Ask the Doulas Podcast
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About This Podcast
Ask the Doulas is your go-to podcast for pregnancy support, birth preparation, postpartum guidance, and early parenting tips. Whether you are trying to conceive, expecting your first baby, or navigating life with a newborn or toddler, this show provides expert, evidence-based advice from leading professionals in the birth and baby world.
Hosted by Kristin Revere and Alyssa Veneklase of Gold Coast Doulas, each episode features conversations with doulas, childbirth educators, lactation consultants, newborn care specialists, fertility experts, sleep consultants, and mental health professionals. You will learn practical strategies for a healthy pregnancy, birth planning, postpartum recovery, newborn sleep, breastfeeding, nutrition, self-care, and maternal mental health. Every episode is designed to help you feel confident and supported from conception through the first year.
What You Will Learn on Ask the Doulas:
• How to prepare for pregnancy, labor, and birth
• Tips for reducing anxiety during pregnancy
• How to create a birth plan that aligns with your goals
• Postpartum recovery essentials
• Breastfeeding and lactation support
• Newborn sleep foundations and gentle routines
• Nutrition and hydration during pregnancy and postpartum
• Navigating maternity leave and returning to work
• Recognizing and managing postpartum depression
• Ways to bring more balance, rest, and confidence into early parenthood
Meet Your Hosts:
Kristin Revere, MM, CED, NCS, is a birth doula, postpartum doula, newborn care specialist, and childbirth educator who founded Gold Coast Doulas after experiencing the positive impact of doula support in her own pregnancies.
Alyssa Veneklase, CED-PIC, NCS, is a certified sleep consultant, postpartum doula, bed rest doula, and parent educator who supports families in creating healthy sleep habits and smoother newborn transitions.
With over 23 years of combined experience, Kristin and Alyssa provide compassionate, judgment-free guidance that feels like a conversation with trusted friends who understand the journey of pregnancy and early parenting. If you are looking for trusted doula advice, pregnancy education, or newborn care tips, this podcast offers the expert support you need.
Listen to Ask the Doulas on your favorite podcast app.
Explore their online birth and baby prep course at thebecomingcourse.com/join.
Read their book Supported: Your Guide to Birth and Baby in print, Kindle, or audiobook at supportedbook.com.
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Ask the Doulas Podcast has published 329 episodes since October 2017, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Kids & Family.
Ask the Doulas Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 23m.
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