Trigger Warning: babyloss mentioned throughout episode Kay King talks with me about supporting babyloss and her book which beautifully and sensitively discusses how this might affect families ..read more

Dr Tessa Venuti Sanderson joins me for a chat about the 3rd Annual State of Birth Symposium, what prompted her to create the event and how we can support families who are still subject to service restrictions post pandemic. Listeners can buy tickets at early bird prices using discount code DOULAUK ..read more

Nickita Stark joins me to talk about her campaign to raise funds for Independent Midwives and how expectant and new parents can make their voices and choices heard and respected ..read more

Morgane Richardson joins me for a conversation about doulaing in a pandemic, the differences and similarities of birth culture in the US and how we can better support people who are black, brown, LGBTQ+ or otherwise marginalised ..read more

Doula UK member Sallyann Beresford talks to me about her new book Labour of Love - The Ultimate Guide to Being a Birth Partner and how it can help anyone who wishes to provide person-centred support to someone who is having a baby ..read more

Event link - Saturday 16th January - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-vision-board-event-tickets-136143957241 Sandra Igwe - founder of The Motherhood Group - speaks to me about the organisation, why the lived experience of Black mothers matters and how we can make changes to provide better support to those whose lives are most at risk in the perinatal period https://www.themotherhoodgroup.com/doula-support ..read more

Trigger Warning - contains discussion that some listeners may find sensitive Becki Scott joins me to talk about how a difficult breastfeeding journey can leave feelings of trauma and grief You can also listen to more from Becki on her joint podcast with Samantha Gadsden Https://anchor.fm/thebirthactivists ..read more

Trigger Warning - contains discussion that may be sensitive to some listeners Rosey, founder of the website PNDandme talks with me about postnatal depression signs, support and recovery ..read more

*Trigger warning* - contains in depth discussion on birth trauma and mention of baby loss which some listeners may find distressing ..read more

*Trigger warning* Alison Edwards talks with me about our experience of having premature babies in Special/Neonatal Intensive Care (SCBU/NICU) and subsequent loss of my daughter Rosie ..read more