INELDA Update – JANUARY 2026
Gathering Circle for All Members
This year, INELDA will host four Gathering Circles. This member benefit is a space for community, grief, and healing and will be held on February 2nd from 7pm–9pm ET. As INELDA is an organization committed to normalizing conversations around death, dying, loss, and grief, this gathering circle is created to provide space for these topics as we sit in company with one another. We hope to meet the issues of this time with a doula mindset. We will make space for feelings of sadness, rage, despair, anger, and inequities in a facilitated structure. The evening will be hosted by member coordinator Janine Cuthbertson and led by Amanda Faison, an INELDA-trained doula and cofounder of A&R Equity. To register, click the button below.
Spring Certification Cohort Open Until February 15
Looking to deepen your doula practice in a supportive setting? Join our spring certification cohort by February 15. INELDA’s certification program is a comprehensive one-year cohort-based program designed to support you through mentorship, peer review, and continuing education, with two cycles that start in either October or April. Founded and guided by INELDA’s core competencies, the certification program engages and applies the INELDA Doula Approach, culminating in the design and practice of the doula’s field specialization of choice.
We will also be hosting a certification Discovery Call on Wednesday, January 21, from 5-6 p.m. ET to help participants learn more about the program. Register here to join.
As a birth doula, Alisha has supported families in navigating their birth experiences through compassionate care, education, and advocacy. She has worked with multiple nonprofit organizations, specialized in attachment parenting, and supported families as a birth doula and childbirth educator. Alisha began her nonprofit journey working with unhoused mothers and their children.She looks forward to supporting INELDA’s learners and continuing her commitment to family-centered care. Alisha has a deep passion for all people having autonomy, tenderness, and support as they meet life’s transitions.
Serious Illness Doula Coordinator Position in South Carolina
Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, South Carolina is hiring! The advanced illness doula program coordinator is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive program that provides emotional, spiritual, and practical support to individuals and families during the end-of-life journey. This role ensures high-quality services, recruits and trains volunteer doulas, and collaborates with health care providers, palliative care and hospice teams, and community organizations to enhance compassionate care.
In The News
INELDA-trained doula Kim Burgess was profiled with her client in an AARP article on January 14. “How Doulas Help Caregivers Navigate Dementia” speaks to the role doulas can provide those living with dementia. “Unlike rotating staff, a doula is a steady presence who knows the person’s history, personal references and rhythms, especially as dementia or serious illness progresses,” Burgess says. The article also features INELDA-trained doula Lori Rizzo and INELDA’s director of education, Omni Kitts Ferrara.
Posted 1/15/2026