A New Year, A New Calling: Is This the Year You Step Into Doula Work?
The start of a new year often brings a quieter kind of clarity. After the holidays fade and routines settle, many of us feel a gentle nudge to reflect — on what has shaped us, what has stayed with us, and what might be calling us forward.
For some, that calling sounds like birth doula work.
If the idea of supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum has been lingering in your thoughts — maybe for months or even years — this may be the year you listen more closely.
Becoming a Doula Is Not About Starting Over
It’s About Stepping In… Many people who are drawn to doula work are not starting from scratch. They are parents, caregivers, educators, healthcare-adjacent professionals, yoga teachers, therapists, or people who have walked through meaningful birth experiences of their own.
Doula work often grows out of lived experience — a desire to walk alongside others in moments that are vulnerable, transformative, and deeply human.
At Nurture, we believe doula training should reflect that depth.
Introducing Nurture’s “Birth With Ease” Doula Training:
This year, we are preparing to launch a brand new Nurture Doula Training called “Birth With Ease,” designed as a comprehensive, real-world preparation for birth doula work — especially for those who want to support families within hospital settings and alongside medical providers.
This training includes:
Full-circle birth doula education
Hypnobirthing and mind–body approaches to labor and birth
Prenatal Bonding (BA) practices that support emotional connection and nervous system regulation
Professional preparation for working collaboratively with care teams
Practical tools for supporting families before, during, and after birth
For Ohio residents, there is also an optional add-on pathway to support becoming State of Ohio certified. This training meets:
State of Ohio doula certification requirements
Requirements for other insurance and benefits providers
Standards commonly expected for hospital-based doula care
Is This Part of Your New Year Intentions?
This is not about pressure or perfection. It’s about pausing long enough to ask:
Is this the year I take myself seriously?
Is this the year I step toward the work I keep circling back to?
If becoming a doula — or deepening your presence in birth work — feels like part of what this new year is inviting, we’d love to hear from you. Even if you’re still unsure, curiosity is often where meaningful paths begin.
Sometimes a new year doesn’t ask us to change who we are — it asks us to become more fully ourselves.
