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The Ordinary Doula Podcast

Welcome to The Ordinary Doula Podcast with Angie Rosier, hosted by Birth Learning. We help folks prepare for labor and birth with expertise coming from 20 years of experience in a busy doula practice, helping thousands of people prepare for labor, providing essential knowledge and tools for positive and empowering birth experiences.

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All Episodes

36:58

E118: My Birth Stories Part 1

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/04/17

Send us Fan Mail Birth stories can turn into life stories fast, and I’ve realized mine explain more about my work than any resume ever could. I’m Angie Rosier, and I’m finally sharing the first three births that shaped me, not as perfect highlight reels, but as honest, complicated, empowering hospital labors that taught me what support really means. We start with my first pregnancy in the late 90s: intense nausea while working and finishing college, picking an OB for all the wrong reasons, a...

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31:26

E117: Precipitous Birth

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/04/10

Send us Fan Mail Labor stories go viral when a baby is born in a car or a bathroom, but the real question is what it feels like from the inside, and what you can do to be ready if it happens to you. I’m talking about precipitous birth, also known as precipitous labor or rapid labor, where everything compresses into a short window and the body goes from “maybe” to “right now” with almost no lead time. It can be awe-inspiring, overwhelming, or both, and it deserves more nuance than “lucky you, ...

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51:52

E116: Perinatal Mental Health Basics with Sadie Clark

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/04/03

Send us Fan Mail The moment a baby arrives, your brain and body change fast and not always in the ways you expected. I sit down with perinatal mental health therapist Sadie Clark to name what so many parents feel but struggle to say out loud: mood shifts can start in pregnancy, the baby blues have a real timeline, and “pushing through” is not the same thing as doing well. We dig into the practical side of postpartum mental health, including how sleep deprivation affects nearly every conditio...

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E115: Essential Oils For Labor

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/03/27

Send us Fan Mail Your birth room has a “vibe,” and sometimes the fastest way to change it is through something you can’t even see: scent. I’m Angie Roger, and I’m sharing a grounded, real-world take on essential oils for labor and birth. No miracle claims, no fearmongering just how I use aromatherapy as an optional comfort tool that can support relaxation, focus, and a sense of safety while you do the real work of labor. We talk about why the sense of smell is such a direct line to emotion a...

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23:54

E114: Pitocin 101

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/03/20

Send us Fan Mail Pitocin gets talked about like a simple switch that “makes contractions stronger,” but the real story is more human and more nuanced. We unpack what Pitocin actually is (synthetic oxytocin), why it’s used so often in hospitals, and how its steady IV delivery can create a very different labor experience than the pulsed, feedback-driven oxytocin your brain releases during physiologic birth. We walk through the three most common moments Pitocin shows up: induction when labor ha...

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25:31

E113: Tips to Avoiding a C-Section

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/03/13

Send a text One number quietly shapes a lot of birth experiences: the cesarean section rate. When about one in three US babies is born by C-section, it raises a big question for anyone planning a birth: how many of those surgeries are truly necessary, and what can we do to lower the odds of an avoidable one without turning birth into a battle plan? I walk through the real factors that push C-section rates up or down, starting with the two choices that often matter most: your provider and you...

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E112: Low Milk Supply

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/02/27

Send a text The first days of feeding can feel like a maze: a sleepy newborn, an empty‑looking pump bottle, and a mind full of what‑ifs. We pull the fog back with clear ways to spot true low milk supply, from weight trends and diaper counts to weighted feeds and hunger cues, then map out what to do next without judgment or panic. We walk through the twin pillars of milk production—effective milk removal and consistent stimulation—and show how small shifts add up: deepening latch and position...

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13:55

E111: Why I Love Being A Doula

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/02/20

Send a text We share an unscripted reflection on why doula work still moves us after thousands of births, from client connection to teamwork with nurses and midwives. The talk traces a path from personal beginnings to professional neutrality, and why value often lives beyond metrics. • shifting from personal lens to professional neutrality • building trust with clients across many styles of birth • supporting partners with practical, tailored involvement • finding community with doulas and b...

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22:14

E110: How Community Milk Sharing Bridges Feeding Gaps

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/02/13

Send a text Ever wonder how families bridge the gap when milk supply lags, a baby struggles to transfer, or adoption and prematurity change the feeding plan? We take you inside the world of human milk sharing—what it is, why families choose it, and how to do it safely—while honoring every parent’s comfort level and goals. Drawing on two decades in a busy doula and lactation practice, we share stories that show what’s possible: an oversupply helping a post-cesarean parent through the first day...

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E109: Prepare, Stay Open, Find Power In Any Path

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/02/06

Send us a text Birth keeps us honest. Patterns suggest what might happen, then a baby turns face-first or a parent breathes through transition so quietly the room barely moves. We walk through three recent stories—a first-time labor that stretched across days and ended in a necessary cesarean for a face presentation, a second birth that unfolded with calm, self-directed pushing and an immediate skin-to-skin latch, and a third journey where an early epidural became the right tool at the right ...

