Doula Talk: Postpartum, Babies and the Battle for Sleep
Doula Talk is a podcast for parents navigating the real, often messy middle of postpartum and early parenthood.
Hosted by Doula Deb, a birth, postpartum, and sleep doula with over 15 years of experience, this show offers compassionate guidance, honest conversation, and practical support for the first year and beyond. We talk about postpartum recovery, newborn care, sleep, nervous system regulation, and the emotional load that so many parents carry quietly.
This isn’t about quick fixes or perfect routines. It’s about understanding what’s happening beneath the surface and building steady, supportive foundations that help both parents and babies feel more regulated over time.
Through solo episodes and thoughtful conversations with trusted experts, Doula Talk helps you make sense of sleep struggles, feeding questions, recovery, and the constant mental load of early parenthood, without shame, pressure, or panic.
If you’re pregnant, newly postpartum, or deep in the exhaustion of caring for a baby, this is a place to slow down, feel less alone, and remember that you’re not doing this wrong.
Doula Talk: Postpartum, Babies and the Battle for Sleep
Latest Episodes
61 - The Missing Village: Why Parenthood Feels Harder Than It Should
Becoming a parent isn’t supposed to be a solo journey, but for many families today, that’s exactly what it feels like.In this episode, I’m talking about the “missing village” and why so many new parents feel overwhelmed, isolated, and li...
60 - The Overloaded Brain: Why Parenthood Feels Like Decision Fatigue on Steroids
Why does early parenthood suddenly make even tiny decisions feel impossible?In this episode of Doula Talk, Deb dives into the neuroscience behind postpartum brain fog, decision fati...
59 - Beyond the 6-Week Checkup: Rethinking Postpartum Healthcare (Guest: Dr. Estelle Giraud, CEO of Trellis Health App)
In this episode of Doula Talk, Deb sits down with Dr. Estelle Giraud, founder and CEO of Trellis, to talk about the massive gaps in postpartum healthcare and why so many women are left f...
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58 - The RAINBOW Method: How to Make Intuitive Decisions in Postpartum (When Everything Feels Uncertain)
Postpartum is full of decisions that can feel impossibly heavy. Breastfeeding or formula? Tongue tie release or wait? Go back to work or stay home longer? Sleep support now or later?In this episode, Deb talks about why decision-making in...
57 - Ten Tips for Partners to Keep Calm, Keep the Peace, and Keep Your Sanity (Especially When Everyone Is Exhausted and Someone Has to Go to Work Tomorrow)
The first year after having a baby can put pressure on even the healthiest relationships, not because families are failing, but because postpartum recovery, sleep deprivation, work stress, hormones, and nonstop caregiving are a lot for human ne...
