Send us a text The Doula Dispensary is your monthly doula podcast, prescribing a regular dose of birthy chat, postnatal realities, real-life dilemmas, and behind-the-scenes talk from two experienced doulas. Siobhan and Kicki are back with honest conversations about life as a working doula, woman, and mother, a bit like popping round to your mates for a cuppa and a proper chat. In this month’s episode: We share a very special conversation with the late Dr Michel Odent, recorded back in July 20...
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Send us a text The Doula Dispensary is your monthly doula podcast, prescribing a regular dose of birthy chat, postnatal realities, real-life dilemmas, and behind-the-scenes talk from two experienced doulas. Siobhan and Kicki are back with honest conversations about life as a working doula, woman, and mother, a bit like popping round to your mates for a cuppa and a proper chat. In this month’s episode: We share a very special conversation with the late Dr Michel Odent, recorded back in July 20...
Send us a text The Doula Dispensary is your monthly doula podcast, prescribing a regular dose of birthy chat, postnatal realities, real-life dilemmas, and behind-the-scenes talk from two experienced doulas. Siobhan and Kicki are back with honest conversations about life as a working doula, woman, and mother, a bit like popping round to your mates for a cuppa and a proper chat. In this month’s episode: We share a very special conversation with the late Dr Michel Odent, recorded back in July 20...
Send us a text The Doula Dispensary is your monthly doula podcast, prescribing a regular dose of birthy chat, postnatal realities, real-life dilemmas, and behind-the-scenes talk from two experienced doulas. Siobhan and Kicki are back with honest conversations about life as a working doula, woman, and mother, a bit like popping round to your mates for a cuppa and a proper chat. In this month’s episode: A Doula Dilemma about what to do when a fellow doula publicly criticises something you’ve po...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation where a doula is with a client whose birth plan is outside of guidelines. There's a question from a listener about how to maintain a ...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation where a doula is with a client whose birth plan is not being respected. There's a question from a listener about the easiest way to m...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation where a doula is a breastfeeding volunteer in the NHS and wants to continue their support. There's a question from a listener about w...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation when a birth client is getting more and more anxious the nearer the baby's due date. There's a question from a listener about how to ...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation when a postnatal doula client seems to go against many of the guidelines with regards to caring for her baby. There's a question fro...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's episode is an interview with Nathan Riley by Kicki and they talk about the challenges for women giving birth in hospitals and we talk about ways that doulas can prepare their...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation when the client would like to do vaginal seeding after a caesarean birth. There's a question from a listener about how to support a ...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's doula dilemma discusses a situation when the client's partner is not part of the preparation sessions. There's a question from a listener about how to schedule your wor...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's doula dilemma discusses a breastfeeding situation. There's a question from a listener about feeling inadequate as all the doulas in her area have done lots of courses. ...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all thing’s doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman, and mother. This month's doula dilemma discusses the situation when there is a shift change of care providers at the hospital. There's a question from a listener about getting an enquiry about ...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman and mother.This month's doula dilemma discusses the situation when a doula pays for bits and pieces when working and how to get the money back. There's a question from a listener about what to do if you've ...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman and mother.This month's doula dilemma discusses the situation when another doula has copied the content of your website. There's a question from a listener about our top item in our doula bags. The Doula Do...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman and mother.This month's doula dilemma discusses the situation when alarm bells are going off but you need this job. There's a question from a listener about how to inform your client about something that th...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman and mother.This month's doula dilemma discusses the situation when a client cancels a PN session. There's a question from a listener about sterile water injections. The Doula Dose talks about being a 'quali...
The Doula Dispensary is a monthly podcast, prescribing a monthly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman and mother.This month's doula dilemma discusses the situation when only one birth partner is permitted during birth. There's a question from a listener about what to do if the labour and birth is long. The ...
The Doula Dispensary is a weekly podcast, prescribing a weekly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman and mother.This week's doula dilemma discusses the situation when a client might want more from the doula than she can provide. There's a question from a listener about age and if it's ever too late to become...
The Doula Dispensary is a weekly podcast, prescribing a weekly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman and mother.This week's doula dilemma discusses the situation when health professionals don't introduce themselves to clients. There's a question from a new doula asking about what to charge when offering remo...
The Doula Dispensary is a weekly podcast, prescribing a weekly dose of all things doula. Siobhan and Kicki bring you a show which is a bit like sitting down with your mates for a cup of tea... So put the kettle on, sit down and enjoy listening to familiar issues as a working doula, woman and mother.This week's doula dilemma discusses the situation when parents want to start a strict routine. There's a question from a new doula asking about 'top tips'. The Doula Dose talks about the MVPs role ...
Send us a text The Doula Dispensary is your monthly doula podcast, prescribing a regular dose of birthy chat, postnatal realities, real-life dilemmas, and behind-the-scenes talk from two experienced doulas. Siobhan and Kicki are back with honest conversations about life as a working doula, woman, and mother, a bit like popping round to your mates for a cuppa and a proper chat. In this month’s episode: We share a very special conversation with the late Dr Michel Odent, recorded back in July 20...
