Siobhan Smith & Kicki Hansard

The Doula Dispensary

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. You can follow Siobhan and Kicki on social media: @siobhan_thebirthdoula @kicki.hansard @birthblissacademy Find a doula www.thedouladirectory.com Become a doula www.birthblissdoulacourses.co.uk

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Autor

Siobhan Smith & Kicki Hansard

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Education

Último episodio

25 de sep. de 2025

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Episodios

Episode #2S5: In memory of Dr Michel Odent 25.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail 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 ep...

Episode #1S5: When Doulas Turn on Each Other Online: Kindness, Criticism & Speaking Up 21.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail 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 ep...

Episode #4S4: A dilemma about client birthing outside of guidelines and the current NHS Stats 24.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Episode #3S4: A dilemma about birth plan being overlooked and a tribute to Penny Simkin 09.05.2024

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Episode #2S4: A dilemma about volunteering and a question about backup and shared care 22.02.2024

Send us Fan Mail 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 brea...

Episode #1S4: A dilemma about an anxious client and a question about the doula value 18.01.2024

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Episode #6S3: A dilemma about postnatal doula challenges and a dose about advocacy 21.12.2023

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Episode #5S3: Interview with Nathan Riley OB-GYN *Trigger Warning - baby loss* 23.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail 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 the...

Episode #4S3: A dilemma about vaginal seeding and dose about supporting caesarean births 26.10.2023

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Episode #3S3: A dilemma about client's partner not being 'on-board' and a dose about social media 22.06.2023

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Episode #2S3: A dilemma about breastfeeding support and a HEAVY dose about doula regulation 10.05.2023

Send us Fan Mail 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&...

Episode #1S3: A dilemma about midwife shift changes and a dose about picking your battles 19.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail 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 shif...

Episode #5S2: A dilemma about being out of pocket and a dose about being invisible 17.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail 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 bi...

Episode #4S2: A dilemma about content copying and the top item in our doula bag 13.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail 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 c...

Episode #1S3: A dilemma about needing to make money, a peculiar device and language when dealing with clients 09.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail 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 goi...

Episode #2S2: A dilemma about PN cancellations and dose about being qualified 11.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Episode #1S2: A dilemma about accompanying clients and current state of perinatal services 30.09.2021

Send us Fan Mail 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 part...

Episode #46: A dilemma about boundaries and charging expenses to your clients 09.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail 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 mo...

Episode #45: A dilemma about health professionals not introducing themselves and the one birth partner rule 02.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail 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 d...

Episode #44: A dilemma about strict routines and MVPs during COVID-19 25.06.2020

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Episode #43: Emiliana and Sophie return to complete their surrogacy journey. 18.06.2020

Send us Fan Mail 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, Siobhan and Kicki are so excited to welcome back Emiliana and Sophie wh...

Episode #42: A dilemma about a traumatised partner and how to work in a doula collective 11.06.2020

Send us Fan Mail 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 what to do if your client's partner...

Episode #41: A dilemma about due dates changing and when can we return to supporting clients in person 04.06.2020

Send us Fan Mail 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 what to do if your client's due date...

Episode #40: A dilemma about a client asking the doula to change their role and being 'just' a doula. 28.05.2020

Send us Fan Mail 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 what to do if your client want you to loo...

Episode #39: A dilemma about what to do if two clients want to book you for the same dates and virtual doula courses 21.05.2020

Send us Fan Mail 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 what to do if you have seen two potential...

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