{"podcast":{"title":"The Evolve Lactation Podcast","slug":"the-evolve-lactation-podcast-7095072","podcast_index_feed_id":7095072,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/460460.rss","website_url":"https://ibclcinca.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/460460/57747098b50ddc2e5d02a5cf704ca0cd.jpg","author":"Christine Staricka, IBCLC","episode_count":68,"summary":"For helpful people who want ideas for how to talk about what breastfeeding means","last_synced_at":"2026-07-11T08:17:03.364494+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-evolve-lactation-podcast-7095072"},"episode":{"title":"Podcast | What Lactation Professionals Actually Need (That No One Else Is Providing)","slug":"podcast-what-lactation-professionals-actually-need-that-no-one-else-is-providing","published_at":"2025-11-13T22:15:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-evolve-lactation-podcast-7095072/podcast-what-lactation-professionals-actually-need-that-no-one-else-is-providing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-evolve-lactation-podcast-7095072","url":"https://ibclcinca.substack.com/p/podcast-what-lactation-professionals","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/178833721/4d474f82dd495935546e9f9b4457a5ac.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I share what I’ve been building for 2026 - Evolve Lactation Pros, a membership that address what lactation professionals actually need beyond clinical skills and business tactics. We talk about the gap in our training around processing our own experiences, the three pillars of advancing professionalism (sustainable ethics, physiologically-grounded practice, and public health integration), and why examining our own biases is essential work that no one else is providing. Plus, I introduce the first workshop coming to members: Lactation Practice Without Fear - helping you identify the hidden assumptions that can shape your clinical decisions. For too long, lactation consultants have practiced in isolation, navigating ethical dilemmas without guidance, watching tool-dependent approaches dilute the field’s integrity, and struggling to sustain practices that honor both their values and their need to make a living. Professional organizations lack the resources to provide real community or practical support. The field is fragmenting across generational divides about ethics. Commercial pressures are pushing IBCLCs toward conflicts of interest. Social media rewards clickbait over evidence. And few are talking about how to navigate AI, develop IBCLC-specific clinical protocols, or position lactation support as the essential public health work it truly is. This cannot continue. The mission is clear: Advancing professionalism in the lactation field through sustainable ethics, physiologically-grounded practice, and public health integration so that integrity-driven practitioners thrive and families receive the breastfeeding care they deserve. The field needs a new infrastructure. We’ve already got professional organizations with membership dues and big conferences.…","meta_description":"In this episode, I share what I’ve been building for 2026 - Evolve Lactation Pros, a membership that address what lactation professionals actually need be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3379,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-evolve-lactation-podcast-7095072/episodes/podcast-what-lactation-professionals-actually-need-that-no-one-else-is-providing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-evolve-lactation-podcast-7095072/podcast-what-lactation-professionals-actually-need-that-no-one-else-is-providing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}