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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:
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.
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Dealing With The Isloation Of Self-Employment As A Birth Worker
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Why Marketing as a Birthworker Is Different
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Ep 87: From PhD Chemist to Birth Alchemist: Tina-Marie Bruton on Finding Her Power
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May 27, 2026 |
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Two Business Owners Get Honest: What Actually Makes a Business Work — with Louise O'Brien
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May 20, 2026 |
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The Ripple Effect: Why Your Birthwork Business Could Change the World
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep. 84: Stop Adding, Start Nailing: The Truth About Diversifying Your Offers as a Birth Worker
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Ep: 83: From Zero to Fully Booked: One Doula's Whirlwind Journey
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Ep. 82: The Identity Shift Every Birthworker Needs to Make (And Nobody Talks About)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Ep 81: Why Birthworkers Quit (And What Actually Keeps Them Going)
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Ep. 80 Building A Birth Work Business with Annie Frisbie (Throwback Episode)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Ep,. 79: Stop Overcomplicating Your Marketing: What Actually Works for Birth Workers
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Ep 78: Why Birth Workers Should Ignore Some “2026 Business Advice”
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Ep 77: Why Birth Worker Bookings Might Be Slower Right Now (It’s Probably Not What You Think)
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Ep. 76: Fluctuating Income? Here’s How to Finally Feel Financially Secure
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 75: We All Have the Same 24 Hours… Or Do We? The Truth About Time, Capacity & Growth
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Ep. 74: Getting Started in Birth Work: What We Wish We’d Known
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Ep 73. Why I Rebranded (and How to Name or Rename Your Business)
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Ep 72. From Teacher to Birth Worker: A Story of Courage, Change & Choice
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Ep 71: Visibility Without Self-Abandonment: Showing Up Without Losing Yourself
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Ep 70: When Business Doesn’t Feel Right: A Wake-Up Call for Birth Workers
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Ep 69: Visualisation for Birthworkers: From Birth Prep to Business Growth
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Ep 68: What 2025 Taught Me About Connection, Business & Being Human
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Ep. 67 The Birth of a Business: How to turn a Personal Need into a Product
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 66 Planning Your Birthwork Business for the Year Ahead
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 65 From College Dropout to 75 Employees: The Courage to Build Something Bigger
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 64 The Parenting Copywriter on Telling Your Story & Selling Without the Ick
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 63 Why Your Summer Slowdown Doesn’t Mean You’ve Failed (and How to Reset for September)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 62 Working With Your Cycle: Boost Productivity & Balance in Your Business
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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EP. 61 Making the Shift: Navigating Career Change into Birthwork
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 60 Behind the Biz: Your Questions Answered on Policies, Dream Clients & Paying Yourself
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 59 The Gut-Health Reset for Burnt-Out Birthworkers
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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EP. 58 Spilling the Tea - The Personal Story Behind My Work in Birth and Business Support
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May 14, 2025 |
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EP. 57 How to Build Strength Without Burnout: Mindset, Movement & Motivation for Busy Birthworkers
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May 07, 2025 |
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EP. 56 Ask Me Anything!
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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EP. 55 From Solo Doula to Agency Founder: Building a Birthwork Business
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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EP. 54 Three Simple Ways to Get More Clients as a New Birth Worker
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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EP. 53 From Passion to Profit: How to Make Your Birthwork Business Financially Sustainable
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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EP. 52 Managing Time Blindness as a Birthworker
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Ep: 51 Breaking Through Self-Doubt & Limiting Beliefs in Business
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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50th Episode Celebration: Reflecting on the Podcast Journey & Exciting Future Plans
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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EP. 49: Self-Compassion, Shame & Sustainable Business
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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EP. 48: The Fear of Putting Yourself Out There (and How to Overcome It)
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Ep: 47. Starting a Podcast as a Birth Worker
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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EP: 46. Balancing Volunteering and Your Birth Work Business
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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EP. 45: How to Doula Yourself
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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EP. 44: Birth, Balance & Business
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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EP. 43: Is It All In Your Head? Mastering your Mindset
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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EP. 42: F**k Resolutions, Do This Instead
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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EP. 41: Looking Back, Moving Forward: Lessons from 2024 to bring into 2025
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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EP. 40: The Golden Thread of Business
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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EP. 39: How to Use CHATGPT as a Birth Worker
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 38: Visualizing Success: A Guided Journey
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 37: Safeguarding Your Business when Pregnant or Planning a Pregnancy
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 36: If I started From Scratch, this is what I'd do....
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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EP. 35: What is Self Care Anyway?
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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EP. 34: The Uncomfortableness of Investing in Yourself
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May 21, 2024 |
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From Solopreneur to Ireland's First Doula Company
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Why You Need to Start Blogging
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Creating a Balance Mindset
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Stop Creating Crap Content
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Building your Freebie Funnel
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Challenging your Limiting Beliefs
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Vicarious Trauma in Birthwork
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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To Niche or Not to Niche: Unpacking the Pros and Cons
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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What to do When there's a Lull in Business
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Training in the Competition
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Burnout in Birthwork
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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3 Important Lessons I Learned (that can help you too)
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Pricing your Services
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Navigating Business Ethics
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Mentoring and Coaching: My Journey and What It Means for You
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Creating a Business that Takes Care of You
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Creating a Brand Video
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Courage, not Confidence
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Getting Booked as a Speaker
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Turning Clients into Awesome Advocates
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Creating Balance as an Entrepreneurial Birth or Postpartum Worker
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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How to Plan to Leave Employment
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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How to use (and how not to use!) ChatGPT in your Business
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May 22, 2023 |
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Using Story Telling to Get More Clients
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May 08, 2023 |
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
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May 01, 2023 |
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Importance of Community in Business
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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The Importance of Consistency for Birth & Postnatal Workers
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Goal Setting without the Overwhelm
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Building a Successful Email List
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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EP. 2: Building your Referral Network
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Ep: 3 Money Mindset?
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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EP. 1: Introducing the Pregnancy & Postnatal Entrepreneurs Collective!
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Jan 28, 2023 |