Kat Whipple January 5, 2018 Doula New Year Meeting Recap: January 2018 Kat Whipple January 5, 2018 Our doula trainees entered the new year with their monthly training session during the first week of January. Pictured: Trainees (Katie and Maile) at the center of the fish bowl as they volunteered to demonstrate examples of possible situations they may encounter at a birth.