Episode 196: Red Flags in Doula Business Relationships

You can do everything right in a doula business relationship and still miss the doula business red flags that may show up along the way.

These patterns rarely look dramatic at first. They look like warmth. Or like being told you’re valued, essential, part of the inner circle. By the time it starts to look and feel different, you’ve already committed.

This episode breaks down the specific behaviors that show up when a business relationship isn’t built on equal footing, whether it’s a certifying body, an agency, a mentor, a business partner, or a doula partnership.

Approval that has to be repeatedly earned. Generosity that gets punished either way. No acceptable reason to say no. Roles that stay deliberately unclear. Refusals with nothing offered in return. Opportunities given to some people and not others, with no real explanation.

Join me as I walk through what to watch for before you sign anything, and what to actually do if you recognize yourself already in a business relationship where these doula business red flags exist.