Welcome to Evelyn James & Company
Families remember how they were treated during their hardest moments.
We train and equip doulas, nurses, birth workers, postpartum professionals, and caregivers to support families through baby loss, postpartum, and maternal mental health concerns with confidence, compassion, and clarity…long after the hospital stay ends.
We’re creating a new standard of care for postpartum and baby loss, one that extends beyond the hospital.
Through our new pilot program using evidence-based training, education, and family support, Evelyn James & Company is building continuity of care for families through the first year after loss, postpartum and maternal mental health struggles.
Our program equips doulas, and professionals to work together through a comprehensive support model that ensures no family faces life after loss and postpartum alone.
You care deeply about the families you support.
But caring deeply doesn’t always mean feeling prepared.
Most birth and postpartum professionals were never taught:
What to say when a baby dies
How to support grief without fixing or minimizing
How to care for families after loss and protect themselves emotionally
How to navigate pregnancy after loss, postpartum anxiety, or trauma responses
How to stay in this work without burning out
So when hard moments come, many professionals are left guessing and afraid of saying the wrong thing, doing too much, or not doing enough.
That gap isn’t your fault.
It’s a training gap.
At Evelyn James & Company, we believe grief-informed, trauma-aware care is not an “extra.”
It’s foundational.
Our trainings are designed specifically for professionals who work in the homes, the quiet moments, and the long aftermath, where families often need the most support and receive the least guidance.
We don’t just teach what to say.
We teach how to think, how to listen, how to hold space, and how to stay grounded in the work.
What makes us different
Who we support
Our work is designed for:
Doulas and bereavement doulas
Birth workers, nurses and midwives
Postpartum doulas and support professionals
Nannies and newborn care specialists
Professionals supporting families through loss, transition, and early parenthood
If you support families during pregnancy, postpartum, or loss, this community is for you.
If you feel called to support families through their hardest seasons and want training that truly prepares you for the reality of this work, you’re in the right place. We are so glad you are 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
For Professionals
( Doulas, Nurses, OBs, Therapists, Hospitals, Community Workers, all Perinatal professionals who support birthing and postpartum families.)
Training and Tools That
Transform Loss Care
For Families
Whether you’ve experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss, you’ll find scripts, guides, and practical tools created to ease the hardest days and help you feel less alone.
Support for Families Navigating Loss
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
Kiira Travassos
Family Connection Specialist, Newborn Care Specialist, Certified Postpartum Care Doula.
Client Relationship & Outreach Lead and Shiloh and Logan’s Mom.
Head to our Etsy shop to create a “Build Your Story” Charm necklace for yourself or someone you love.
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.