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Hosted by Thérèse Hak-Kuhn, toLabor Executive Director and nationally-renowned doula educator and moderated by Sarah Allen-Short, toRaise Questions Doula Podcast gives doulas and birth workers free access to some of the most thoughtful and experienced exp


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    Episode 120 - When Your Client Is Also Your Sister

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2017 72:18


    Thérèse spends time talking to Valerie Drews who is a birth doula in the Chicago area (http://www.sacred-pregnancy.com/ ),about her experience being a doula for her sister's births. Is it hard to stay in the role as doula when you are also a family member? Her sister/client, Nichole Oakapal joins the conversation to give her perspective.

    Episode 119 - A Birth Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017 73:37


    Dana Jarmon shares her birth story with Thérèse. Dana a birth doula herself, discusses the impact of having a doula present at her birth and also how it may have informed her own doula practice. www.kindredspiritsdoula.com.

    Episode 118 - Traumatic Birth: A Deeper Understanding

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 77:00


    Thérèse has a conversation with Heather Self, a birth doula who had an extremely traumatic birth and the impact it has had on her practice as a doula.

    Episode 117 - We're Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 19:10


    It's been a long time since our last podcast and Thérèse takes a few moments to say hello again and talk about some of the lessons learned on her journey this past summer.

    Episode 116 - Supporting a Client Desiring a VBAC

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2017 86:42


    Thérèse has a conversation with Emily Bruno, a Certified Birth Doula and one of the owners of My Birth in Richmond VA about how to best support a client who is planning to have a VBAC.

    Episode 115 - The Life of A Doula

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2017 77:38


    Thérèse has a conversation with Karry Wolf Anderson, a doula in the Chicago area. They discuss Karry's life as a mother, wife, doula and massage therapist and how she balances it all throughout these years of being active in birth work.

    Episode 114 - Breastfeeding Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 77:33


    Thérèse continues her conversation with Cary York, a lactation consultant about how we can support a person who is having latch issues as well as, the different postions that can be used while breastfeeding.

    Episode 113 - Breastfeeding Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017 72:38


    Thérèse talks with Cary York, a lactation consultant about undisturbed breastfeeding, what it looks like and how it can be protected in that first hour and the days after birth

    Episode 112 - Reproductive Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 60:50


    Thérèse talks with Cheyenne Varner cheyennevarner.com about an article she recently wrote entitled, "8 Things to Know About Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice".

    Episode 111 - Doula Mentorship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 61:01


    Thérèse talks with Emily Landry, www.emilylandrydoula.com, from Tulsa Ok about a service she offers to new doulas, doula mentorship.

    Episode 110 - A Conversation with Jocelyn Alt About Hospital Doula Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 73:15


    Thérèse talks with Jocelyn Alt, a certified professional birth doula in Seattle how has helped to start a successful hospital doula program where the doulas get paid a living wage and and the clients and staff reap the benefits as well.

    Episode 109 - Workshops, Life and Birth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 65:24


    Thérèse and Melanie spend time together talking about the toLabor doula workshops, how they help to emulate the spirit, the intention necessary in birth work and how they may help to transform our own personal lives.

    Episode 108 - Jen Kamel the Creator of the Organization, VBACFacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 68:27


    Thérèse talks with Jen Kamel the creator and director of VBACFacts.com about the true risks of a VBAC, what does the evidence show, what are the practices in place, why are these practices in place and so much more.

    Episode 107 - A Conversation with the Organization Everyday Miracles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 66:40


    Thérèse talks with the Debby Prudhomme & Melissa Gutierrez Nelson from the non-profit organization Everyday Miracles. This Minneapolis MN based organization provide free birth doula services and classes to any pregnant woman on medicad.

    Episode 106 Case Study- How to Handle a Diffcult Client Situation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 78:58


    Thérèse and Melanie have a conversation wth Kate, a doula from Pennsylvania who faced an unexpected and difficult situation with their clients in the midst of their labor

    Episode 105 (Part 2) - A Conversation with the Creator of a Non-Profit Community Doula Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2017 48:56


    Thérèse continue her dialogue with guest, Stephanie Spencer the Director of Urban Baby Beginning, a non-profit organization that provides doula and childbirth services to low-income women.

