Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Midwife burnout is often seen as a personal failure, but it is systemic. Learn to set sustainable professional boundaries.
Martha, a CNM turned burnout and boundaries coach, joins us to discuss why community based midwives are the true anchors as the current system dissolves. We examine the martyrdom culture baked into midwifery training and why the lone cowboy model is unsustainable for long-term practice.
You will learn how to shift from leading with fear to leading with your heart, even under intense legal or financial pressure. Martha shares her coaching framework, which integrates nervous system regulation and tiny habits to help you maintain clinical excellence without sacrificing your well-being.
Subscribe for weekly midwifery wisdom breakdowns, and let us know in the comments: what is one boundary you are working to set in your practice?
Resources:
Martha's coaching practice: providerspacecoaching.com
Student Midwife's Keepsake Journal: midwiferywisdomcollective.com/student-midwife-journal
0:00 Leading with the Heart
1:36 A Midwifery Journey
4:21 Navigating Burnout and Alcohol
6:35 Will Community Birth Survive?
9:43 Leading Through Uncertainty
13:52 The Art of Setting Boundaries
29:33 Midwifing the Midwife
Midwife burnout is often seen as a personal failure, but it is systemic. Learn to set sustainable professional boundaries.
Martha, a CNM turned burnout and boundaries coach, joins us to discuss why community based midwives are the true anchors as the current system dissolves. We examine the martyrdom culture baked into midwifery training and why the lone cowboy model is unsustainable for long-term practice.
You will learn how to shift from leading with fear to leading with your heart, even under intense legal or financial pressure. Martha shares her coaching framework, which integrates nervous system regulation and tiny habits to help you maintain clinical excellence without sacrificing your well-being.
Subscribe for weekly midwifery wisdom breakdowns, and let us know in the comments: what is one boundary you are working to set in your practice?
Resources:
Martha's coaching practice: providerspacecoaching.com
Student Midwife's Keepsake Journal: midwiferywisdomcollective.com/student-midwife-journal
0:00 Leading with the Heart
1:36 A Midwifery Journey
4:21 Navigating Burnout and Alcohol
6:35 Will Community Birth Survive?
9:43 Leading Through Uncertainty
13:52 The Art of Setting Boundaries
29:33 Midwifing the Midwife
