Podcast

Hillary and Robin on rebranding a birth business without losing sleep over it, networking, refreshing visuals like logos, and tools that make the work less painful.

Hillary and Robin catch up after a break, with updates from the birth and doula community and a preview of Hillary heading to the European Doula Network conference in France.

Hillary and Robin on setting and raising doula fees, the longevity math behind pricing, and how to make decisions that keep you in the work.

Episode Summary Robin and Hillary dig into what experienced birth workers actually do after they leave a birth, and why having a deliberate post-birth routine matters for long-term sustainability. This conversation covers everything from the first private moment in your car to sleep, food, family dynamics, and the anthropology of ritual itself. It’s honest, occasionally

Robin and Hillary on how doulas define confidence, doula dysmorphia, and why a supercomputer in your pocket does not mean you need to know everything.

Robin and Hillary on money mindset for childbirth educators and doulas, abundance versus scarcity thinking, recordkeeping shortcuts, and when to ask for help.

Robin and Hillary on the third year of pandemic birth work, what is going back to normal, what is not, and how to read the shift without losing yourself.

Episode Summary Infant sleep is one of those topics where the gap between what we’re told and what the evidence actually supports is enormous, and Ann Grauer doesn’t dance around that. In this episode, Ann, a former DONA International president and postpartum doula trainer with 33 years of experience, breaks down why so much of

Mallory Emerson and Sharon Muza on tech for online educational spaces, from childbirth classes and doula trainings to conferences and Zoom meetings. No more dull CE.

Hillary and Robin on what 2020 forced birth professionals to pivot, what Robin learned teaching online all year, and resources to help you do the same.