Scholarship
Spring 2018 Doula Scholarship Winner: Shanika Frater
For the Spring 2018 Doula Scholarship submissions for the Maternal Support Practitioner Program 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 & Candice Tizzard of Stages Doula, (more to come!!!) we were able to offer 6 Scholarships to…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: Obsidian supporting marginalized communities
Hello! My name is Obsidian and I am going to be 25 come November’s scorpio season (2017). I play accordion and guitar and I love cooking for my friends- especially my pregnant friends! I also play this goofy sword fighting live action role play game called Amtgard. It’s like D&D plus martial arts and it’s…
Read Morebebo mia & Olivia Scobie are Practicing Radical Generosity
We are so excited to announce that Olivia Scobie Counseling will be one of our Scholarship Sponsors for our Spring 2018 session of our MSP (aka doula training) Program! But first, we want to talk about generosity for a moment. The #bebobabes have experienced some unbelievable generosity over the course of our bebo mia business…
Read MoreNow accepting Scholarship Applications for MSP Spring 2018!!!
Some of you have been sharing your Spring anticipation photos on Instagram… watching little shoots of green coming through the ground is exciting and we are living vicariously through anyone who is not shovelling mountains of snow like we are in Toronto. We have to trust that we will see grass again soon. In the…
Read MoreMSP Fall 2017 Scholarship Winner: Tarina Jackson
For the Fall 2017 Maternal Support Practitioner Program at bebo mia inc we had a record number of scholarship applications submitted! Choosing our winners was incredibly difficult and in the end, we ended up selecting 6 winners. Two of the scholarships were sponsored by amazing female-owned businesses, Hip Mommies & SleepBelt. The other four were…
Read MoreMSP Fall 2017 Scholarship Winner: Brigic Johnson
For the Fall 2017 Maternal Support Practitioner Program at bebo mia inc we had a record number of scholarship applications submitted! Choosing our winners was incredibly difficult and in the end, we ended up selecting 6 winners. Two of the scholarships were sponsored by amazing female-owned businesses, Hip Mommies & SleepBelt. The other four were…
Read MoreNow accepting Scholarship Applications for MSP Fall 2017!!!
It’s almost September and for us, it feels like the beginning of a new year. Here at the bebo mia headquarters, we are all hustling to welcome all of the wonderful new students into our Fall 2017 MSP Program. That means that we have already opened registration for our Maternal Support Practitioner (aka doula training)…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: Jennifer uses her birth story to inspire her future
In our last Scholarship Winner post we talked about the whirlwind Spring 2017 we had! We had our largest MSP Class EVER, we launched another amazing course with our awesome friend & colleague, Olivia Scobie, the Diverse Families Certification. We are more than halfway through the summer here in Toronto and are excitedly preparing for the arrival of…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: Hayden Connects Her Faith to doula work
Here at bebo mia inc. we have had a whirlwind Spring 2017. We had our largest MSP Class EVER, we launched another amazing course with our awesome friend & colleague, Olivia Scobie, the Diverse Families Certification and we are excitedly preparing for the arrival of Natasha’s second baby and collectively our third #bebobaby. We have…
Read MoreNow accepting Scholarship Applications for MSP Spring 2017!!!
It’s almost that time of year again where birth is everywhere. The Spring baby wave will be starting, flowers will be blooming and we are all anxiously waiting for #ApriltheGiraffe to have her baby. Here at the bebo mia headquarters we are all hustling to get ready to welcome a new wave of students into…
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 MoreScholarship Winner: A Mama Fighting the Stigma of Mental Health
Hello Lovelies! I’m Nadine – Momma to Mairead, wife to Dan and a lover of all things pregnancy, birth and babies. My earliest memory of when I knew I was destined for birth work was when I was 9 years old. I had failed a math test at school and shamefully hid the…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: Steps to Motherhood Through Education
Hi, I am Amanda Russell. In my former life, I trained to be a school psychometrist – IQ testing, and tests for learning disabilities were my forte. Then, in 2004, my sister and brother-in-law invited me to attend the birth of my niece, who was the only survivor of triplets. I fell in love with…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: A Mama Bringing the Community Together
Hi everyone! My name is Brianna. I live in beautiful Nanaimo, BC but am originally from Montreal, QC. I am a mother to a beautiful little girl named Ayla who is 2.5 years old now, she keeps me very busy! We love spending our time outdoors hiking, swimming exploring and being with family. I’ve…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: Single Mama Fulfilling her Dream!
Hi everyone! First I just wanted to say how excited and thankful I am to have received this scholarship and enroll in the Maternal Support Practitioner Program . This has been on my heart and mind recently, so when this opportunity presented itself, it just felt meant to be. My name is Miranda and I…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: A Mama Bridging the Economic Gap
I’m Ashley – a mother, wife, and DOULA! I’m living in a rural town in Nova Scotia where I work part-time as the prenatal & postpartum support person at the local Family Resource Centre. I have an adorable, intelligent, hilarious “threenager” (her name is Luna!) and a husband, whom I’ve loved since I first laid…
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