The Pragmatic Doulas

The Pragmatic Doulas

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The Pragmatic Doulas episodes

  • Ep 92 Bag of Dicks

    In this episode Stephanie's humour is on full display with a fun bag of cookies shaped like penises.  We discuss how Covid is affecting a surrogate family and we get a little political.

    1 hr 24 min
  • Ep 91 Health Priorities Check-In

    This week The Doulas do a big health priorities check in and discuss how they are doing during covid. 

    Our Book Club Book has also been chosen, The Birth Yard by Mallory Tater.  The discussion will be held on November 17, so let us know if you are reading along and want to join the discussion.  [email protected]

    1 hr 23 min
  • Ep 90 - Special Guest Jodi Congdon
    This week we talk to the founder of Hip To Heart Doula Services and Education Jodi Congdon and we talk about social media and self promotion of your doula services.  
    And at the end we have a special request for the doula community to help support a Toronto Area doula through a medical situation.  We are hoping that you can help this doula get the medical support they need.  We know our listeners are awesome so please consider helping out.  
    Support For Marions Lyme Treatment Go Fund Me.
    1 hr 26 min
  • 89 Book Club - The Pull Of The Stars
    This week The Doulas welcome Christine Crook and Carissa Marks Thomson to their book club for The Pull Of The Stars by Emma Donoghue.  The book follows a nurse/midwife over three days in the "fever room" on labour and delivery in Ireland during the 1918 Flu Pandemic.  
    There are spoilers so if you haven't read it, do so before you listen.
    1 hr 31 min
  • 88 Postpartum Recovery Nest
    This week The Doulas discuss creating a postpartum recovery nest for your clients.  Where their recovery headquarters is going to be to maximize their healing and get to know baby.
    1 hr 20 min
  • 87 Our Mini Episode
    With not a lot of time and no real discernable topic.  The Doulas just blab for 30 minutes and then jet! We'll be back next week with a full length episode and a stimulating topic. (crosses fingers and prays this is true)
    40 min
  • 86 Throw Mamma From The Train
    This week The Doulas Discuss professionalism and play a little more off the language we use as doulas.  We also check in on how Suzanne, Stephanie and Kim are doing. And finally, if you are interested in joining us for our book club, shoot us an email.
    1 hr 29 min
  • 85 What Is Your Doula Super Power
    This week The Doulas discuss what they feel is their best asset that they bring to birth, what they feel makes them a great doula.  
    Tell us what your Doula Super Power is.  Remember to rate, review and subscribe to us and you can send us emails at [email protected]
    1 hr 21 min
  • 84 Warning, Grossness Ahead!
    This episode comes with a warning.  Do not listen while you are eating your lunch.  This week The Doulas describe things that gross them out during birth.  You may not learn anything in this episode but you will definitely laugh, or vomit, or both.
    1 hr 19 min
  • 83 Doulas And Clinical Advice
    Being a doula these days has seen us venturing into very grey areas of diagnosing and offering clinical advice.  This week The Doulas discuss how they manage offering advice and resources to their clients and avoid offering medical or clinical advice.  Say it with us now..."You should contact your care provider."
    1 hr 30 min

About The Pragmatic Doulas

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A common sense discussion on birth, postpartum, being a parent and life! Kim, Suzanne and Stephanie love to talk and with humour and a little cursing they navigate their lives as Doulas, Mums and…