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Should you offer sliding scale pricing in your doula business? This solo episode of Hot + Brave dives into the heart of that question with honesty, nuance, and strategy. We’re unpacking the roots of sliding scale, how race and gender shape expectations around care work, and what it actually takes to build an accessible and sustainable birth business.

We’ll look at:

• The origins of sliding scale as a tool for justice
• Why guilt is not a business strategy
• What to include in your sliding scale policy
• How to avoid burnout while still centering equity

Plus, I’m sharing my takeaways from the doula conference (spoiler: it was magic), a big Pride Month love note to our queer community, and ways to get support through our doula training and free contract bundle.

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FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

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What does birth look like in Ghana today? In this powerful episode, Bianca sits down with Bobette, founder of Uzuri Birth, to explore how ancestral knowledge, global education, and personal experience collide in modern Ghanaian birthwork.

From her early life in Congo to training in Europe and Canada, and finally returning home to Ghana, Bobette shares her journey of becoming a birthworker rooted in tradition and liberation. We talk about hospital births in Ghana, the erasure of traditional birth practices, what it means to reclaim them, and the deep wisdom gained through birthing and supporting births across continents.

We also get personal: Bobette opens up about her own birth experiences in both Canada and Ghana - and the emotional, cultural, and systemic differences between them.

Whether you’re a birth professional, a doula in training, or someone passionate about reproductive justice, this episode will challenge you to think beyond Western birth models and tune into the global movement for maternal support rooted in community, culture, and care.

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• Earlybird registration for bebo mia’s MSP (Maternal Support Practitioner) training - $350 off with code BIRTHBIRD
  
  
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• Better Birth Pro Series (free virtual event): Sign up here

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NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

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In this tender and powerful episode of Hot + Brave, I’m joined by Jillian Marchand, founder of Exploring Embodiment, for a deep dive into breathwork, reproductive health, and the cultural disconnection so many of us carry in our womb space. We talk about how shame, trauma, and discomfort get stored in the body and how breath can be a gentle way home. Jillian shares accessible tools for shifting your relationship with your womb and honoring your body as sacred, even when it’s hard.

Jillian is a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator, Reiki Master, and the heart behind Exploring Embodiment. Learn more about her work at https://exploringembodiment.square.site

We also cover:

• What breathwork offers us when talk therapy falls short
• Cultural messaging that distances us from the pelvic space
• How to meet discomfort without collapsing into it
• Practical ways to reconnect with your body, even after trauma

This one’s especially for birth workers, doulas, and anyone who has felt numb, angry, or ashamed of their body. There’s healing here.

Early bird is now open for our Maternal Support Practitioner training and you can use the code BIRTHBIRD for big savings (yes, it works on payment plans). www.bebomia.com/doulatraining

I’ll also be speaking next week at the Collaborative Birth Conference in London, Ontario - if you entered our giveaway for a free virtual ticket, we’re announcing the winner later today!

And hey, bebo mia is hiring! If you love sales and birthwork and you’re passionate about reproductive justice, send us an email at info@bebomia.com to apply.

Make sure you subscribe, leave a review, and grab your headphones. Let’s breathe together.

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NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

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In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca breaks down the essential (but often overlooked) topic of backup doulas: how to choose one, how to be one, and why this role is a vital part of building a sustainable, ethical doula practice.

We’re covering:

• What makes a great backup doula
• How to prep your clients without fear
• Setting clear agreements, payment terms, and expectations
• Why having a backup isn’t flaky—it’s professional care
• How to build trust inside your doula community

This episode is perfect for birth doulas, postpartum doulas, and students in doula training who want to feel more prepared, connected, and supported in their work.

Mentioned in this episode:

Contract Bundle here

Our Childbirth Educator Certification is $150 off right now with the code WISEBIRD — payment plans included (https://bebomia.com/childbirtheducatorcertification)

Bianca will be speaking at the Collaborative Doula Conference this May in London, Ontario — get your tickets now (https://www.thecollaborativedoulacollective.ca/conference-tickets)

A few spots are still open for 1:1 consulting this spring to help you grow your birth or parenting business — reach out to learn more (https://bebomia.com/business-consulting)

Don't forget to get your copy of the 911 Loss kit for doulas! www.bebomia.com/911kit

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️

Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
USE THE CODE SHIRT for a huge discount and a free doula shirt.

NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

Our links page with lots of goodies bebomia.com/links ❤️

How to Pay for Your Doula Training <-- check it out!

