The Birth Geeks' podcast

In this 11th episode of The Birth Geeks Podcast, Hillary interviews Dr. Ginger Breedlove. They talk all about activism as a childbirth professional, Midwestern kindness, the importance of qualitative data, how childbirth professionals can help March for Moms, and her latest co-authored book: Nobody Told Me About That. Dr. Breedlove has a treasure trove of stories and information at her fingertips, and you are sure to love her practical advice and smile (which we swear you can hear in the recording)!

How do you define confidence for yourself? You may have a supercomputer in your pocket, but that still doesn’t mean that you have to know all the things or that all the things you can know are in there. In this episode we talk about “doula dysmorphia” and mastery development. There’s always something more to learn as a birth geek, but there are more important confidence boosting ways to learn than taking all the trainings and reading all the books. What bursts your confidence bubble and how does your sense of humor play into your work confidence, earned or otherwise.

Let's face it, living life on call comes with some challenges that not all new childbirth professionals know. On this eighth episode of The Birth Geeks podcast, Hillary and Robin talk about what the day to day looks like when they are on call including dos and don't. Family impacts and strategies for mitigating planning challenges are also part of the conversation, as well as some geek reveals and a special shout-out at the very end of the episode.

Andrea Hewitt talks about her job as a doula agency owner, her skills from life prior to birth work that she still uses today, having an inclusive business model and more at The Birth Geeks.

This is a short silly little introduction to our podcast. You can find out more at out website and seriously, we've got some BIG plans coming!