Hot+Brave

By bebo mia inc

Hosted by birth worker and activist Bianca Sprague from bebo mia Inc (https://bebomia.com/), Hot + Brave is like a hilarious conversation with your feisty friend who doesn’t give a f*ck. Brave stor

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November 18, 2025 S6E12 - The Three Things Every Doula Needs in Their First Year That Nobody Teaches
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In this episode, Bianca breaks down the three pillars every doula needs to build a sustainable, heart centered business: clarity, visibility, and community. She shares the stories we all live through in that first uncertain year, the places we get stuck, and the quiet shame that grows when nobody has ever taught us the basics of business or mission building.
You will learn the difference between selling and solving, why weekend trainings leave out the most essential pieces of doula work, and how clarity becomes an act of compassion for the clients who need you. This is a grounding, honest, and deeply practical episode for every new doula or doula in a rebuild season.
Early bird is open for the MSP full spectrum doula training and the code birthbird saves you 350 dollars. And the Get More Clients Challenge has begun, but there is still time to jump in and watch the Day 1 replay.
This episode will hold you, challenge you, and remind you that you are more ready than you think.
⭐️ We have some links for you which you will LOVE! ⭐️
👉 bebomia.com/get-more-clients-challenge
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚 USE CODE BIRTHBIRD for $350 off
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

Run for Nov 17 and 25th
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26min
November 11, 2025 S6E11 - Your Network Is Bigger Than You Think
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Most doulas think they don’t have an audience... but you already have a network filled with potential clients who know, like, and trust you.
In this week’s Hot + Brave, Bianca shares how to tap into your existing community to fill your roster with dream clients without feeling salesy or awkward. Learn how to reach out authentically, reframe visibility as care work, and finally stop apologizing for wanting to be seen.
This episode is your pep talk, mindset reset, and a preview of what we’ll be doing together inside the Get More Clients Challenge, starting next week.
Because your next client probably will not come from an ad or a hashtag, they will come from your cousin’s coworker who’s been waiting for your support.
⭐️ We have some links for you which you will LOVE! ⭐️
👉 bebomia.com/get-more-clients-challenge
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚 USE CODE BIRTHBIRD for $350 off
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
Run for Nov 17 and 25th
Support the show
www.bebomia.com

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30min
November 04, 2025 S6E10 - The End of the Weekend Doula Training Era
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In this episode, Bianca Sprague invites the birth world into a critical and overdue conversation: the end of the weekend doula training model.
The weekend era served an early purpose. It opened the door to formalized doula work, community support, and advocacy inside medical systems. Yet birth work has evolved, and the expectations placed on doulas have grown dramatically. Today’s doulas must be trauma informed, anti oppression grounded, consent focused, emotionally literate, and prepared to collaborate inside complex medical environments. A two day training cannot offer the depth this work now requires.
Bianca shares the history behind the weekend format, why it no longer serves doulas or birthing families, and her own experience entering the field through a weekend training that left her inspired but underprepared. She also speaks to the moment she realized many training models do not invest in long term success for their graduates, and how that shaped her commitment to comprehensive, justice based education.
This is not a call out. It is a call in. It is a respectful evolution rooted in care for doulas, for families, and for the integrity of birth work.
If you are a new or aspiring doula, this episode will help you understand what true preparation looks like. If you trained through a weekend model and still do not feel confident, you are not alone. And you do not have to start over. bebo mia offers a Certification Transfer Program to support doulas who want deeper skills, mentorship, and community.
Birth work deserves depth. Doulas deserve training that sustains them. Families deserve confident, skilled support. The weekend era opened the door. The future will fortify it.
⭐️ We have some links for you which you will LOVE! ⭐️
👉 bebomia.com/get-more-clients-challenge
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚 USE CODE BIRTHBIRD for $350 off
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
Run for Nov 17 and 25th
Support the show
www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.
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29min
October 28, 2025 S6E9 The Invisible Doula Problem: Why Nobody Knows You Exist (Yet)
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You can be the best doula in the world, compassionate, skilled, and deeply dedicated, but if people don’t know you exist, they can’t hire you.
In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca dives into what she calls The Invisible Doula Problem - why so many incredible birthworkers struggle to get noticed, and how visibility can become an act of care instead of something that feels salesy or self-promotional.
You’ll learn how being seen is actually part of your advocacy, the small steps you can take today to start showing up more confidently, and why perfection isn’t the goal...connection is.
This conversation is packed with truth-telling, warmth, and practical insight for doulas who are ready to grow their businesses while staying grounded in their values.
If you’ve been feeling like the world doesn’t quite know you’re out there yet, this episode will remind you: your work deserves to be known, and your community deserves to find you.
And if you’re ready to finally become visible, confident, and booked-out, join us for the Get More Clients Challenge, a 5-day live business accelerator designed to help doulas and reproductive health professionals attract clients without burnout or busywork.
👉 bebomia.com/get-more-clients-challenge
⭐️ We have some links for you which you will LOVE! ⭐️
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
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
Run for Nov 17 and 25th
Support the show
www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.
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31min
October 20, 2025 S6E8 - How to Get More Doula Clients (Without Selling Your Soul to Social Media)
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Your calendar’s quiet. The DMs are dry. You’re doing the work, showing up online, and still hearing crickets. So… what gives?
In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca Sprague shares the five essential steps to move your business from invisible to booked out.
You’ll learn why more content isn’t the answer, what clients are actually paying you for, and how to build real systems that fill your roster without burnout. This episode is a sneak peek of the Get More Clients Challenge, a 5-day live business accelerator for doulas and reproductive health professionals who are ready to attract dream clients and finally create consistent income.
✨ Join the challenge: bebomia.com/get-more-clients-challenge

