The Birth Geeks Podcast Episodes and Show Notes - Page 5 of 9

Episode 45: Elizabeth M. Johnson on Trauma-Informed Care and When Survivors Give Birth

October 16, 2020

Elizabeth M. Johnson with Hillary on trauma-informed care, empathy versus kindness, and shifting her When Survivors Give Birth course online.

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Episode 44: Kelli Brien on Being a Doula and a Midwife

October 4, 2020

Kelli Brien on what drew her into birth work and how she has moved through the system to make it more just and equitable for all birthing people.

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Episode 36: Dr. Amy Brown on Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding

August 4, 2020

Dr. Amy Brown on working with families around infant feeding choices, breastfeeding grief, and the work of supporting parents through real decisions.

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Episode 42: Doula Dreams of Change in Maternity Care

July 24, 2020

Robin and Hillary on the question we get asked as doulas and scholars: what would you change in maternity care? And it does not just involve the art on the walls.

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Episode 41: The Doula Darcy on Marketing Your Birth Business

July 9, 2020

Darcy Sauers, founder of The Postpartum Doula Academy, on collaboration over competition, marketing your birth business, and what doulas waste time on.

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Episode 40: Barbara Hotelling on Doula Nurses and the Duke-la Program

July 1, 2020

Barbara Hotelling on training nursing students to be doulas, the Duke-la program, creative anemia testing in resource-constrained settings, and more.

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Episode 38: Geeking Out With The VBAC Link

June 10, 2020

Meagen and Julie from The VBAC Link on VBAC in a pandemic, special VBAC doula considerations, and processing traumatic past births so you can let go in the next one.

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Episode 37: Virtual Experience, From Doula Work to Doula Training

May 20, 2020

Hillary and Robin chat from home about working virtually: Hillary as a birth doula, Robin training new doulas and teaching childbirth education, what works, what does not.

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Episode 29: Erin Underwood on Movement for Childbirth Professionals

May 6, 2020

Erin Underwood on movement for childbirth professionals, building strength and releasing stress, and self-care that does not stop when you are with clients.

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Episode 35: Taking Care of Yourself and Your Birth Business During COVID-19

April 23, 2020

Robin and Hillary on holding space for yourself during the early pandemic, pivoting birth business work, and learning what we are actually able to do under pressure.

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