Business
To market, to market, to support local gigs
My wife’s favourite thing to do is ride our bikes over to local farmers’ markets, art markets or other such community gatherings. She lights up as she cruises along the white tents filled with food, gifts and art. We gather our beautiful artisan goodies and cycle home… There is something so wonderful…
Read MoreThis One Thing Is Stopping You from Your Successful Doula Business.
One Thing Is Stopping You from Your Successful Doula Business. Being a Doula Being a doula is an incredible job. We get invited into some of the most intimate and vulnerable moments of people’s lives. But actually being a doula itself requires an immense amount of vulnerability, and being vulnerable can feel terrifying. Not only…
Read MoreAre you ACTUALLY inclusive? Put your biz to the test!
Have you ever thought about the kind of care you are providing? Would you consider your business to be inclusive to all families? Have you ever read an article about someone being mistreated because of their race, gender, class or ability and thought to yourself, “I can’t believe that’s happening today, in 2017!”?! Would you…
Read MoreAlumni in Action – Catching up with Maternal Oak Doula
Twice a year we, the bebo mia team, lovingly dubbed by their community as the #bebobabes, wait excitedly for the doors to open for our Maternal Support Practitioner Certification program (aka doula training). The 13-week program is taught live online in the Spring and Fall and attracts women from all around the world. Like…
Read Morebebo mia sheds some light on the #douladrama
There has been more buzz than usual about doulas in mainstream media. Doulas are used to flying under the radar, known only by a very small percentage of individuals who are currently expanding or have recently expanded their family. Well, that all changed last week when the proverbial pot was stirred by a BuzzFeed article…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: A Mama Adding ‘Doula’ to her Holistic Skills
Hello all! My name is Amber Dawn Tapley and I am the very proud Momma to one very wonderfully exuberant and enthusiastic little guy, Elijah River. I have been blessed with his presence and I feel the wonder and weight of that every day. I have always been interested in holistic healing methods and am…
Read MoreAdventures of a NEW Doula
How my doula training changed my life You never forget moments in life that are “trajectory changers”. They are crucial and specific. They happen when you think life is just trucking along at a normal pace, when suddenly you’re thrown in a total opposite direction, almost as if you’re in a car crash, and spun…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: Passionate About Supporting Young Mothers!
Meet Joei – A wonderful mom of two that is committed to supporting young mothers through their parenting journeys. I’ve always known I wanted to be a mom – but I never knew just how much I would love pregnancy and birth! I used to be someone who feared pain, would cry at the tiniest…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: Giving back to the mom that gives so much!
Meet Samantha: A wonderful mom to her 3 babies and the many children she fosters. I am so excited to say that I have been awarded a doula scholarship!! It is such a surreal thing for me. My name is Samantha. I identify myself as a wife, mother, and student. My husband is a Loss Prevention manager at a…
Read MoreIt is Doula School Scholarship time!
We are now accepting doula scholarship applications for our Spring 2016 certification! We know that not everyone can afford the education necessary for their dream career. Globally, women, especially women with children in their care, miss out on educational opportunities which could lead to more earning potential. This is something that we are working to…
Read MoreLeaving my job to become a doula
Luck is when hard work meets opportunity! Sometimes I can’t believe how lucky I am. I am a fitness instructor, turned visual effects artist (oops), turned fitness instructor again, turned doula, turned pre and postnatal fitness instructor. I get to work everyday with some of the best women I have ever met, I get to witness their…
Read MoreA Doula’s Story: How the heck did I end up in a doula training?!
The broken path that led me to my doula training. When I trace my steps back to how I got here, my path was so unpredictable and tumultuous, it could almost be a movie. Starting at the beginning… After a cervical cancer scare in 2005, I was faced with the fact that treatment may leave me…
Read MoreThe doula business struggles (there is a happy ending)
Doula business struggles may encounter: My launch into the doula business world was less than stellar, I have to admit. It was clumsy, riddled with mistakes, and lonely. Why? I’ve got two reasons: Lack of training Lack of support And I minored in business, I could only imagine how other doulas felt! Don’t worry though,…
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