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Pregnancy & Postnatal Entrepreneurs Collective Podcast
The Pregnancy & Postnatal Entrepreneurs Collective Podcast, in conjunction with Your Birth Biz, is a podcast for birth and postpartum professionals who want to grow sustainable, ethical businesses without burning out or losing themselves along the way.
Hosted by Niamh Cassidy, childbirth educator, IBCLC lactation consultant, and business coach to birth workers, this podcast sits at the intersection of business, birth work, values, and real life.
Niamh started her own perinatal business as a side hustle while working full-time in social care, and knows first-hand how challenging it can be to fill classes, attract clients, and stay confident when everyone else seems to be “doing better”. She’s been through the comparison spiral, the over-consumption of business advice, and the frustration of learning from business spaces that don’t understand the ethics, boundaries, and responsibilities of perinatal work.
Through years of learning, testing, adapting (and unlearning), Niamh has built a fully booked lactation practice and successful education and coaching business — without resorting to fear-based marketing, unethical tactics, or stepping away from client work she loves.
This podcast is a mix of:
- Solo episodes on business, mindset, visibility, boundaries, and sustainability
- Guest conversations with birth workers and women in business
- Panel discussions exploring nuanced topics at the crossover of business and birth work
Expect honest conversations, thoughtful critique of “one-size-fits-all” business advice, and practical insights you can actually apply to your own practice.
If you’re a doula, lactation consultant, antenatal educator, or perinatal professional who wants to grow a business that feels aligned, ethical, and genuinely supportive — you’re in the right place.
Pregnancy & Postnatal Entrepreneurs Collective Podcast
EP. 61 Making the Shift: Navigating Career Change into Birthwork
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In this episode of The Pregnancy & Postnatal Entrepreneurs Collective Podcast, I sit down with the brilliant Anke Roth — a postpartum doula and parenting coach, to hear her amazing and inspiring story of leaving a high-flying corporate job to follow her heart into birthwork.
Anke spent over 25 years working in the tech industry, managing global teams and climbing the career ladder — all while raising three children. When she was made redundant in 2023, she was gifted a rare opportunity: the pause she didn’t know she needed. What followed was a bold career pivot into the world of doula work and parenting support.
We talk about:
- How a career in tech shaped her skills as a doula and coach
- The emotional (and financial) realities of leaving a “stable” job to follow your purpose
- How to know if it’s the right time to make a change
- The mindset blocks that come with career transition — and how to move through them
- Why asking for help is one of the most important things we can do as business owners and parents
Whether you’re at the start of your own birthwork business journey, considering a major shift, or just need a reminder that you’re not alone — this one is for you.
Follow Anke @ankerothdoula
Brilliant at the work. Finding the business side harder than it should be? Making Birthwork Work is a free live masterclass for doulas, IBCLCs, antenatal educators and postpartum professionals. One hour. Tuesday 15 September, 7pm. Get your ticket here yourbirthbiz.com/mbw
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