Like a hilarious conversation with your feisty friend who doesn’t give a f*ck. Brave stories, hot topics, and #truthbombs that will either balm your soul or light fire to your rage.   This week Bianca and Meg dissect the myths around weight and health, taking a close look at how fatphobia affects health care for all bodies, but with emphasis on the pregnant body.   This week featuring:                                                          ..read more

Share Tweet Pin Share As much as pregnancy and birth can be a magical and powerful entry into parenthood, there is also a lot of controversy around how people navigate their experience and make their own decisions.  It can be difficult for parents or perinatal professionals to weed out the facts over myths when it comes to controversial birth topics, so we have created The Controversy in Birth Series to touch on the Top Controversies that are in the Birth world to provide some clarity on the topics.  First up on the docket is the idea that Birth Plans lead someone to the NICU. &nb ..read more

Written by Meg Kant Share Tweet Pin Share I want to start off by saying that having a Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD) is awful. It is not something I would wish on anyone, ever. AND as I reflect on my experience of having antenatal depression/anxiety, I can see the ways that it not only led me to becoming a doula, but also the ways it helped me serve my clients better. In other words, how having a PMAD made me a better Doula. What Happens When the “Happy” Girl Isn’t Happy I grew up feeling as though my role in my family was to be the “happy” one. I received a lot of praise for my ..read more

My name is Bre, my pronouns are she/her. I come from a big family and am the middle child of seven children. I was born and raised in North Dakota. The day I graduated high school I packed my bags and moved to Salt Lake City because of the snow and mountains and all the outdoorsy stuff. I didn’t plan on staying long but I ended up meeting my husband here. Fast forward 10 years and we now have a quirky little home, a spitfire of a daughter who just turned seven months old, and two loyal, massive dogs named Kita and Guinness, and yes sometimes we let them sleep in our bed.    Over the ..read more

For the Fall 2018 Doula  Maternal Support Practitioner Program Scholarship at bebo mia inc we had some amazing applicants and are thrilled to present our winners’ submissions. With the help of some incredible sponsors like Olivia Scobie &  we were able to offer  Scholarships to our combined fertility, birth and postpartum doula training. In 2018, we also welcomed four new people to the team, in the form of our very own Scholarship Committee! Today we are pleased to introduce you to the recipient of the Philanthropy Award, Joanna Jordan. The Philanthropy Award reco ..read more

For the Fall 2018 Doula  Maternal Support Practitioner Program Scholarship at bebo mia inc we had some amazing applicants and are thrilled to present our winners’ submissions. With the help of some incredible sponsors like Olivia Scobie & community partners we were able to offer 7 Scholarships to our combined fertility, birth and postpartum doula training. In 2018, we also welcomed four new people to the team, in the form of our very own Scholarship Committee! Today we are introducing you to the recipient of the Olivia Scobie Perinatal Mental Health Award. This award recogn ..read more

For the Fall 2018 Doula  Maternal Support Practitioner Program Scholarship at bebo mia inc we had some amazing applicants and are thrilled to present our winners’ submissions. With the help of some incredible sponsors like Olivia Scobie & community partners  we were able to offer 7  Scholarships to our combined fertility, birth and postpartum doula training. Last year, we also welcomed four new people to the team,  in the form of our very own Scholarship Committee! Today we are pleased to introduce you to the recipient of the Fall 2018 Bebo Mia “Be Brave” awar ..read more

As a doula it is likely you have, or will have, clients who have conceived through fertility treatment. In many ways these clients have pregnancies like any other. Your client may or may not experience morning sickness, may or may not have a specific birth plan, may or may not plan on bodyfeeding, just like every other client. And, in some very specific ways, clients who have conceived through fertility treatment(s) have a very special set of needs that, you as their doula can help meet. We’ve highlighted some of the most common needs a doula client who has previously dealt with fertility iss ..read more

For the Fall 2018 Doula  Maternal Support Practitioner Program Scholarship at bebo mia inc we had some amazing applicants and are thrilled to present our winners’ submissions. With the help of some incredible sponsors like Olivia Scobie & community partners we were able to offer 7 Scholarships to our combined fertility, birth and postpartum doula training. This year, we also welcomed four new people to the team,  in the form of our very own Scholarship Committee! We are so excited to introduce you today to the recipient of The Childbirth Education award, which recogniz ..read more

For the Fall 2018 Doula  Maternal Support Practitioner Program Scholarship at bebo mia inc we had some amazing applicants and are thrilled to present our winners’ submissions. With the help of some incredible sponsors like Olivia Scobie & community partners  we were able to offer 7  Scholarships to our combined fertility, birth and postpartum doula training. This year, we also welcomed four new people to the team, in the form of our very own Scholarship Committee! Today we are SO excited to introduce you to the recipient of The Change-Maker Award which recognizes ..read more