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Brainstorming in Your Doula Business

I will continue to say it until I’m blue in the face. We need outside perspectives on our businesses to help us thrive! Whether that’s because we don’t have all the ideas or because we haven’t walked this out yet and feel a touch stuck. Today we are diving into that again. Because, dear doula, you need it! 

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Changing Birth in the Indigenous Community with Marvene Young

Marvene Young is our guest today on the podcast. She is a Doula who serves the families of Chippewa County. Her own birth and postpartum experiences drove her to this work along with her background in nursing and a desire to heal generational trauma wounds in her community. 

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The Difference Between Dreams and Goals in Your Doula Business

Your doula business needs you to dream big and also set big, bold goals and make STEPS to actually achieve said goals. These are both important and absolutely not the same. Listen today to get you started dreaming and goal-making both. Then go sign up for the Dec 6th workshop!! 

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Growing Your Doula Business Strategically With Jodi Congdon

Your Doula Business can truly THRIVE! It doesn’t need to be small. There are doulas out here changing the world and making good money as they do it and those two things are both beautiful and good! Jodi is an amazing example of this in her business and progression through her doula business.

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

In your doula business it’s vital to take a step back and reflect on the year—what went well, what didn’t, and where there’s room to grow in your doula business. In today’s episode, we’re diving into the importance of reviewing your business metrics, spotting the wins and challenges, and using these insights to set yourself up for success in 2025. If you’re ready to get focused, intentional, and strategic for the new year, I’ve got just the thing for you: a two-hour, interactive workshop where we’ll do this exact process together. Let’s set the stage for your strongest year yet! 

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Doulaing Before You’re a Doula with Jill Magoffin

Doulas all operate slightly differently. They start from different places for different reasons. So I’m highlighting that in a few upcoming episodes by speaking with some doulas about why they do this work and how they do this work and what motivates them! Listen to learn more! 

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Breaking Through the Plateau: When Your Doula Biz Feels Stuck

Almost every business has a plateau at some point. The main choice in a plateau is whether you stay there in a slump or move forward and grow again. Growth can sometimes require some new strategy, some new guidance and some new intentions. Listen today to see if your business is in a plateau and needs to have a jump start.

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