The Women Who Guided Me
The Women Who Guided Me is an Australian podcast bringing together wise, experienced women in the birth and postpartum space, in one place, so more women can find them.
From doulas and midwives to somatic therapists, bodyworkers and birth educators, women who don't just inform but help you trust yourself. This podcast isn’t just about adding more information but empowering you to own your birth journey.
Each episode is a warm, honest conversation with a practitioner whose work genuinely makes a difference, covering everything from birth values and self-advocacy to postpartum healing and recovery.
The podcast grew from my own experience — an empowering vaginal breech birth supported by an extraordinary network of women — and my desire to make those wise voices accessible to every woman navigating pregnancy, birth and motherhood.
The Women Who Guided Me
Episode 1: Where Do We Begin? With My Doula Kylie Coad
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Kylie Coad (heartfelthealingtherapies.com.au) is a birth and postnatal doula, hypnobirthing practitioner and the first wise woman in my own birth story. Kylie supported both my wife Ellen and I through our pregnancies, and most of the women you will hear from in this podcast came to me through her.
I have wanted to record this conversation since I started this podcast. Kylie was with me at the very beginning, first for Ellen's birth, and then as my support in the lead-up to my own.
In this conversation we cover what a doula actually does (and how it differs from a midwife), the six models of maternity care available to Australian women, the intake process Kylie uses with every couple, and what birth consistently reveals about who we are.
What this episode covers:
- What does a doula do
- Doula vs midwife Australia
- Do I need a doula?
- How to find a doula Canberra
- Models of maternity care Australia
- Continuity of care pregnancy
- How to prepare for birth emotionally
- Birth support team during pregnancy
- What is a birth map
- Postpartum doula support
CONNECT WITH KYLIE
heartfelthealingtherapies.com.au
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