Doula Synergy

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.

12/02/2025

Big News: Doula Synergy + Star Legacy Foundation

We’re thrilled to announce that Doula Synergy is now a fiscally sponsored project of Star Legacy Foundation, giving us the support and infrastructure to grow our programs and reach more families in need.

With this partnership, we can:
● Grow grief circles and provide hands-on support for more families navigating loss
● Develop and expand specialized training and educational programs for doulas
● Offer tax-deductible giving, pursue grant opportunities, and ensure transparent,
professional management of all funds
● Strengthen connections between families and skilled, compassionate doulas

This Giving Tuesday, consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us ensure no family faces pregnancy or infant loss alone. Your donation directly supports compassionate care and program expansion to ensure no family faces loss alone.

💻 Read more and donate today: https://www.doulasynergy.com/post/compassion-in-action-star-legacy-partnership-for-giving-tuesday

11/20/2025

Hello, I’m Ashley Rose , one of your Grief circle Facilitator’s. Tonight is the 3rd Thursday of the month so we are hosting our pregnancy and infant loss grief circles from 6:30-8:30pm.

Here’s 3 good reasons to show up tonight, even if it’s outside of your comfort zone or you’re feeling a little anxious about it.

1. We give warm hugs. If you want one;)
2. There’s free tea. And it’s cold outside.
3. The holidays are coming and you deserve space to talk about what’s really on your heart!

Please join us! 6:30- 8:30pm. Only for the person who carried the pregnancy, no partners or kids please. Show up as is- this is a judgement free, inclusive space, all losses are valid.

Our Salem location has moved to the
The Enlighten Healing Collective
1320 Edgewater Street NW #200
Salem, OR 97302.


No Regisration or cost required thanks to partnership with Compass Perinatal Peer Support.

The Portland location is still at the
Flanders house
 2926 NE Flanders St.
Portland, Oregon 97232

Please register in advance, suggested donation $10-30: doulasynergy.com/griefcircles

11/19/2025

This Thursday 11/20 is our monthly Grief Circle and our Salem location has moved to the beautiful Enlighten Healing Collective in West Salem. ✨

This space offers a warm, calming, intentionally designed atmosphere that supports emotional safety, grounding, and deep care—exactly what we hope to provide for every grieving parent who walks through the door.

Our monthly circles remain a gentle, supportive, non-judgmental space for those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant loss in both Portland and Salem.

PORTLAND

Flanders House
2926 NE Flanders St,
Portland, OR 97232

Please register in advance, link in bio. Suggested donation $10-30.

SALEM

The Enlighten Healing Collective
1320 Edgewater St NW #200
Salem, OR 97304

No registration required. No cost to attend, thanks to our generous support from Compass Perinatal Peer Support.

Open to anyone who carried the pregnancy that resulted in loss. Please—no partners, family members, or children.

If you feel called to join us, we would be honored to hold space for you. And if you know someone who may need this support, please feel free to share this post. Link in bio for more info and registration link. 💛

11/14/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that our Salem Pregnancy Loss Grief Circles now have a new home at The Enlighten Healing Collective (1320 Edgewater St NW #200, Salem, OR 97304)! ✨

This beautifully designed space offers a peaceful and supportive environment, perfect for healing, reflection, and connection. We can’t wait to gather, share, and support one another in this sanctuary dedicated to holistic health and well-being.

Our next Grief Circle will be next Thursday November 20th from 6:30-8:30pm. No cost or registration required, come as you are. All losses welcome, for the person who carried the pregnancy only, please no children or partners.

11/03/2025

Excited to share my recent conversation on the InJoy Health Education Podcast (INCAST) with Debbie Young! We discussed the importance of compassionate support for families dealing with pregnancy and infant loss. Tune in to hear more about our mission at Doula Synergy: https://wix.to/ieEdeK0

10/07/2025

Join us 10/15 Remembrance Event & Wave of Light 🌷

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month — a time to honor, remember, and support families who carry their babies in their hearts. 💗

We’re grateful to be partnering with the Salem Withnell Family YMCA and Salem Health for this year’s Remembrance Event, creating space for reflection, connection, and healing in community.

Whether your loss was recent or many years ago, you are welcome here. Come as you are — to remember, to light a candle, and to know you are not alone. ✨

🕯 Salem YMCA Remembrance Ceremony
📅 Date: Wednesday Oct 15th (6:00-7:15)
📍 Location: Salem YMCA (685 Court Street NE, Salem, OR)
💬 All are welcome — bereaved families, friends, and community members

Click link for registration: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=PNujjXuKe02FP8FUVOHJlgxpK88a4btJjAMAZTGC4flUREc2TUxRSksxMUxVMzRHVTZER1REMlE5Sy4u

10/01/2025

October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month — a time to honor the babies gone too soon, support grieving families, and work together to change how loss is understood and cared for. 💜

At Doula Synergy, our vision is to transform loss support so that no family walks this path alone.

👉 Read our latest blog to learn:

- Ways you can show support this month (wear pink & blue, donate, reach out, share resources)

- How to join the October 15 Wave of Light locally and virtually

- Events happening in our community this month

- How you can help us continue our mission through Doula Synergy

✨ Together, we can shine a light in the darkness of grief and build a future where every family has access to compassionate loss support.

💜 Read more here: https://www.doulasynergy.com/post/october-is-pregnancy-infant-loss-awareness-month-1