Julia chats with Kathryn Stoneman, a postpartum doula who launched her business during COVID and later co-founded the Village Collective, a hub where 14 practitioners support women from preconception to postpartum. Kathryn shares her journey across Australia and the UK, the joys and challenges of running a multi-practitioner space, and her vision for bringing rituals, nourishment, and community back to motherhood.

I chat with two graduates Renee and Micka who are the co-founders of Fill Your Cup. Together they now provide work and support for themselves another 5 doulas, plus sell a range of physical products. They share their story of rapid growth, failing fast and how they pivoted during the pandemic to grow a thriving and unexpected business model.

Kathryn graduated from the Newborn Mothers Collective way back in 2016, and after working as a postpartum doula for a few years started an agency, One Moon Doula. Kathryn shares the pros and cons for both families and doulas using agencies and different agency models and how they work.