The Six-Figure Doula: For career birth workers building sustainable, high-income businesses

82. How to Price Your Doula Services Without Guilt or Burnout

Lisa Villani

In this episode, we’re unpacking the real psychology behind premium pricing for doulas and why pricing that actually reflects your worth isn’t greedy, unethical, or out of alignment… it’s leadership.

We talk about the invisible costs no one teaches you to factor in:
The emotional labor.
The mental load.
The constant availability.
The opportunity cost of saying yes to one client and no to everything else.

We’ll name the real problem with undercharging, not just financially, but energetically, and how low prices don’t create safety, trust, or access… they create resentment, burnout, and shaky boundaries.

This conversation goes deeper than numbers.
 It’s about money guilt, identity, and the quiet belief that being “a good woman” means making yourself smaller so others can feel comfortable.

If you’ve ever said:

  • “I just want this to be accessible”
  • “I don’t feel right charging that much”
  • “Who am I to ask for that?”

This episode is for you.

We’re reframing pricing as clarity.
 Money as communication.
 And premium prices as a container that holds transformation, not a barrier to it.

Because accessibility without sustainability isn’t service.
 And pricing that drains you isn’t generous, it’s self-abandonment.

🎧 Press play if you’re ready to stop apologizing for your value and start leading with it.

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