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

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 episode:

• A Doula Dilemma about what to do when a fellow doula publicly criticises something you’ve posted online about birth or postnatal work.
• A listener question on how to speak up in doula groups without feeling like you’re going to get jumped on.
• This month’s Doula Dose reflects on why doulas can be unkind to each other online, and how we can shift the culture towards more care, curiosity, and mutual respect.

Pop the kettle on and have a listen.

You can follow Siobhan and Kicki on social media
@siobhan_thebirthdoula
@kickihansard
@birthblissacademy

Chapters

• 0:40 Intro and hello
• 2:27 Doula Dilemma
• 19:14 Question time from our listeners
• 25:09 Doula Dose
• 36:42 What are you doing next week?
• 38:59 End jingle