Danielle Jernigan

Writing Mentor to Birth Workers Committed to Reproductive Justice

You are a birth culture maker. It's time to document your perspective.

Whether you’re ready to publish your first essay, share your wisdom, or simply process your experiences through writing, the Birth Worker Writing Club provides a quiet, supportive space to develop your voice.

What is the Birth Worker Writing Club?

Have you been told you should write a book? And your first thought is, How do I find the time? Your second thought is, if I had the time I don’t know where to start.If so this club was created for you — the experienced doula or birth worker who has something to say, who is ready for their message to reach more people, shape the culture, or simply expand your birthpreneur opportunities.Or maybe you just need a safe community to write about the ins and outs of the birthing world and process the vicarious trauma or microaggressions you experience daily.In the Salon you will:

  • Build a consistent writing practice in a supportive, non-judgmental space

  • Develop confidence in your voice and craft for essays, articles, or books

  • Receive guidance and mentorship from an experienced writer

  • Participate in optional prompts and writing exercises

  • Engage in live Q&A sessions to answer your publishing and craft questions

  • Connect with a community of birthworkers who understand your experiences

How it Works:

We meet virtually for 60 minutes. We open with a short meditation. We write for 20 minutes, break for Q&A and write for another 20, then close the session with another round of Q&A and breathwork.

Stay in the club as long as you need to achieve your writing goals.

When you register you have the option to pay the monthly subscription fee of $57 or invest what you can.

About Your Host

Forever Doula. Writer. Amateur Anthropologist. Founder BirthWork PressI believe every birthing person deserves a doula — or a book written by one. Having a doula (well, two doulas) with my youngest child set me on a trajectory I never expected. I found myself a more confident woman with a deeper trust in my capacity to be the mother I wanted to be.I later became a doula, but when life shifted and on-call work no longer fit my lifestyle or the needs of my daughter, I returned to my first love: writing and books. Since then, I have trained as a book coach and developed a book proposal that garnered the attention of two literary agents.My writing has been published in The New York Times (Tiny Victory), Nourishing Word (Microaggressions in the Publishing World), and YourTango (Postpartum PTSD). My essay A Sister’s Salve is forthcoming in the anthology No Contact: Writers on Estrangement (Catapult, April 2026). I've served as book reviews editor for Literary Mama and developmental editor for Page Two Books.In 2025, I founded BirthWork Press to create a home for my own work and for other birth workers after realizing there was no dedicated space for our thought leadership, fieldwork stories, and lived experience. This work led me to create the Birth Worker Writing Club — a space where birth workers can develop their voice, document their experiences, and grow their authority through writing.My Invitation to YouBirth workers are the shapers of birth culture. Writing is one way to document that work, to make meaning of it, and to extend its reach beyond the birthing room.If you’re ready to begin — or return — to your writing practice, the ultimate act of self-regard, you’re welcome here.

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