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Doula Support for Inductions

Episode 77: Redefining Doula Support During Inductions

March 17, 2026

Episode Summary Today we dug into the real challenges of supporting clients through inductions as doulas. We named why clear, early conversations about induction matter,

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Dr. Robin Elise Weiss and Dr. Hillary Melchiors sitting at table

Episode 76: Hard Truths About Doula Insurance Coverage

March 10, 2026

Episode Summary Insurance coverage for doulas sounds like a win for everyone. More clients, broader access, sustainable practice. But the reality is messier than the

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Dr. Robin Elise Weiss and Dr. Hillary Melchiors sitting at table

Episode 75 When Clients Don’t Show Up: Navigating No-Shows in Birth Work

March 3, 2026

Episode Summary No-shows are one of those topics birth professionals talk about in private but rarely address out loud. In this episode, Robin and Hillary

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Dr. Kerry Makin-Byrd

Episode 74: Rethinking Burnout

February 25, 2026

Episode Summary On this episode of TBG 2026, Dr. Hillary Melchiors sits down with clinical psychologist Kerry Makin-Byrd for an honest, experienced-grounded conversation about burnout,

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Lisa Vee

Episode 73 Interview with Loudmouth Lisa

January 26, 2026

Episode Summary There is a version of this work where you stay quiet, play it safe, and hope the right clients find you. And then

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Doula Darcy!

Episode 60 Mastering SEO and Analytics for Doula Marketing with Expert Darcy Sauers

December 2, 2024

Episode Summary If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the things and still not getting inquiries, the problem probably isn’t your skills or your

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Dr. Robin Elise Weiss and Dr. Hillary Melchiors sitting at table

Episode 47 Post Birth Rituals

March 22, 2023

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

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Ann Grauer

Episode 43 Infant Sleep with Ann Grauer

August 16, 2022

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

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Dr. Robin Elise Weiss and Dr. Hillary Melchiors sitting at table

Episode 24: Prodromal Labor

February 20, 2020

Episode Summary Prodromal labor gets called a lot of things in birth spaces, and most of them are wrong. “False labor” is the one that

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