12 comprehensive modules (~66 lessons) covering the entire birth journey, pregnancy through postpartum.
Rooted in the latest research and best practices.
Learn with Irene and your cohort on weekly Zoom calls.
Build real skills through workshops and supervised births.
Step into your career with tools, templates, and guidance.
Graduate with a respected credential from Kindled Doula Academy.
"Full-spectrum" means you're trained to support families through the entire journey: pregnancy, labor and birth, AND the postpartum weeks — not just the day of delivery. You'll graduate ready to serve as a birth doula, a postpartum doula, or both.
Who a doula is (and isn't), your scope of practice, the ethical "guardrails" that protect you and your clients, the art of presence and intuition (Nunchi), communication, and decision-making tools like BRAIN.
Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and labor, nutrition, the stages of labor and what drives them, fetal positioning (Spinning Babies), and how to support your client through prenatal visits.
Sensory architecture (building a calm birth space), positioning and movement, comfort measures and massage, pain-management options, and the comfort tools you'll use in every birth.
How to amplify your client's voice (without overstepping), support the partner, communicate calmly with the medical team, and navigate hard moments as a steady, non-adversarial bridge.
Cultural humility, anti-racism in birth work, trauma-informed care, and serving every family — across every background, identity, and story — with equity and respect.
The Golden Hour, postpartum recovery, ancestral traditions of care (including sanhujori / "sitting the month"), warning signs, and holding families through loss.
APGAR, newborn procedures, feeding support (breast and bottle), safe sleep, and the warning signs every doula must know.
Recognizing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs — 1 in 5 mothers), supporting through emergencies, and holding families through grief and loss.
The postpartum doula's role, the intake, presence, collaborative newborn care, "mothering the mother," and winding down with grace.
Becoming legit (LLC, EIN, NPI), HIPAA and insurance, contracts, building your referral network, branding and first impressions, and mastering the discovery call.
Boundaries, backup systems, running your practice like a CEO, and protecting your own wellbeing so you can do this work for the long haul.
Consolidating everything you've learned, your mastery exam, how to keep learning and stay certified, and a meaningful closing ritual as you step into your calling.
~66 lessons covering the entire birth journey, pregnancy through postpartum.
With clear, practical teaching.
Worksheets, study guides, and scripts for every stage of client care.
Contracts, templates, pricing guidance, a client tracker, and marketing tools to launch your practice.
A veteran certified doula, licensed mental health counselor, educator, and community advocate.
Toward your certification.
That make your credential meaningful.
Upon certification.
Of fellow Kindled doulas.
And keep growing throughout your career.
By the end of the program, you will be prepared to:
Kindled is more than a training program — it's a movement of heart-centered, purpose-driven women transforming maternity care together. Learn, grow, and graduate as part of a supportive community committed to better birth experiences for all.