    Episode 104 - A Conversation with the Creator of a Non-Profit Community Doula Project Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2017 65:29


    Thérèse speaks with guest, Stephanie Spencer the Director of Urban Baby Beginngs, a non-profit organization that provides doula and childbirth services to low-income women.

    Episode 103 - A Conversation with a Newborn Intensive Care Nurse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 76:41


    Thérèse and Melanie speak with Sarah Howell a NICU nurse at a large city hopstal and gives insights on how a doula can help negoitate that time with and for their clients.

    Episode 102 - A Conversation with a Federally Funded Community Based Doula

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017 59:10


    Thérèse speaks with guest, Alice Wheeler who is a doula in a federally qualified community health center in Lancaster, PA

    Epsiode 101 Part 2 - Case Study with Anne Continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 59:29


    Thérèse continues her conversation with Anne about a labor and it's unexpected turn of events.

    Episode 100 - A Conversation with an Active Birth Doula Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 49:19


    Thérèse talks with Anne about her life as a doula while balancing other jobs at the same time. Anne shares an experience she had in a labor and it's unexpected turn.

    Episode 99 From Birth Doula to Obstetrican Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017 42:18


    Thérèse continues her conversation with Dr Jodi Brown an obstetrician in Vermont who began her birth work as a birth doula.

    Episode 98 From Birth Doula to Obstetrician Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017 58:30


    Thérèse has a conversation with Dr Jodi Brown an obstetrician in Vermont who began her birth work as a birth doula.

    ToRaise Classic: Doula Self-Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2016 71:25


    This week we bring you a repeat of Episode #10 Being a doula is rewarding but can be incredibly draining. Too many of us fail to take care of ourselves as we work so hard to take care of others. Thérèse and Sarah discuss setting appropriate boundaries and standards of self-care for doulas to protect both the birth experience and their own work-life harmony.

    Episode 97 - A Conversation with a L&D Nurse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 74:13


    Thérèse has a conversation with Stacie Scott, a labor and delivery nurse in Richmond VA. Stacie speaks to what it is like to be a nurse, insghts about the system and how doulas and nurses can best work together

    Episode 96 - Contracts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2016 41:21


    Thérèse and Melanie discuss the importance of every doula having a contract beginnng with the first birth they attend and some important clauses that they want to make sure are included and communicated wth their clients. Contractions are for everyone's protection and a necessary aspect of professionalism.

    Episode 95 - A Gift of Loving-Kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2016 15:10


    On the eve of Thanksgiving, Thérèse offers listeners a moment of reflection through a loving-kindness meditation, we all need compassion.

    Episode 94 - A Conversation with a Herbalist & Nutritionist Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2016 82:25


    Thérèse continues her conversation with Carol Wade from Earth Island Herbs. Carol is a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and a nutritional counselor with over 20 years of experience.

    Episode 93 - Herbalism and Nutrion Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2016 65:48


    Thérèse has a conversation with Carol Wade from Earth Island Herbs. Carol is a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and a nutritional counselor with over 20 years of experience.

    Episode 92 - Update and Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2016 36:04


    Thérèse and Melanie have an update from a listener's question and they answer a few more questions.

    Episode 91 - The Fourth Trimester

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2016 67:18


    Thérèse and Melanie speak with guest, Lisa Chin about the fourth trimester, why she is so passionate about it, what she learned through her own expeirences and what she has created to help others who have options and choices for their time after birth.

    ToRaise Classic: How Does a Doula Prepare Their Client for the Realities of Their Birth Setting and Their Care Provider

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2016 42:36


    This week we bring you a repeat of Episode 52. Thérèse and Melanie discuss the important topic of how a doula negotiates the conversation with their client about their care provider's reputation both statistically and anecdotally as well as the facility that they plan to birth in. Is it your role? What is your responsibility?

