The Birth Geeks Podcast Episodes and Show Notes - Page 2 of 9

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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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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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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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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TBG 72 Navigating Nurse Advocacy and Burnout with Maggie Runyon

Episode 72: Maggie Runyon on Nurse Advocacy, Saviorism, and Burnout

January 12, 2026

Maggie Runyon joins us to talk nurse advocacy, savior culture, burnout, trauma recovery, and the community care that keeps birth professionals in this work.

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TBG Episode 71 Connie Liu Birth Work at the Intersection of Rural Health and Indigenous Advocacy

Episode 71: Birth Work at the Intersection of Rural Health and Indigenous Advocacy with Dr. Connie Liu

October 17, 2025

Dr. Connie Liu on practicing OB at Gallup Indian Medical Center, the Indian Health Service, rural hospital closures, and the policy decisions that hit hardest.

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Episode 70: Dr. Andrea Ford on Doula Power, Payment, and Policy

August 4, 2025

Dr. Andrea Ford, anthropologist, doula, and author of Near Birth, on what a doula even is today and the strange, contradictory world of modern birthwork.

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Episode 69: LaToshia Rouse on Birthwork that Matters and the NICU to National Voice Journey

July 14, 2025

LaToshia Rouse on the path from NICU mom to national perinatal boards as a doula, childbirth educator, and speaker, with flexibility and boundaries throughout.

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Episode 68: Dr. Sarah Rubin on Postpartum Depression in Global Contexts

June 30, 2025

Dr. Sarah Rubin on her research on motherhood and postpartum depression in South Africa, and what the field misses when we treat it as purely medical.

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