Doula Synergy

10/08/2026

Our monthly circle is a quiet space to come together, slow down, and make room for grief.

Each gathering includes meditation, reflection, ritual, sharing, and connection. We talk, we listen, we remember, and we support one another through the complicated and tender experience of pregnancy loss. There’s no pressure to share; you’re welcome to participate in whatever way feels right for you.

Whether your loss was recent or years ago, there is room for you here. Come, listen, and be surrounded by people who understand.

You are not alone.

3rd Thursday of each month | 6:30–8:30 PM
At Enlightened Healing Collective
1320 Edgewater St NW in West Salem

09/18/2026

THIS WEEKEND September 19 & 20th the Union Street Bridge in Salem will shine purple and blue in honor of Stillbirth Prevention & Awareness 💜💙

These lights are more than a beautiful display. They are a reminder of the babies we carry, the families who grieve, and the importance of continuing to learn, listen, and raise awareness around stillbirth prevention.

Every pregnancy deserves compassionate, informed care. Every family deserves to be heard. And every baby deserves to be remembered.

May we shine a little brighter for the babies who are no longer in our arms, and for the families who carry their love with them 💜💙

09/11/2026

Our Pregnancy Loss Grief Circle offers a gentle, supportive space to slow down and make room for what you’re carrying.

There is no right way to grieve here. You are welcome to speak, listen, reflect or simply be 🤍

07/15/2026

Your Postpartum Body After Loss

For the person who carried the pregnancy...

Your body is the vessel that held your baby.

It holds so much wisdom. So many memories. So much love.

Whether your pregnancy ended weeks ago or many years have passed, your body remembers. It remembers carrying life, preparing to nurture, and the love you have for your baby. Even when the world moves on, your body continues to carry your story.

This month’s grief circle is an opportunity to gently reconnect with your body—not to change it or “move on,” but to honor all that it has carried with compassion.

Together we’ll explore the often-overlooked reality of the postpartum body after pregnancy and infant loss through:

🌿 A guided meditation to reconnect with your body with kindness
💜 Small group sharing in a safe, supportive space
🎨 A Body Mapping creative reflection activity to explore where love, grief, strength, and healing live within us
💌 A Love Letter to Your Body writing exercise, offering yourself compassion, gratitude, forgiveness, or simply the words your body needs to hear

Whether your loss was recent or decades ago, you are welcome here. There is no timeline for grief, your body carries it all.

📍 Doula Synergy Pregnancy & Infant Loss Grief Circle
🗓️ Thursday, July 16
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 The Enlighten Healing Collective
2755 Commercial St. SE, Salem, OR

No registration is required. This free monthly support group is open to anyone who has experienced pregnancy or infant loss. Generously sponsored by Compass Perinatal Family & Community Support

Your body deserves tenderness. Your grief deserves space. Your baby will always be remembered. 💜

06/18/2026

Grief Circle Tomorrow and New Facilitators!

We are looking forward to our monthly gathering together tomorrow evening and are excited to welcome two new facilitators to the Doula Synergy Grief Circle team: Morgan and Hailey!

📅 Thursday, June 18, 2026 (3rd Thursday)
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 The Enlighten Healing Collective
1320 Edgewater St NW #200
Salem, OR 97304

💜 This circle is intended for the person who carried the pregnancy. No registration necessary.

All of our facilitators have completed Doula Synergy's Compassionate Support Through Loss training and bring their own lived experience of loss to this work. Each month, two facilitators co-lead the circle, offering peer support, compassionate listening, and a gentle space where grieving Moms can connect with others who understand.

Meet Our Facilitators!

✨ Morgan
Morgan believes growing and birthing a baby is one of the most sacred and transformative experiences in a person's life. She is passionate about ensuring families feel honored, cared for, and supported, especially through loss. She brings a warm presence, a listening ear, and a compassionate heart to the circle.

✨ Hailey
Hailey is passionate about ensuring no family has to navigate difficult experiences alone. She believes everyone deserves compassionate support regardless of their circumstances or support system. Her empathy and dedication to serving others make her a wonderful addition to our community.

✨ Samantha
Samantha is a birthworker, lactation counselor, and perinatal mental health advocate dedicated to supporting families. She brings warmth, compassion, and a trauma-informed approach to helping families navigate life's most tender moments.

✨ Ashley Rose
Ashley Rose is a mom and certified pregnancy and infant loss coach who passionately supports families through all stages of parenthood, especially those impacted by loss. Through her own experiences, she strives to create a space where parents feel seen, understood, and supported.

We are honored to hold this space together and hope you'll join us tomorrow. 💜

Special thanks to Compass Perinatal Family & Community Support for generously sponsoring these circles and the training

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Monthly Support for Pregnancy & Infant Loss

04/28/2026

Ashley Rose Doula is offering a foundational bereavement training for doulas online.

🗓 June 3rd
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
💻 Live, Virtual + Interactive
✅ OHA Approved
💲 $99 / person

Compassionate Support Through Loss Training For Doulas
Wednesday June 3rd, 2026 9-12 PM PST

Walking through loss changed everything for me. It opened my eyes to the gaps in support families face during some of the most heartbreaking, vulnerable moments of their lives — and it showed me just how powerful a doula’s presence can be in those spaces.

