Midwifery Wisdom Podcast
Welcome to the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast
This podcast is your go-to resource for practical education, thoughtful insights, and relevant conversations tailored to modern midwives.
Each week, we bring fresh content and engaging guest speakers to explore key themes in midwifery, including:
Advocacy, business, and clinical skills
Self-care and professional growth
Current issues shaping midwifery today
Listen to meaningful stories and essential advice from leading midwives working to elevate care for families across the globe. Gain clarity, encouragement, and actionable guidance to support your business, practice, and personal life.
Wherever you are in your journey, the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast is here to empower you. Together, we strive to make midwifery the gold standard of care worldwide.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 146
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Mentoring the Revolution
"Is this safe? Is this sacred? Is this sustainable?"
Don't miss this juicy conversation between host Augustine Colebrook and CNM Tanya Wills. They talk about the challenges and joys of the profession…
Rejection of the Midwife
Join us this week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast for a conversation between host Augustine Colebrook and California Midwife Lisa Rawson about facing rejection as a midwife. They cover the many forms…
The Busiest Midwife in the Nation
Get a glimpse into what it's like to be the busiest midwife in the nation in this week's episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast. This week host Augustine Colebrooks talks with Wantina Brooks-Roach, …
Midwife Pilgrim
This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, host Augustine Colebrook talks with Laureli Denique Morrow, Founder and Executive Director of Midwife Pilgrim. They discuss the program's mission and humani…
Midwives Under Attack
In this powerhouse episode, host Augustine Colebrook is joined by retired midwife Katie O’Day (previously McCall) and lawyer Hermine Hayes-Klein to discuss the legal persecution of midwives. Both Aug…
5000 Births and Counting...
In this episode, host Augustine Colebrook meets with Kristine Lauria, a CPM who travels with Doctors Without Borders - Médecins San Frontières. Kristine has attended over 5000 births, including over …
Developing Preceptor Relationships
This week guest host Leila Wyatt is joined by Krista Wurlitzer, a student midwife in Northern California. Krista shares her story of working with many different preceptors, what she has learned from …
Midwifery Wisdom Experience Q&A
This week host Augustine Colebrook and guest host Leila Wyatt get together to discuss the most exciting event happening this year, the Midwifery Wisdom Experience. In this episode, Augustine and Leil…
Changing Your Pathway
This week, guest host Leila Wyatt talks with Lora Fiala, a student midwife who changed her path along the way. They discuss how Lora was introduced to birth work, how her background in education has …
How One Good Birth Impacts a Whole Community
How can one good birth impact a whole community? This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast guest host Angela Love will help to answer that question. She is joined by Andrea Berry, the CEO of the Heal…
The Future Babycatcher
This week guest host Leila Wyatt is joined by “The Future Babycatcher” aka: Courtney Glenn, a student midwife in Richmond, Virginia. Courtney shares the story of her journey to birth work, which incl…
Lifelong Learning
In this episode of the Midwifery Wisdom podcast, guest host Leila Wyatt talks with Yanna Nicole about her journey through different levels of education, to landing in Midwifery School. She talks abou…
Remembering a Granny Midwife: Sally Louise Pickens Richardson
In this week's episode, guest host Angela Love talks with Jonnie Mae Perry, the CEO of the Gifford Cultural Center. They speak about Jonnie Mae's great grandmother, granny midwife Sally Louise Picken…
Called to Catch
If you’ve ever wanted to hear the nitty-gritty details of the path to a midwifery education, this is the episode for you. Guest host Leila Wyatt speaks with student midwife Amariee Collins about her …
Choosing the Right Preceptor
This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, guest host Leila Wyatt talks with Student Midwife Gabbi Goetz about her student experience. They cover finding her midwifery "why" through her own unique bi…
The Story of a Young Doula
Have you ever met a 15-year-old doula? Today guest host Leila Wyatt, CD, SM, talks with student midwife and doula, Trinity Stephens about her experience coming into birth work. They discuss what a “p…
Got COVID?
In this episode, our five incredible co-hosts, Augustine Colebrook, CPM, MA-MCHS, Jamarah Amani, LM, Angela Love, CNM, Leila Wyatt, SM, CD, and Delmar Bauta, CPM, discuss all things COVID in relation…
Finding Your Voice as a Student Midwife
This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, guest host Leila Wyatt interviews student midwife Michelle New. They dive into the difficult balance of family life and schoolwork/apprenticeship as a stude…
Transitioning From Hospital Midwifery
In this episode guest host Angela Love chats with midwife Angelita Nixon about her transition out of hospital midwifery. They cover how important it is to educate student midwives, the fight against …
Creating The Paradigm Shift
This week host Augustine Colebrook talks with previous Masterclass student and co-founder of the Pacific Birth Institute, Jessica Johnston. They discuss all things Masterclass, including her favorite…