A year ago, Tina-Marie was stuck. She had the training. She had the skills. She had the testimonials to prove she did great work. But the bookings were trickling in rather than flowing and the gap between what she knew she could do and what she was actually letting herself ask for felt unbridgeable.

In her own words:

"I felt like I was stuck. I was bringing in some people for my workshops, my doula clients were trickling in. However, I wasn't confident in actively searching and reaching out to them. I feel proud and positive about the services I offer. I know I can do a great job, I have the testimonials to prove it, but I was still stuck in a more conservative mindset."

Sound familiar?

This is the place so many birthworkers find themselves in. Not because they aren't good at what they do. Because the leap between "I do good work, I can help people" and "I'm great at getting people to sign up with me" is big, and hard.

After six months in the membership Tina-Marie said "My mindset is shifting. With the Birth Biz, I find that my mindset is more business-like. I'm focused on reaching more people and bringing my services to as many people as I can. I have confidence in my services and capabilities and now I'm reaching out to expand and share rather than curl up and be afraid to try anything."

The shift didn't happen from one training or one bit of advice. It happened from being in a room of birthworkers asking the same questions she was asking, getting support from someone who understood her work and her home life and from being held accountable when she said she'd do the thing.

A year in Tina-Marie wrote:

"Sold out my June workshop and then got 2 messages about another June date... I've never booked 2 workshops in a month, but went about it and now that one is sold out too — as well as another sold out workshop the weekend after!"

Yep, three sold-out workshops within weeks of each other.

From someone who, a year earlier, wasn't didn't feel confident enough to actively reach out to potential clients. That's not magic. That's what happens when a skilled, ethical birthworker stops trying to figure everything out alone and gets the right support, beside her, consistently.

When asked what she loves most about being a Bestie:

"Being held accountable in the group. Sharing all of the wins and encouraging others if things don't go to plan and having others encourage me as I try to figure more out. Also the flexibility and support. I love that I can dip in and out. I also love that when I have the capacity to engage, someone will always encourage me along."

And what she'd say to a birthworker on the fence:

"Feel the fear and lean into it. We were all where you are nervous, excited, feeling like an imposter. With the support of the Birth Biz, I am smashing my goals and trying out more in a supported environment. Come join us and let us support you too. Just take the leap, you'll be supported. It was worth being brave in investing in myself and my business."

Are you ready to get the support you need too?

There's nothing extraordinary about Tina-Marie's situation that you don't share. She's a skilled birthworker who was working too hard, asking for too little, and trying to figure it all out alone.

The thing that changed wasn't her skill.

It was her support.

Join Your Birth Biz Besties and step into the same room and maybe next year I'm sharing your story.