Welcome Amanda Echols, Doulaing the Doula's Newest Birth Doula Trainer!

Hello Everyone, 

People think when you're a visionary you know exactly where you are headed. That's not true, You know what you want to create, you believe in your ability to do it, and you just start. That's it. There's no "knowing how" to do it - that's what I learned from people who were called "visionary" in their own time. The same wes true when I decided to begin Doulaing The Doula as an independent training and certification organization.  I figured i would learn the necessary skills or attract the right people along the way. Amanda Echols is one of those people. 

Once I decided to mentor doula trainers and pass along my 26+ years of knowledge, I looked around for who would be interested and qualified. They'd also need to be able to put up with me figuring out some things as I went along. Two people worked with me for the last year, and Amanda is one of them. 

Amanda Echols is making her birth doula training series debut this Feburary 23-26 in Milwaukee. Many of you already know Amanda from being an in person assistant over the last five years, or as a Foundations Coach. 

If I hadn't been on medical leave for the last three plus months and thus done a very poor job of advertising, you'd have heard about this months ago. 

Why Amanda?

Ever since her Doulaing the Doula training in 2016, Amanda has been dedicated to her clients. Over 200 in five years!

She has had a difficult journey to find her authentic self, and has finally accomplished that!

She communicates well.

She has a doula’s heart and brain. 

When she looks at you, you know that you matter and she really cares. 

She is dedicated to helping people become their best doula selves. 

She is helping me to achieve my goal of having birth doula trainers also be attending births, in other words passing on my legacy. By allowing me to mentor her, she has helped me learn how to be a better mentor. (Thanks Amanda!)

Amanda owns a doula collective, mentoring new doulas and providing quality doula services to southeast Wisconsin.

Amanda is our most experienced Foundations Coaches with five groups in her first year! She knows how to nurture you through your first months as a new doula and achieve DTD Certification if that is your goal! More about Amanda.

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What you can expect:

Lively discussion

Amy Gilliland's Fabulous Curriculum 

Anecdotes and wisdom based on Amanda's attendance at over 200 births

Client advice that is based in real life situations

A comforting, comfortable atmosphere in our Milwaukee home location!