💸 Donate to the scholarship fund: bebomia.com/donate

🌎 Share your favorite local business to our free referral directory: bebomia.com/drd

If you’ve been feeling stuck, under-booked, or unsure where to start, this conversation will reignite your confidence and give you the clarity you’ve been missing.
Because your next client isn’t a fluke. You just need the formula to find them again and again.
⭐️ We have some links for you which you will LOVE! ⭐️
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
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

Run for Nov 17 and 25th
Support the show
www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.
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21min
October 14, 2025S6E7 - Birth in Ghana Isn’t What You Think: A Conversation with Bobette from Uzuri Birth
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In this powerful follow-up episode, Bianca sits down once again with Bobette from Uzuri Birth in Ghana to go even deeper into the realities of birthwork in West Africa.
Together, they explore what birth really looks like in Ghana today: from systemic challenges and cultural beliefs about danger in birth, to the power of traditional practices that are still alive (and those being revived). Bobette shares some of her most impactful birth stories, her dream of building a community-led birth house, and the intersection of ancestral wisdom and modern reproductive care.
This episode is a heart-led conversation about reclaiming tradition, confronting colonial legacies in birth care, and returning to community-rooted models of support.
If you’re passionate about reproductive justice, birthworker education, or decolonizing doula work, this is one you don’t want to miss.
Plus:
Bianca shares a personal update on reconnecting with her sister after a decade apart
How a full moon breathwork ceremony cracked open a season of grief and healing
And what’s next as she begins a new journey of feminist business healing
Links & Resources:

→ Try our new Prenatal Class Calculator at bebomia.com/calc
→ Learn more about Uzuri Birth: uzuribirth.com
HOME | Sungyata : project center for young girls in Ghana
https://form.jotform.com/241983323657565 : Ghana immersion for birth workers
Donate this link for those who may be interested in supporting another meaningful project abroad, this time in Haiti.

⭐️ We have some links for you which you will LOVE! ⭐️
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
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 cour
Run for Nov 17 and 25th
Support the show
www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.
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1h 7min
October 07, 2025 S6E6: Stop burning out: 12 boundary scripts every doula needs
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If you’ve ever answered a 3 a.m. text about pineapple or found yourself chasing unpaid invoices, this one’s for you. In this episode, Bianca Sprague gets real about boundaries: the messy, hard, business-saving kind. You’ll learn exactly what to say in those tricky moments with 12 copy-and-paste scripts for your doula practice. These are the words that protect your energy, your income, and your joy.
Download the free workbook at bebomia.com/scripts and start practicing boundaries that feel compassionate, clear, and sustainable.

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
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

Run for Nov 17 and 25th
Support the show
www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.
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47min
September 30, 2025S6E5 - Tylenol, Trump, and the Tyranny of Lies: Birthwork is Resistance
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This episode is not neutral. Oh, and we cuss. A lot.
Bianca Sprague brings rage, grief, and truth to the mic, naming fascism, Gaza, Trump’s lies about Tylenol, and the systems failing families. In a world flooded with disinformation, birthworkers are the antidote.
You’ll hear why doulas are not just supporting births, they are resisting fascism, protecting autonomy and informed choice, and holding the line for families. This is a battle cry for anyone who has ever thought about becoming a doula, and a reminder for every birthworker that what you do matters.
In this episode:
Why Trump’s Tylenol comments are dangerous
How disinformation harms pregnant people and families
The research that proves doulas improve outcomes and save money
Why becoming a doula is an act of resistance
Join the movement. Learn more about doula training with bebo mia
⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
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
Support the show
Run for Nov 17 and 25th
Support the show
www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.
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18min
September 23, 2025 S6E4: Doula Work, Money Wounds, and Healing Generations with Jalisa Hardy
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Money stories run deep… and for so many of us, they carry shame, fear, and generational wounds. In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca sits down with Jalisa Hardy, the founder of the Healed Money Movement, to explore what happens when we decide to heal our relationship with money.
Jalisa shares her own journey of untangling money wounds and offers a fresh perspective on what financial healing looks like for women, birth workers, and caregivers. From naming the systems that keep us in scarcity to reclaiming worth and value in our work, this conversation is equal parts vulnerable and practical.
Whether you’re a doula trying to build a sustainable business, a parent navigating financial stress, or someone curious about how money intersects with healing, this episode will leave you with new tools and a lot of hope. Tune in to learn how Jalisa’s Healed Money Movement is reshaping the way we think about money, worth, and liberation.
Her Instagram: instagram.com/jalisathegoldenchild
Jalisa's Books:

It's All in Me!: My Journey to Freedom & Living Abundantly

30 Day C.A.L.M Life Planner: Take Your Life and Mind From Chaos to C.A.L.M.

Want to support the pod? Click here we SO appreciate it!
⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
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
Run for Nov 17 and 25th
Support the show
www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.
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50min
September 16, 2025 S6E3 - Nature as Medicine: Alyssa Coleman on Maternal Mental Health and Healing
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Bianca is joined by Alyssa Coleman, founder of Nurture the Journey, to talk about her thesis project on Maternal mental health and nature-based retreats. They dive into the connection between rest, nature, and healing, and how these practices can support pregnant folks and families. This episode is an invitation to rethink how we approach burnout and mental health, and to imagine care rooted in nature and restoration.
HERE IS EVERYTHING ABOUT THE RETREAT: https://nurturethejourney.my.canva.site/

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️
Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
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
Run for Nov 17 and 25th
Support the show
www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.
...more
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How many episodes does Hot+Brave have?

The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.

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