Doula Training 101: What Doulas Are Not Meant to Do

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If you are in doula training and feel like you have to hold everything, all the feelings, all the outcomes, all the responsibility, this video is for you. One of the most important things doula training should teach you is scope. Not just what you do as a doula, but what you do not do.

In this video, we talk honestly about doula training, scope of practice, and why doula work is not about fixing everything. Many people come into doula training deeply caring and highly conscientious, and that can lead to taking responsibility for things that are not yours to carry.

Doula training is about support, not control. You offer information. You offer physical support. You offer advocacy and help slow the pace down. But doula training should never teach you that you are responsible for outcomes, medical decisions, or managing everyone else’s emotions in the room.

We also cover practical safety boundaries that protect you and your business during doula training and beyond. This includes scope related to medical care, transportation, finances, childcare, and situations that may fall outside what your insurance or training covers. These boundaries are not about being rigid. They are about staying ethical, grounded, and sustainable.

This video also addresses what happens after hard births, when you are tired, hungry, emotionally full, and your ego is loud. Doula training should prepare you for that processing too, not leave you alone replaying everything in your head.

When doula training skips this conversation, doulas burn out fast. They take on responsibility for things outside their control and confuse caring with carrying everything. A good doula training teaches discernment. What is yours to hold, and what is not.

📍 In this video, you will learn:
✅ What doula training says about scope of practice
✅ What doulas are not responsible for
✅ How doula training protects you from burnout
✅ Practical boundaries for safety and sustainability
✅ Why caring does not mean carrying everything

Doula training should help you stay in this work for the long haul, not exhaust you out of it.

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