Support, Education, and Growth for Aspiring Doulas

The Oily Doula 5-Month Mentorship Program is designed to support doulas with evidence-based information, on-call support, practical tools, and opportunities to grow your skills as a doula. THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM! You must be able to attend all group sessions and prepared to schedule one-on-one sessions.

Please make sure you check your availability for ALL 5 SESSIONS before signing up for the program. It is the expectation for your calendar to be blocked for each session in advance.

Through group and one-on-one sessions, you’ll deepen your understanding of ways to assist clients in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. A key focus of our mentorship includes: setting up your business and understanding the pelvis and how babies navigate the body during birth. You’ll also have the opportunity to build relationships with other doulas and create a network for backup support.

By the end of the program, you’ll be equipped with the tools you need to grow your doula practice, along with a clear path forward for continuing your development. Each participant will have an exit interview to reflect on their experience.

Mentorship with Oily Doula

Program Details:

Duration: 5 months

Group Sessions: Monthly group sessions to discuss topics, share experiences, and provide mutual support; Virtual, One Tuesday per month, 6p-8pm CST

Mutual support with doulas learning from each other
Discuss questions, concerns and next steps
Goal accountability
Doula practice set up (client resources, website, automation, basic business)
Interviewing and working with clients
Time management and organization
Expectations and realities of birth work
Tips for preparing for client visits and attending births
Debrief births

1-on-1 Sessions: Virtual 60-minute meetings to support prenatal or postpartum visits and work through questions or challenges.

Prenatal and Postpartum visit support: Virtual 60 min meetings before or after
During a prenatal or birth
Possibility to observe: one interview, prenatal, and postpartum visit.
Assistance with doula training certification (if applicable)
Letter of recommendation (if applicable)
Unlimited virtual support throughout the program

Mentorship Pre-requisites:

Must have attended a doula training OR enrolled in a training in the next 4 months.

Must attend CAB’s Childbirth for Birthworkers Series or a similar series (if you are not a trained childbirth educator)
Must attend CAB Lactation for Birthworkers or another Lactation for Doulas course (if you don’t have lactation certification)
You do not have to live in Minneapolis area to be a part of the mentorship program!

Fill Out the Interest Form to Apply

Next Cohort - December 2025 Dates:

Please make arrangements to acquire books in enough time to read them before the listed date below. Books will be discussed on the listed date. You may purchase or borrow books.