Hot+Brave

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 stories, business support, hot topics and #truthbombs that will either balm your soul or light fire to your rage.

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S1E06 Rage Became Birth Work

Send us a text Bianca, Meg and Michelle share the stories of how their rage led them to birth work and from that rage, magic emerged. Undiagnosed gynecological issues, coercion, misinformation, obstetric violence, repressed emotions, depression, and anxiety are some of the things these Bebo Babes went through before finally embracing the power of their rage and directing it towards the very systems that are hurting us, creating community, abundance and meaningful change along the way. Everything...

Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 6

S1E05 Unequal Partnerships with Darcy Lockman

Send us a text This week Bianca and Meg interview Darcy Lockman, PhD and author of All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers and the Myth of Equal Partnership to talk about the division of labor at home, the world we live in, and how to use this book to have productive conversations that help us move forward for a more equitable world that benefits ourselves, our partners and everyone in our families. All The Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership An Unconventional Family by Sandra Lipsi...

Sep 20, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 5

S1E04 Silver Linings: Breaking the Stigma About Death by Suicide

Send us a text September is Suicide Prevention month. Monique Barbieri joins Bianca this week to talk about suicide, mental health and community support. Both Monique and Bianca lost their dads to death by suicide and they share their stories with openness and humor, their journey through grief and rage and the gifts that they found through the healing process. 8 PMADs Myths we need to bust! - Live Conversation with Lacey, Michelle and Meg Distress Centers of Greater Toronto The American Foundat...

Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 4

S1E03 Choose You

Send us a text In this episode Bianca is joined by Amy C. Willis and Michelle Cruz to talk about a hidden source of rage for many folks who identify as women: the neglected need of choosing you. As women, we are socialized to always be of service to others and to leave ourselves last, which of course leads to burnout, depression and can even drive some to the trenches of addiction and suicide. Bianca, Amy and Michelle help us identify the many places where we can start choosing ourselves. They g...

Sep 06, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 3

S1E02 Latin America is Raging

Send us a text Marissa Bolaños joins us today to talk about birth in Latin America, women’s movements and creating change through rage. La Revolución del Parto History of midwifery in Mexico (in Spanish) Jats’uts Meyah documentary about the last midwife of a Mayan community in Southern Mexico (not the one mentioned in the podcast, but a similar one) Gloria Lamey rogue midwife in Canada OBGYNs who attend home births in Mexico Mexico City Feminist March, 2022 La Civil , movie by Teodora Mihai base...

Jun 28, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 2

S1E01 Reconnecting with your Rage

Send us a text During this week’s episode Amy C Willis from Hol+Well joins us to talk about the ways that, as women, we have been systematically programmed to disconnect from our anger. We will explore the importance of reconnecting to our rage, move it through our bodies, complete the cycle, and harness the gifts and change it can bring to our lives. Hol+Well Rage Becomes Her By Soraya Chemaly Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney ...

Jun 28, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1

00 Bebo Mia’s Mission

Send us a text Bianca Sprague, Meg Kant, and Michelle Cruz talk about the work of bebo mia in reproductive justice and how birth work is activism, influenced by many other forms of social justice, and how we weave it all together. Bebo Mia Birth Worker Business School Bliss Retreat Affiliate Program Stay tuned for the full season in September, subscribe to receive updates here ! www.bebomia.com Follow us on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok , YouTube , Pinterest , LinkedIn or Twitter ....

Jun 28, 2022•8 min0

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