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30:11

E108: Why Chiropractic Care Helps Labor Feel Smoother...

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/01/30

Send us a text Birth doesn’t have to feel like a sprint against the clock or a battle with your own body. Angie sits down with Dr. Kristina Kill, a family wellness chiropractor with 22 years of experience, to unpack how alignment and nervous system clarity can make pregnancy more comfortable and labor more efficient. We go beyond the “aches are normal” script and look at pain as useful feedback, then explore how gentle, specific chiropractic care helps the uterus do its job and the pelvis mov...

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40:23

E107: Building Better Black Maternal Health with...

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/01/23

Send us a text Birth should feel safe, familiar, and centered on the family—yet too often the system delivers the opposite. We sit down with nurse, doula, educator, and Uzazi Village founder Hakima Payne to trace how personal experience scales into community clinics, data-driven policy, and a blueprint for culturally rooted prenatal care. From the early days when “doula” wasn’t a household word to today’s Medicaid reimbursement wins, Hakima shares what’s changed, what stalled, and what’s gett...

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E106: Morning Sickness, Made Understandable

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/01/16

Send us a text Nausea that won’t quit can turn early pregnancy into a maze of guesswork, guilt, and survival tactics. We’re pulling that experience into the light with a clear look at what drives “morning” sickness, why it rarely sticks to mornings, and how to find practical relief that respects your limits. Drawing on years of doula care and personal trial and error, we map the spectrum—from everyday nausea to hyperemesis gravidarum—so you can recognize red flags early and get the right supp...

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E105: Complete Childbirth Prep vs Scrolling with...

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2026/01/02

Send us a text The internet gives you a million opinions on birth; we give you a map. Angie sits down with veteran childbirth educator and doula Andrea Lythgoe to unpack how a thoughtful class can transform uncertainty into confidence, whether you’re planning an unmedicated birth or want to be epidural-ready. We explore what a local class adds that videos can’t: real-world insight into your birthplace, equipment practice, and the language to navigate risks, benefits, and alternatives with you...

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39:48

E104: From Birth Center Plans To NICU Reality

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2025/12/26

Send us a text What happens when a carefully planned birth center delivery is suddenly rerouted by preeclampsia, a hospital admission, and a 34-week induction? We sit down with Andrea and Joakim to tell the full story of Magnus’s early arrival: the shock of a one-day pivot, the seven-week NICU marathon, and the quiet work of rebuilding trust in themselves as new parents. We walk through the real logistics and the raw feelings. Twice-daily drives to the hospital. Care times every three hours....

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E103: A Series of 19 Unmedicated Births

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2025/12/19

Send us a text Nineteen cousins, all born without medication, and not a single birth story was copy-pasted. Angie opens up about how a simple desire for unmedicated labor grew into a family pattern shaped by childbirth education, midwifery care, and steady partner support. What started as a personal preference became a repeatable approach: learn the physiology, choose a team aligned with your goals, and keep the plan flexible enough to adapt in real time. We walk through three sisters-in-law...

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38:34

E102: Sacred Birth International with Anna Lundqvist

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2025/12/12

Send us a text What if birth is a rite of passage, not a procedure? Angie sits down with Swedish mentor and former midwife Anna Lundqvist to explore how intuition, preparation, and grounded advocacy can transform pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Anna traces her path from Australia’s home birth culture in Byron Bay—where physiological birth and birth centers were the norm—to the painful decision to leave hospital practice after witnessing obstetric violence. When her Australian credential was...

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22:39

E101: Babies Scheduled My Week

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2025/12/05

Send us a text The calendar looks like dropped spaghetti, but every twist tells a story. We walk you through two real weeks of on-call life as a doula and lactation consultant—spontaneous labors that stall and surge, VBAC momentum at 3 a.m., and the quiet, steady work of helping a four-day-old learn to feed. It’s part logistics, part heart, and fully devoted to helping families feel informed, supported, and seen. We start with a long Monday labor that resets midstream, the kind of day where ...

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43:19

E100: A Conversation with My Four Daughters

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2025/11/28

Send us a text A hundred episodes felt like the right moment to gather around the kitchen table and pull back the curtain on what it’s like to grow up with a doula mom. Angie sits down with her four daughters for an honest, funny, and moving conversation about family culture, witnessing a home water birth, and how open dialogue turned birth from something to fear into something to understand. If you’ve ever wondered how advocacy actually plays out in labor, or what kids absorb when birth is n...

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17:55

E99: Embrace The Wabi-Sabi Of Birth

The Ordinary Doula Podcast ·

2025/11/21

Send us a text Birth rarely reads the script we write for it—and that can be a source of strength rather than stress. We dig into the wabi-sabi mindset, a Japanese aesthetic that celebrates imperfection and impermanence, and translate it into a practical philosophy for labor, delivery, and the tender days that follow. With two decades of doula experience, we share grounded stories and simple tools that help you hold your plan with care while staying responsive when the path turns. You’ll hea...

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