Dive deeper with us as you become a confident, skilled, and successful birth professional.

CD(DONA), CPpD, CLEC
Evidence Based Birth® Instructor

Body Ready Method® Certified Pro
Founder of the Kindred Mentorship Program

The development of the Kindred Mentorship Program was fueled by my passion to support doulas on their paths to becoming skilled, knowledgable, and confident birth pros. When I first started as a doula I felt very alone on my journey, but I want you to know

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS ALONE.

Our team of mentors want every doula who works with us to have a sustainable practice that allows them to love what they do and do it well for a long time. We equip doulas with practical tools and actionable steps they can take to offer effective, informed, and compassionate care to parents in their communities.

PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONAL SESSIONS:

Welcome to Our Program, Culturally Competent care and Biases
Building Your Doula Biz
Securing Clients & Biz Operations
Lactation for the Birth Professional (3 hr Certification)
Sustainability, Self-Care, Closing Celebration
BONUS WORKSHOP: Becoming a Medi-Cal Approved Doula

POSTPARTUM DOULA

Structuring Your Practice

Postpartum Mental Health

Postpartum Complications & Supporting Recovery

Global Postpartum Care Practices

Postpartum Nutrition & Ayurvedic Healing

Newborn Care: Sleep & Special Circumstances

Guest Speakers: Midwifery Care, Preinatal Therapist, Strengthening the Postpartum Partnership Expert, and more.

BIRTH DOULA

Prenatal Care

The Art of Home Visits

Preparing for Birth

Supporting Physiologic Birth

Hospital Birth: Interventions & Advocacy

High Risk Clients & Inductions

Postpartum visits for the Birth Doula and supporting care and ease in the 4th trimester

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Registration is closed for our fall 2025 program.

We are currently working on dates for our spring 2026 cohort.

Join our waitlist to be the first to know when spring dates are announced and when registration opens.

Spots will be limited.

SPRING 2026 WAITLIST

6 one-on-one prenatal sessions

1 virtual early pregnancy check in over Zoom 2 In-Person Body Ready Method® Sessions 2 In-Person Prenatal Home Visits 1 late pregnancy check in over Zoom
Unlimited phone/text/email support

throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
Invitation to monthly virtual meetups

with other families in our community. These sessions are facilitated by your doulas, Cat and Shalin, as well as your very own lactation consultant, Katie DaMota.
24 hour on-call availability

starting 2 weeks before your due date.
Continuous active labor support

in your chosen birth setting.
Immediate postpartum support

in you birth setting once baby has arrived to assist with breastfeeding, answer questions, and help you settle in.
1 postpartum lactation consultation with Katie DaMota

within days of your birth, or sooner if needed, to make sure you're off to the BEST start on your feeding journey.
1 postpartum visit in your home

to sit with you and offer support as you process your birth experience, assist with breastfeeding and newborn care questions, provide referrals and resources, and discuss whatever else you’d like.
Weekly postpartum check-ins

for your first 4 weeks postpartum. In addition to texted check-ins we will remain available to answer questions, offer reassurance, and continue to support you as you process your birth and early postpartum experiences.

Weekly office hours are held Thursdays from 11am-12pm. These optional drop-in sessions offer a variety of opportunities to connect with your peers through lab time and casual conversations.

A sample of lab sessions that you may wish to attend include: