Doulas Unhinged
Birth and parenting deserve more than recycled advice and outdated expectations. This podcast exposes the hidden influences shaping modern birth and parenthood- unpacking hospital culture, trauma, identity shifts, and the stories we're rarely encouraged to tell out loud.
Each episode challenges assumptions, amplifies lived experiences, and offers evidence- backed conversations that help you reclaim your voice, your choices, and your narrative.
If you've ever felt like the mainstream version of birth and parenting doesn't fit- you're not alone, and you're in the right place.
Episodes
27 episodes
Ep 27: Interview with PA Danielle Kepics
Lacey and Alex meet with Danielle Kepics, Board Certified Physician Assistant, fertility educator, nutrition coach and former mental health therapist, personal trainer and FEM educator. Danielle shares some of her wisdom and experience with hel...
Ep 26: The Scrubbed-In Truth: An L&D Nurse Gets Real
This week we share a conversation with Ginger, an L&D nurse who blew Alex and Lacey away with her compassionate, patient centered care. They wanted to learn why she is the way she is, get tips on how patients can have the best experience po...
Ep 25: Vivi's Birth Stories
Join us this week to hear Vivi's self-declared "Unhinged" birth stories. From her first unmedicated birth in a hospital, to her three unassisted home births and an unassisted miscarriage, she shares how she followed the path less traveled by cu...
Ep 24: Breech Birth Conference
Alex and Lacey attended a breech birth conference in April 2026 at Thomas Jefferson University. Join us this week to hear the nuggets of wisdom they learned while at that conference. In this episode, they discuss:Clients usin...
Ep 23: Music Therapy's Benefits for Babies and Families
Kathleen Summers joins Alex and Lacey to discuss how music can be healing, comforting and therapeutic. If you want to learn more about Kathleen or work with her for treatment you can find out more about her here. https://www.bpmmusi...
Ep 22: When Your Water Breaks
In this episode, Alex and Lacey answer some questions that came in from the episode about sex before diving into information about the risks of infection when your water breaks followed by what you should look for when it breaks. Be prepared to...
Ep 21: Rosa's Birth Story
Join us as we learn about Rosa's birth story. Told from her perspective as a mother who chose homebirth for her first baby.
Ep 20: Sex During Pregnancy
In this episode Alex and Lacey discuss sex during pregnancy. Yes, it is usually safe!
Ep 19: What "They" Don't Tell You About Doula Work
In this week's episode Alex and Lacey pull back the curtain on how doula work impacts the individuals in the work. They offer insight and wisdom to new doulas entering the field. They openly discuss the implications to health, family, commitmen...
Ep 18: How Did We Get Into This Work
In this week's episode we learn how Alex and Lacey found themselves in the world of doula work. Two very different paths, leading to one dynamic team supporting women in their journeys into motherhood.
Ep 16: How Care Providers Can Empower or Traumatize- A client's Birth story
This week on Doulas Unhinged, Lacey and Alex dive into a powerful topic- Empowerment or Trauma surrounding birth. This is one of the biggest differentiators in how someone remembers their birth for the rest of their life. The same situation can...
Ep 15: How to Vet a Homebirth Midwife
All midwives are not created equal. In this brief episode, Alex and Lacey were inspired to discuss things families might want to look out for when vetting a homebirth midwife to help you find the right person to support you. Questions about tra...
Ep 14: Postpartum Tips for Partners
Prioritizing your relationship in the early days of the postpartum period can make or break your future relationship. In this Episode, Alex and Lacey discuss many of the common pitfalls of the postpartum period and offer many tips for easy twea...
Ep 13: Cervical Checks
In this episode of Doulas Unhinged, Lacey and Alex get real about one of the most routine—and rarely questioned—parts of modern birth: cervical checks.Are they actually necessary? What information do they really give? And why do so many...
Ep 12: Marley's Birth Story
In this episode of Doulas Unhinged, Lacey and Alex sit down with a powerful VBAC mama who shares her journey of choosing to birth again after a cesarean—and doing it unmedicated.She opens up about the fears, the pressure, and the moment...
Ep 11: Continuous Fetal Monitoring is Not Living Up To Its Promise
In this episode Alex and Lacey explore a New York Times article's report of the negative impact of constant fetal monitoring.Constant fetal monitoring is used in almost every U.S. hospital labor and delivery unit. Most people in labor ar...
Ep 10: When Policies Impact Support
In this episode Alex and Lacey discuss a new hospital policy that may impact patients at their local hospital- though these types of policies exist all over. They go through the document pulling apart the ways it could be used against the doula...
Ep 9: Boundaries...What boundaries? Postpartum Boundaries: Protecting Your Peace After Baby
In this warm, honest, and deeply supportive episode of Doulas Unhinged, hosts Alex Shaw and Lacey Morgan speak directly to new families navigating the tender postpartum period — a time when protecting your energy, space, and recovery is essenti...
Ep 8: Rolling With The Punches- When Birth Doesn't Go As Planned- An interview with Emmalee Bierly
Emmalee opens up about the birth of her second child whom she chose to invite into the world via induction at 39 weeks. She shares how her long, protracted process was joyful, encouraging, surprising, and ultimately successful with some creativ...
Ep 7: Induction: When, Why & What to Expect
Induction of labor is one of the most common interventions in modern birth—but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. In this episode, we break down why inductions are offered, what the process typically looks like, and how to navigate the co...
Ep 6: GBS: What They Don’t Fully Explain at 36 Weeks
At around 36–37 weeks, almost everyone is offered a Group B Strep (GBS) test — and for many parents, that’s the first time they’ve ever heard of it.Suddenly there’s talk of “positive results,” IV antibiotics, hospital policies, and fear-...
Ep 5: Labor Progression
Labor isn’t just something that happens to you—it’s a dynamic process influenced by your body, your baby, your environment, and your mindset. In this episode, we break down how labor actually progresses and why it looks so different from one pe...
Ep 4: Birth Story: The Power of Being Witnessed
Today we hear from Chelsea Barbine, founder of Postpartum Better, a postpartum coaching program, host of the Postpartum Better Podcast and co-host of the Postpartum Better Expo. Hear her share about the difference between her typical first-time...
Ep 3: A Broken Hospital System, The Harm They Caused and Deets on ECV
In this episode, we unpack a client’s distressing induction experience that occurred at a local hospital—and use it as a springboard to discuss broader patterns of medical mismanagement we’ve repeatedly witnessed at this facility....