    Episode 90 - Birth Shame and Birth Shaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 46:09


    Thérèse and Melanie discuss the topic of birth shame. Many who give birth differently then what they have envisioned, feel a sense of shame after their expereince. What causes this feeling? What as a doula, can you do to support clients better to avoid this feeling if possible? What as a culture can we do to reduce this risk of shaming continuance?

    Episode 89 - Listener Questions Answered

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2016 61:10


    Thérèse and Melanie answer a listener's question about the use of the foley bulb as a method of induction. They also address when is the "right" time to enter a client's labor that has begun with an induction and how long do you stay after a cesarean birth.

    Episode 88 - Low Milk Supply

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2016 72:12


    Thérèse and Melanie talk with Elizabeth Theriault, a woman who envisioned a beautiful breastfeeding experience with her new baby that became an emotional and physical roller coaster ride due to low milk supply. Elizabeth talks openly about her journey to understanding that sometimes a woman is not able to solely breastfeed and the whys may not be entirely known. A very important listen.

    Episode 87 - Perinatal Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2016 84:02


    Thérèse and Melanie to talk with Karla Helbert, LPC about perinatal loss and how best to support clients who have a pregnancy year loss.

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    Episode 86 - Case Study

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 58:43


    Thérèse and Melanie to talk with Sue Ellen about a home birth to hospital birth transfer she recently attended.

    Episode 85 - Birth Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2016 94:25


    Thérèse and Melanie to talk with Rachel who shares her birth story and her experience having a doula for support.

    Episode 84 - Placenta Encapsulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2016 54:57


    Thérèse and Melanie to talk with Nicole Link-Troen a Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist about the history of the ingestion of placentas, the whys, the hows and how to approach this topic with your clients.

    Episode 83 - How to Support the LGBTQ Client

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2016 76:25


    Thérèse and Melanie to talk with Emma O'Brien, a toLabor trained doula and herbalist about how doulas can best serve and support the LGBT client.

    Episode 82 - Perinatal Mood Disorders Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2016 48:38


    Joy Outland Brock, LCSW, a toLabor trained doula join Thérèse and Melanie once again to talk about how to support clients with perinatal mood disorders.

    Episode 81 - Perinatal Mood Disorders Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 74:47


    Thérèse and Melanie to talk with Joy Outland Brock, LCSW, a toLabor trained doula about perinatal mood disorders, the different categories and how to identify them.

    Epsiode 80 Case Study: Rachel from Arizona

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2016 67:07


    Thérèse and Melanie talk with Rachel a doula from Arizona about a recent birth she attended.

    Epsiode 79 - A Conversation with Cristin Pascucci from Birth Monolopy & Expsoing the Silence Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016 45:55


    Thérèse and Melanie talk with Cristin Pascucci about ACOG's debate at their annual meeting in regard to induction for all women at 39 weeks.

    Epsidoe 78 - Designing a Doula Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2016 61:22


    Thérèse interviews 3 doulas who began in solo practice but who have now expanded their business to include other doulas and other services.

    Episode 77 - How do You Support a Client with Interventions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2016 41:01


    Thérèse and Melanie answer a listener's question on how to support a client who has intervetions.

    Episode 76 - One Doula's Jouney With the Topic of Circumcision

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2016 65:16


    Thérèse and Melanie to talk with Melissa Yeager, a toLabor Certified Professional Birth Doula about circumcision and boundary lines.

    Episode 75 - The Spirit of Doula Follow-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2016 32:33


    Former podcast moderator Sarah Allen-Short join Therese and Melanie to discuss input from listeners in regard to Episode 71, The Spirit of Beig a Doula

    Episode 74 - Thérèse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 11:33


    Sarah Allen-Short joins Melanie to have a talk about Thérèse and what she is facing currently.

    Episode 73: Melanie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2016 40:07


    Thérèse turns the interview table on Melanie. They discusses how Melanie came itno birth work and how it has evolved into a full time career.

    Episode 72 Case Study: Marie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 56:57


    Case Study:Marie from Florida talk with Thérèse and Melanie about a situation she had with a client that raised a lot of questions for her in regard to defining her role and her boundary lines.

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