Between the Improving Birth National Rally for Change on September 3rd and the super awesome Meet the Doulas of NWA event on September 22nd, my time is fully of planning right now. I'm learning to navigate media/press releases and researching the beginning steps for a non-profit. It's been pretty incredible to watch what was once just a little idea begin to grow into a community event that people are getting excited about. Once I can manage to get a non-profit doula group in this area, I can make a foray into grant applications in the hope of finding a way for every woman to have access to a doula, regardless of their income.
I've now been to 15 births and can say I've had a birth at every local hospital. I'm also gearing up to take my NCLEX (and add R.N behind my name) in just a few weeks. It looks like I will be trying to secure a local nursing job, at least part time, so tomorrow I will be meeting with two fellow doulas to discuss back up arrangements. It's exciting to have the freedom to take on more clients and know that even with a nursing job, I can continue to do what I love. My pricing is going to get a revamp in the very near future to reflect my nursing degree, pending certification, and to add some package deals with a few more services than I currently offer.
I need to get on top of creating some releases to send to my last three clients so I can post their birth stories up here! Stay tuned for that!
