Doulas Uncensored

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, Sammy and Moran dive into the wild, weird, and often unspoken side of pregnancy. We’re talking about all the things that don’t make it into the baby books — the cravings, cramps, breakouts, sex dreams, mood swings, and all...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, Sammy and Moran talk to Dr. Doug Stein, a renowned vasectomy surgeon and advocate for accessible, safe, and effective reproductive health care. With decades of experience performing vasectomies, Dr. Stein has dedicated his...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, Sammy and Moran talk all things Postpartum... We explore the postpartum experience through the lens of our own personal journeys and lessons learned. Please be advised that this discussion includes mentions of postpartum de...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, Sammy and Moran talk to Sharon Stoliar. Sharon Stoliar is a highly experienced midwife, researcher, and advocate dedicated to exposing the failures within maternity care. As the president of the Maternity Consumer Network i...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, Sammy and Moran talk all things Doulas... Did you know that having a Doula can completely transform your birth experience? In this episode of Doulas Uncensored, we’re uncovering birth’s best-kept secret—how doulas provide t...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, Sammy and Moran talk to Katie James. Katie James is a highly experienced lactation consultant and midwife with a career spanning over 25 years. She has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) for...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on a journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, Sammy and Moran dive into your questions in a Ask Me Anything.  Please note there is mention of Domestic Violence in this episode, so if you need to skip this one please check out our other episodes.   Resources mentioned in t...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, Sammy and Moran dive into the topic of sex and intimacy after childbirth, reflecting on their personal experiences. They also explore how relationships may falter, touching on issues such as female oppression through weapon...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, we speak with Midwife Sasha Hopkins from Barefoot Vibes . Sasha is an experienced midwife who’s dedicated her career to supporting women through all stages of pregnancy, birth, and beyond. With a deep passion for holistic c...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this deeply personal solo episode, I commemorate the tragic events of October 7th and reflect on a year since the attacks. I confront the unsettling silence around the suffering of Israeli women in the aftermath of that day. As a mother,...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, we speak with Tiffany J. Marie is an Instagram content creator and blogger who focuses on the experiences of childfree and childless women. She runs a blog titled "My Boring Meaningless Childfree Life," where she discusses...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, we speak with Emily Roper, a Neuro-Developmental Delay (NDD) therapist and midwife assistant from Colorado Springs. Emily is the owner and founder of Early Roots. She has a background in psychology, midwifery, and neuro-dev...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode Sammy and Moran delve into the topic of HypnoBirthing ~ Miracle Method or Mindset Myth We discuss HypnoBirthing, a childbirth education method that emphasises deep relaxation, visualisation, and self-hypnosis to create a cal...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, we delve into the topic of trauma and its impact on pregnancy, birth and beyond. Our guest, Philippa Scott, a mother of four daughters, is a dedicated advocate for better birthing experiences and consumer rights. Her activi...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this episode, we delve into the topic of breastfeeding and the unethical rise of formula marketing. Our guest, Amberley Harris, is a Melbourne-based Registered Midwife (Endorsed) in private practice, running her own breastfeeding consult...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. Episode content: Changing the language in pregnancy and birth to not exclude the word woman, women empowerment, the Positive Birth movement, the maternity system. In this episode we speak with Milli Hill who is an acclaimed author, and advo...

Welcome to the Doulas Uncensored Podcast! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. Episode content: Vaccines in pregnancy, autonomy in birth, breech birth. In this episode we speak with Dr. Stuart Fischbein who is a dedicated Obstetrician with a focus on community-centred care. He is an associate of the American College o...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Doulas Uncensored! Join hosts Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani as they embark on this journey of exploration, education, and empowerment. In this debut episode, you'll get to know your hosts, Sammy Griffin and Moran Liviani, as they share their stories, passions, and reasons for launching this podcast. From their humble beginnings to where they are now. Get ready...

Welcome to our podcast teaser intro! We're thrilled to introduce you to our upcoming show, where we explore the profound journey of life from birth to death and everything in between. Join us as we dive deep into the world of birth support, womanhood, and the incredible guests and stories we have lined up for you. Get ready to laugh, cry, and be inspired as we navigate this beautiful journey toget...