When families invite us (doulas) into their pregnancy and birth journeys, they are trusting us deeply. That support shouldn’t disappear if the story shifts unexpectedly.

If we are prepared to support pregnancy and birth, we must also be prepared to support through loss.

I created Compassionate Support Through Loss — a foundational bereavement training, designed to help doulas feel grounded, confident, and equipped to provide trauma-informed, compassionate care when it matters most.

In this training, participants will learn to:
✨ Define types of pregnancy & infant loss and their impact
✨ Recognize the needs of grieving families
✨ Learn key ways to support families as a doula
✨ Apply effective communication strategies
✨ Understand the importance of postpartum support after loss
✨ Develop self-care strategies and personal support systems

Families deserve doulas who are prepared — not just for the expected, but for the unexpected.

🗓 June 3rd, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
💲 $99/person
💻 Virtual + Interactive
✅ OHA Approved 3 CEUs

Space is limited, reserve your spot now! Click here:
https://www.ashleyrosedoula.com/compassionatesupportthroughloss06032026

03/19/2026

Our Monthly Pregnancy Loss Grief Circle is tonight at the The Enlighten Healing Collective.

This space is for birthing people who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss (no partners or other family members). A space to be held, to be witnessed, and to not have to carry it all alone. Show up as you are.

📍 Enlighten Healing Collective (upstairs)
⏰ 6:30–8:30 pm
1320 Edgewater St NW #200, Salem, OR

No registration needed—come as you are. Bring a journal if you’d like, or we’ll have something for you.

If your heart is feeling the pull, please join us.

01/26/2026

At Doula Synergy, our work is rooted in lived experience. As the founder, my own journey through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and loss—and my work through Ashley Rose Doula —revealed a critical gap in care: the emotional, practical, and informational support families need after perinatal loss often disappears once they leave the hospital.

I received compassionate medical care, yet when I returned home I was left navigating engorged breasts, caring for a toddler, wilting flowers on my kitchen counter, and profound grief—with no guidance on how to honor or tend to that loss. This is where bereavement doulas can provide essential, ongoing support.

Most people don’t realize that bereavement doulas exist. Doula care is commonly associated with pregnancy and birth, not loss—despite the fact that this kind of care can be transformative in the days, weeks, and months following perinatal loss.

Doula Synergy was created to change that. Our mission is to build a movement that trains and supports doulas, collaborates with providers, and ensures families experiencing loss receive the wraparound care they deserve. We’re hosting a focus group discussion this Wednesday and invite anyone who works with the perinatal population—or has experienced loss themselves—to join the conversation and help shape this work.

💛 Please tag someone you know who has been affected by perinatal loss, works in perinatal care, or may be interested in contributing.

More information and registration for the focus group can be found here:
https://www.doulasynergy.com/post/doula-synergy-collaborative-focus-group-join-the-movement

You’re invited to join Ashley Rose, for a focus group discussion to help grow a movement that will transform the perinatal loss experience for families.

12/15/2025

Imagine a room that gently invites you in.
A cozy circle on the floor.
Low lights. A candle glowing in the center.

Intentional togetherness.
Open hearts.
A sense that you don’t have to explain yourself here.

We begin by arriving in our bodies — a soft meditation to help you land.
A ritual follows, offering tangibility to what so often feels unseen.
A reading to reflect on.
Moments of remembering.

There is space to share — uninterrupted, judgment-free, and entirely your own.
You may cry.
You may laugh.
You may feel anger rise.
Every emotion is valid. Every part of you is welcome.

This is a space to be held in community.
Real people. Authentic connection.
Warmth that fills your cup and reminds you that you are not alone.

🕯 Please Join us
Thursday, December 18th
6:30–8:30 pm
(Every 3rd Thursday of the month)

PORTLAND LOCATION
Flanders House
2926 NE Flanders St.
Portland, OR 97232

SALEM LOCATION
Enlighten Healing Collective
320 Edgewater St NW #200
Salem, OR 97304

At this time, our circle is for the person who carried the pregnancy only, no partners or children. As we look toward the new year, we are thoughtfully considering opening this space to any family member who has experienced loss. As doulas, we support the whole family, and we recognize that loss touches everyone.

If we opened this circle to other family members in the future, would you join us? Why or why not? We would love to hear your thoughts.

You are welcome just as you are.
Please join us. 🤍

12/08/2025

🌟 Be Part of the Doula Synergy Movement! 🌟

Doula Synergy is dedicated to transforming support for families experiencing perinatal loss. The foundation is laid, and now the movement is ready to grow with the voices of those who are passionate about making a difference.

Anyone interested in reimagining care and expanding compassionate support is invited to join the conversation on Wednesday January 28th at 12pm via Zoom. Together, ideas can become action, and support can reach more families in meaningful ways.

💬 Join the conversation. Share your voice. Help shape the future of care.

Please share to help expand this vision and bring more allies into the movement. 💛

You’re invited to join Ashley Rose, for a focus group discussion to help grow a movement that will transform the perinatal loss experience for families.