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In this episode of Hot + Brave, we’re joined by Anna Lundqvist of Sacred Birth International (www.sacredbirthinternational.com) to explore one of the most profound and often overlooked shifts in a woman’s life: the transition from maiden to mother. Anna shares how birth can be reclaimed as a sacred rite of passage, what gets lost in our over-medicalized systems, and how we can honor the deep emotional, spiritual, and personal transformation that comes with becoming a mother.

Whether you’re pregnant, postpartum, or walking alongside others as a birth worker, this conversation is an invitation to slow down, remember, and reconnect to your own rites of becoming.

Mentioned in this episode:

Our Childbirth Educator Certification is $150 off right now with the code WISEBIRD — payment plans included (https://bebomia.com/childbirtheducatorcertification)

Bianca will be speaking at the Collaborative Doula Conference this May in London, Ontario — get your tickets now (https://www.thecollaborativedoulacollective.ca/conference-tickets)

A few spots are still open for 1:1 consulting this spring to help you grow your birth or parenting business — reach out to learn more (https://bebomia.com/business-consulting)

Don't forget to get your copy of the 911 Loss kit for doulas! www.bebomia.com/911kit

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️

Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
USE THE CODE SHIRT for a huge discount and a free doula shirt.

NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

www.Instagram.com/bebomiainc Follow for more goodies!

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

Our links page with lots of goodies bebomia.com/links ❤️

How to Pay for Your Doula Training <-- check it out!

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In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca Sprague is busting a huge myth in the birth world... the myth that you need a bag full of fancy tools to be an effective doula. Spoiler: the best doula tools are already within you.

From your hands and your breath to a rolled-up hospital towel and a sturdy chair, Bianca shares the free, practical ways you can support laboring clients with what’s already around you. No shopping sprees required.

Whether you're just starting your doula training journey or already supporting families, this episode will remind you that presence, connection, and resourcefulness matter far more than any gadget.

Topics covered: hands-on birth support, doula tools, how to become a doula, full-spectrum doula training, supporting labor without fancy equipment, hospital birth tips

Ready to become a doula? Learn more about the Maternal Support Practitioner (MSP) training at bebomia.com/doulatraining

Don't forget to get your copy of the 911 Loss kit for doulas! www.bebomia.com/911kit

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️

Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
USE THE CODE SHIRT for a huge discount and a free doula shirt.

NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

www.Instagram.com/bebomiainc Follow for more goodies!

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

Our links page with lots of goodies bebomia.com/links ❤️

How to Pay for Your Doula Training <-- check it out!

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In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca Sprague breaks down common birth terms you’ve probably heard, like effacement, dilation, VBAC, golden hour, and more... but maybe never fully understood.

Whether you’re brand new to doula training, pregnant and preparing for birth, or a birth nerd who loves decoding medical lingo, this episode is a calm, clear, and judgment-free guide to the language of labor.

Bianca explains each term in plain language, shares real-world context, and weaves in stats and tips for doulas and expecting parents alike. This is the perfect listen if you’re just getting started in your birthwork journey or supporting someone through pregnancy and birth.

Keywords: doula training, birth terms explained, pregnancy education, postpartum care, informed birth, what is effacement, birth plan support, full-spectrum doula

Learn more about becoming a doula at www.bebomia.com

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️

Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
USE THE CODE SHIRT for a huge discount and a free doula shirt.

NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

www.Instagram.com/bebomiainc Follow for more goodies!

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

Our links page with lots of goodies bebomia.com/links ❤️

How to Pay for Your Doula Training <-- check it out!

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In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca Sprague breaks the silence around one of parenthood’s biggest taboos: not loving the newborn stage.

From hormonal crashes to sleep deprivation, from identity loss to emotional overload, this episode explores why the early weeks of postpartum feel so overwhelming for so many, and how toxic messages like “soak up every moment” and Instagram-perfect parenting are setting us up to feel like failures.

Bianca shares the truth about postpartum ambivalence, touches on regret, rage, and delayed bonding, and unpacks the broken systems behind it all, with stats, stories, and radical validation.

If you’re struggling, or want to support new parents with honesty and care, this one is for you.

Topics: postpartum mental health, newborn stage regret, motherhood and identity, perinatal mood disorders, birthwork, doula support, feminist parenting

Want to become a doula? Learn more at bebomia.com

Conference tickets link: https://www.thecollaborativedoulacollective.ca/conference-tickets

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️

Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
USE THE CODE SHIRT for a huge discount and a free doula shirt.

NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

www.Instagram.com/bebomiainc Follow for more goodies!

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

Our links page with lots of goodies bebomia.com/links ❤️

How to Pay for Your Doula Training <-- check it out!

www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.