Hot+Brave

About 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.

Publisher

bebo mia inc

Category

business · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Jun 2022

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   S7E12: How Do You Raise Your Doula Rates Without Losing Clients?

   Send us Fan Mail How do you know when it's time to raise your doula rates, and how do you do it without panicking that nobody will book you again? In the Season 7 finale of Hot + Brave, Bianca talks about one of the hardest parts of running a doula business: charging enough to make the work sustainable. We get into how to know when you've outgrown your current rate, deciding how much to increase it, what happens with existing and returning clients, how to communicate your new price without ov...

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   S7E11: How Do Doulas Deal With Difficult Providers?

   Send us Fan Mail What do you do when a provider is dismissive, talks over your client, pressures them into a decision, or clearly does NOT want a doula in the room? In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca talks about one of the trickiest parts of doula work: dealing with difficult providers while keeping your client, not the conflict, at the centre of the room. We talk about what advocacy actually looks like, questions you can ask when something doesn't feel right, dealing with "hospital polic...

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   S7E10: What happens if 2 clients go into labor at the same time?

   Send us Fan Mail What happens when TWO of your doula clients go into labour at the same time? It happens. Birth is unpredictable, and even clients with due dates weeks apart can end up labouring on the same day. In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca talks about how to handle overlapping births without panicking, why every doula needs a solid backup system, and how to make sure your clients feel supported no matter who walks into the birth room. We cover choosing and paying your backup, decid...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

10,137

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

31 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

34

Social presence

97

YouTube

76

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

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