About this episode
Have you ever felt a little nudge that maybe you were meant to support women in birth? Maybe you’re the one who stays up late watching birth videos, fascinated by how God designed the body, secretly dreaming of being in the room one day. If so, this episode was made for you. In today’s conversation, Karen pulls back the curtain on the realities of birth work — the beauty, the challenges, and the sacred calling of becoming a doula. She shares the struggles many doulas face, from burnout and being on-call to working in hospital systems that don’t always support women’s physiology. And she reminds us why women supporting women through life’s biggest transitions is not only historical, but biblical. Tune in to hear: Why the average doula career lasts only two years — and how to prevent burnout The surprising origin story of doulas and how their presence was “accidentally discovered” to improve birth outcomes The missing rituals of modern maternity care — and why women are crying out for community again The biggest challenges doulas face today (on-call life, finding clients, hospital politics, and more) What it truly means to protect a woman’s physiology, her power, and her voice in labor How the vision of the Red Tent is reviving sacred sisterhood for doulas and birth workers Join the Doula Mastermind: https://painfreebirth.com/doula-mastermind/ Connect with Karen: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/painfreebirth Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/painfreebirth/ Spotify Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5zEiKMIHFewZeVdzfBSEMS Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pain-free-birth/id1696179731 Website - https://painfreebirth.com/ Email List https://pain-free-birth.mykajabi.com/website-opt-in