Pregnancy & Postnatal Entrepreneurs Collective Podcast

By Niamh Cassidy, IBCLC

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Episodes: 88

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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:

  • 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.


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