Introducing The Newest Evelyn James Training ProgramAdvancedThe Evelyn James Postpartum, Baby Loss & Maternal Mental Health Practitioner Program
A comprehensive 12-week professional training for doulas and perinatal providers ready to redefine care.
****For those already trained as a doula, nurse, community health worker, therapist, etc.
The Way We Support Loss and Postpartum Isn’t Good Enough. So We’re Changing It.
Join Us!
Postpartum Care Must Include Grief, Trauma, and Mental Health…So We Teach It All.
Families deserve more than fragmented support. They deserve professionals who are fully prepared to walk with them through baby loss, postpartum challenges, maternal mental health struggles, birth trauma, pregnancy after loss, and complex perinatal experiences, with confidence, compassion, and enhanced competency in all outcomes.
The Evelyn James Baby Loss, Postpartum & Maternal Mental Health Practitioner Program is a 12-week trauma-informed training designed to equip doulas, birth workers, nurses, social workers, and perinatal professionals with the skills, tools, and real-world confidence to support families through every outcome.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN OVER 12 WEEKS
Week 1: Trauma-Informed, Whole-Person Foundations
The nervous system, trauma physiology, grief responses, and emotional safety.
Week 2: Maternal Mental Health & PMAD Competency
Screening, red flags, supportive interventions, and referral pathways.
Week 3: Postpartum Physiology & Healing
Complications, lactation after loss, identity shifts, and body-based support.
Week 4: Understanding Perinatal & Infant Loss
Miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, neonatal loss, and the nuances of each experience.
Week 5: Compassionate Communication
Scripts, language, emotional de-escalation, and culturally sensitive care.
Week 6: Hospital Support & Memory-Making
Baby handling, advocacy, staff collaboration, and real clinical scenarios.
Week 7: Home Support for Grief + Postpartum
Partner dynamics, siblings, daily-life navigation, and emotional regulation.
Week 8: Identity, Attachment & Trauma
Post-loss identity, relationship shifts, attachment trauma, and healing.
Week 9: Pregnancy After Loss
Anxiety, triggers, co-occurring grief and hope, PAL care plans.
Week 10: Complex Family Systems
Military, LGBTQ+, BIPOC families, high-risk pregnancies, trauma survivors.
Week 11: Professional Ethics, Boundaries & Burnout Prevention
Scope of practice, documentation, legal considerations, and emotional sustainability.
Week 12: Case Studies, Integration & Certification
Real-world application, exam prep, reflective exercises, and final certification steps.
This is not surface-level training. This is the future of perinatal care, and you are invited to be part of the very first cohort.
“Vallen speaks from her heart and personal experience. She knows what is most helpful to grieving families, and has put together a comprehensive curriculum that is exactly what I needed to feel prepared and confident in supporting families who have experienced loss.”
Deborah Black
“The thoroughness in terms of both the breadth and depth of content covered. It was also extremely helpful to be able to hear firsthand for both individuals who has experienced loss themselves or support families navigating loss. The candid yet caring nature that you carried yourself with, Vallen, and just the energy you set throughout the training was super helpful in terms of communicating the all important and subtle information on how to be with, speak about, and hold with gentleness and strength all that loss may mean for an individual/family and all that it brings forth.
The work that Vallen is doing is so important-- this content should be a part of every doula and birth professional's knowledge base! As a doula and perinatal mental health professional in-training, having the opportunity to move through this material in an informed, compassionate, community space felt invaluable. Vallen's heart is in every bit of this, and she is doing such a beautiful thing through turning tragedy to teaching and providing the opportunity for folks to increase their comfortability with supporting clients navigating loss. So many rippling effects come from this-- thanks, Vallen!”
Alyssa Coleman
“The pregnancy loss education training I took with Evelyn James & Co. was an incredible experience. It was a very comprehensive training, and I felt as though it was extremely beneficial in my personal journey to better understand how to navigate supporting bereavement and loss. I cannot wait to carry this knowledge into my practice and be able to aid families in a more respectful and emotionally competent way. I was honored to be a part of this community of like-minded professionals, and I highly recommend involving yourself with their services because these women are incredibly compassionate in educating others.”
Kalani Ruiz
WHAT MAKES THIS TRAINING DIFFERENT
Created by a bereaved mother, doula trainer, and perinatal mental health advocate
Integrates loss, postpartum, mental health, and trauma support into one unified framework
Provides scripts, guides, templates, and real-world tools
Includes case studies, scenarios, and peer discussion
Gives professionals the emotional grounding and clinical awareness they’ve been missing
Redefines what it means to support families through the most tender and complex moments of their lives
This is not just training, it's a movement toward better postpartum care for all outcomes nationwide.
THIS IS THE FIRST COHORT
Be part of the very first group to complete this groundbreaking practitioner program.
Founding members receive:
A reduced first-cohort rate
Exclusive bonuses
Early access materials
Lifetime access to the curriculum
Tangible Printed Training Manual
This first cohort will help shape the future of this program and the future of perinatal loss & postpartum support.
Program
Investment
See you in class!FOUNDING COHORT PRICING
One-Time Payment: $1,497 First Round Cohort Pricing
Tuition will go up to $2,497 - save $1,000 as a first cohort student.
Payment Plans
Choose the plan that fits your budget:
Option 1:
3 Monthly Payments of $500
4 Monthly Payments of $375
Payments need to be completed before training starts.
By the end of this training, you will be able to…
Support families through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, and neonatal loss
Navigate emotionally intense situations with confidence and compassion
Recognize and respond to postpartum complications
Understand maternal mental health and identify red flags
Collaborate with hospitals and community partners
Provide grounded, trauma-informed care during crisis
Support partners, siblings, and complex family systems
Create safer, more compassionate care experiences during and after loss
