Wed, 27 May 2015
Thérèse and Sarah welcome Melanie Headley, the new co-host of the podcast, and the three women talk about doula burnout, how to re-energize, and how to know when it's time to walk away. |
Wed, 20 May 2015
Violet, an experienced birth attendant calls to talk to Therese and Sarah about a client who has trouble relaxing into labor and how best to support her. |
Wed, 13 May 2015
Thérèse talks to Sarah about her view of birth as a human right and a civil right, and the role of birth workers in supporting those rights. |
Tue, 28 April 2015
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Tue, 14 April 2015
Therese takes a question about setting up a virtual doula practice, and Sarah and Therese talk about working with hospitalists. |
Thu, 26 March 2015
Therese and Sarah talk to Anne from Baltimore, who is still working to process a difficult birth from several months ago that involved a number of interventions and a very long pushing stage. Anne talks to Therese about her role in what was a fairly traumatic experience for her client. |
Fri, 20 March 2015
Sarah and Therese talk about how water can be used effectively in a labor for pain relief and even labor augmentation. |
Wed, 11 March 2015
Therese and Sarah go over some of the items and tools that might be useful to take to a birth at a home or a birthing center and prioritize those items that are most useful. |
Fri, 13 February 2015
Sarah and Therese talk about helping clients face the potential for loss in birth. |
Thu, 29 January 2015
Therese and Sarah talk about working with a backup, financial arrangements with other doulas, and situations you may face that would necessitate a backup. |