Welcome to Evelyn James & Company
The Leading Authority in Pregnancy and Infant Loss Training for Perinatal Professionals.
We equip doulas, nurses, therapists, and healthcare teams with trauma-informed bereavement training so no family walks through loss unsupported and no provider feels unprepared.
The Problem
Perinatal loss is not rare.
It is inevitable in this field.
Yet most professionals receive little to no formal training in:
What to say when a baby dies
How to support siblings and partners
Trauma-informed hospital advocacy
Long-term follow-up after discharge
Grief support should not be learned in crisis. It should be foundational.
What makes us different
At Evelyn James & Company, we train professionals to:
Provide confident, compassionate bereavement care
Reduce harm caused by unintentional language
Support complex grief cases including TFMR and military families
Advocate effectively within medical systems
Build resilient, sustainable careers in loss work
We don’t offer surface-level.
We build specialists.
Our Pathways
Start Here
When a baby dies, the world stops for that family. The care they receive next can either Harm them—or begin to heal them.My daughter Evelyn died during labor when I least expected it…
Once in triage, I was met with the deepest loss. My husband was deployed. I felt alone. And yet, the care I received from my doula Kendra, my nurse Michelle, my midwife Gretchen, saved my life.
It showed me what’s possible when grief is met with presence, compassion, and true support. That moment shaped everything. I became a Bereavement and Postpartum Doula, then created the training I couldn’t find that suited my needs, one that blends lived experience, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based practices. Because when a baby dies, a family is forever changed.
The care they receive in those fragile moments impacts their mental health, healing, relationships, and future. That care matters.
Join Us?
Download Your Companion Guide
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Moms & Birthing People
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Dads & Partners
Training and Tools That
Transform Loss Care
For Professionals
( Doulas, Nurses, OBs, Therapists, Hospitals, Community Workers, all Perinatal professionals who support birthing and postpartum families.)
Meet our incredible Evelyn James Team
Vallen Webb
Founder, Trainer, Consultant, Postpartum & Bereavement Doula, Podcaster.
Most importantly Kalliana, Violet, Evelyn, Emmett & Bohdi’s Mom.
vallen@evelynjamesandco.com
Leila Walker
Trainer, Full-Spectrum Doula, Bereavement Doula, Teacher
Operations & Outreach Lead.
leila@evelynjamesandco.com
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Listen up.
Check out our podcast, the Pregnancy Loss and Motherhood Podcast.
The focus is on relatable life and motherhood after losing a baby or child. Learning how to survive in the early stages to thrive later on brings our grief with us on this wild ride.
Our mindsets are our most underutilized tool and the most powerful tool for healing. Listen up if you are ready to do some work on rewiring your mindset and transforming your life one small step at a time.
A Conversation on Pregnancy Loss
With Raising Illinois, Gifts from Liam and Evelyn James and Company.
Raising Illinois partnered with Gifts from Liam and Evelyn James Co for a discussion on pregnancy loss. In this frank and meaningful conversation, Anna Calix and Vallen Webb sit down with Raising Illinois Community Engagement Lead Jesse Rojo to discuss their experiences with stillbirth, the stigmas and systemic struggles they faced, and the need for more open conversation about pregnancy loss. We’re so thankful to Anna & Vallen for sharing their stories with us, and we hope this generates more conversation so that we can better support those in our communities experiencing loss.