What Sets BEST Apart?
BEST stands for Business, Ethics, Sustainability and working Together. These are the four pillars of BEST and guide all of our work. We believe that when doulas can run successful businesses, guided by the ethics they set standard in their practices, learn how to place sustainability as a core, and work together in local communities and larger doula communities, doulas thrive! At BEST we do not focus on a scarcity model. There is no gait keeping. No holding back. We give you all we’ve got because we focus on abundance. We all do better when we build each other up. Because of this the BEST community of birth workers is the most supportive and growth focused space there is.
Be trained by industry experts
Not only have Amanda and Maria been Doulas for over twenty years and are industry experts in birth, postpartum and business, they are still actively working. They share their expertise with no gait keeping and are available for mentorship to all BESTies. After training you’ll catch them talking through their practices, birth experiences, marketing, and growth. They are in this with you. Learn more about Amanda and Maria here.
forget the patriarchy
We will never tell you to work for free or for less than you are worth. We will never ask you to have a person in another career define your value. Because of this, we do not require certification births. They are an antiquated practice rooted in patriarchal ideas of a career hierarchy. No doctor, nurse, lawyer or plumber needed an architect to confirm their validity. Nor were they asked to work for free until their value was confirmed.
You will leave training a doula, confident and ready to support families.
train in person or online
If you want to attend training in person you can train in any location, it doesn’t matter where you plan to work. If you want to train online, you can pick any dates that work for you.
Training is dynamic and fun. And whether you are training online or in person, we are all training at the same time, live!
We include it.
You do not need to find your own childbirth class or breastfeeding class, we include it. In fact, we include nearly everything but books.
Be apart of the best community
There truly is no community like the BEST community. You will not find a more inclusive and supportive group of birth workers. BESTies are out there doing some cool stuff, and because we all practice from a model of abundance and growth, we can all learn from each other.