Episode 65: Jen Chandlee on Doula Diversity and Overnight Postpartum Support

Episode Summary

Hillary sits down with Jen Chandlee, an experienced postpartum doula trainer, educator, and advocate. There is a personal layer to this one: Jen was Hillary’s own postpartum doula trainer, and that history shows up in the easy back-and-forth of the conversation.

We talk about doula diversity and what real diversity in the postpartum doula workforce takes, the myths about overnight postpartum work that keep families and doulas confused, and the lessons from decades of supporting new families that Jen carries into her teaching now.

Useful for postpartum doulas at any career stage and especially for new trainees who need a real picture of overnight work before they take it on.

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Jen Chandlee, postpartum doula trainer and educator

Doula diversity and the postpartum workforce