Latin America is Raging: Hot + Brave the podcast

Latin American women

Hot + Brave The Podcast Episode 02: Latin America is Raging   Listen to the full episode on your favorite app here!     Latin American women During this week’s episode talk about birth in Latin American women, women’s movements and creating change through rage. In this Hot + Brave podcast, Marissa Bolaños from Womb…

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Postpartum Rage Treatment with Amy C Willis

postpartum rage treatment

   Reconnecting with your Rage   Listen to the full episode on your favorite app here! Postpartum rage Postpartum rage is a real and serious condition that can affect many new mothers. Seeking postpartum rage treatment and support is essential in managing this condition. The first step in treating postpartum rage is recognizing the condition…

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Violated and Grateful, Lessons from ‘Our Father’ on Netflix

Written by Bianca Sprague + Meg Kant Violated and Grateful, Lessons from ‘Our Father’ on Netflix: The horrifying documentary showing the undeniable truth that the world hates women Note on language: for the purposes of this article we will be using the term women/woman, however we want to acknowledge that not all people who have…

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How Our Rage Can Change the World

Written by Amy C. Willis How Our Rage Can Change the World     Anger can be tremendously powerful for those who identify as women but only if we are aware that we’re experiencing it and are interested in cultivating our capacity to harness it.  This can be a challenge in and of itself for…

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5 Reasons Why Alcohol Is a Feminist Issue

Written by Amy C. Willis 5 Reasons Why Alcohol Is a Feminist Issue     April is Alcohol Awareness Month so we thought we’d take this opportunity to bust some myths and share some accurate, evidence-based info on the risks and harms that go along with consuming alcohol.   We’re not here to tell everyone…

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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021 Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). On November 20th each year, we recognize, honour and remember the lives, experiences and contributions of the transgender folks who have lost their lives to transphobic violence. We also recognize, honour and remember the trans lives lost to suicide, mental health crises, addiction…

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Is there a conspiracy behind attachment parenting?

There is just too much to rebut in the recent controversial blog post asking “Is Attachment Parenting a Plot to Force Women Back Into the Home”?  – but what annoys me the most is the discussion around the motives of those who promote attachment parenting, as well as the inaccurate description of what attachment parenting is, so I will…

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Hair Dye While Pregnant? Here Are Some Tips!

hair dye while pregnant

Does pregnancy mean that all your beauty routines go out the window? Can you bleach or dye hair while pregnant? These are the kinds of questions our students ask in our Maternal Support Practitioner program. Well, we talked to Senior Master Stylist Toni Warren from Life Salon Spa in Halifax to get you the answers. Life…

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Can we just move past new Barbie’s looks?

  New Barbie, New Body!  The new Barbie bodies Mattel launched yesterday has everyone talking! As if we have not been discussing Barbie’s body and her unrealistic proportions for decades now, the conversation is continuing, and at least shifting slightly. Mattel has been slipping down the ranks for the last several years and recently was…

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Fertility Insights and TTC Support at Bebo Mia

TTC Support

1 in 5 of the bebo mia birth clients we serve have gone through some form of fertility assistance, whether it is charting support, medications, IVF, IUI or some other support. This means that there is a period, sometimes years and years, of trying to conceive (TTC). Natasha Marchand’s Fertility Journey I watched my business…

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Are You Dad Enough?

  Julian Coutts, Hypnobirthing client and father extraordinare to 13 month old Tycho! Ok, so we are well aware that a picture of a dad wearing his baby in a sling is not nearly as risky as a mom breastfeeding her 3 year old while he stands on a wooden chair, but for some men,…

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