Doula Synergy

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

09/18/2025

🌟 Honoring Babies Who Died Too Soon 🌟

Tomorrow night 9/18 at 9pm we gather for a candlelit vigil to kick off Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day. 🕯

If you’re unable to join us in person but would like your baby honored, please share their name using the form below. You’re welcome to include their date, a short message, or any other words you’d like read aloud. We will make sure every baby is remembered with love at the vigil. 💜✨

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Together we shine a light, break the silence, and honor the babies who are always in our hearts.

09/18/2025

Thank you to Hailey at the Salem Reporter for helping us spread the word about the Vigil tomorrow night (Thursday 9/18) to honor all the babies that died too soon and shed light on stillbirth.

We've partnered with Healthy Birth Day, Inc. illuminate the bridge in honor of Stillbirth for National Stillbirth Prevention & Awareness Day (Sept 19th).

https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/09/17/thursday-night-vigil-will-honor-stillborn-babies/

A Thursday night vigil will bring families together to grieve the loss of stillborn babies and pregnancy loss.

09/10/2025

💜💙 Join us for Stillbirth Prevention & Awareness 💙💜

We’re honored to partner with Healthy Birth Day, Inc. to participate in National Stillbirth Prevention & Awareness Day (Sept 19th). This year, the Union Street Railroad Bridge in Salem will be illuminated on Sept. 18 & 19, and we’re hosting a candlelit vigil on the evening of Sept. 18 to honor babies gone too soon.

Our founder, Ashley Rose Doula started Doula Synergy after experiencing the stillbirth of her daughter Lena and recognizing the urgent need for compassionate support for families facing loss. This vigil offers a meaningful way to raise awareness, honor grieving families, and spark conversations that may help prevent future losses.

Join us Thursday, Sept. 18
💙 Monthly Grief Circle at Salem Health 6:30 - 8:30pm
🕯️ Candlelit Vigil: at 9:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Union Street Railroad Bridge, Salem
💜 Wear purple & teal
📸 Photos to capture the evening — share your photos with

Let’s honor the babies gone too soon and support families together. 💜💙

Learn more here:

Doula Synergy Joins Healthy Birth Day to Raise Awareness and Support Families Experiencing LossLandmarks across the United States will be illuminated in purple and teal on Friday, September 19, 2025, for National Stillbirth Prevention & Awareness Day, a day dedicated to honoring babies lost too soon...

06/27/2025

Thank you Salem Health for hosting an amazing Rememberance event, honoring all the babies and children that left us too soon. It was an honor to be in the presence with such awesome humans who know an immense kind of love and understanding. Thank you Compass Perinatal Peer Support for partnering to offer the community grief circle in Salem.

06/26/2025

At Doula Synergy, we believe no family should face pregnancy or infant loss alone. Our founder, Ashley Rose had the honor of sharing her story in support of Oregon House Bill 692, which would expand insurance coverage for postpartum doula care. We’re grateful to The Oregonian for including part of her testimony and helping to elevate this vital conversation.

After the stillbirth of her daughter Lena, she shared:

“We had amazing support in the hospital—but then we came home. The nursery was empty. My breasts were engorged. The flowers were dying. My heart was broken. I didn’t know what to do with myself.”

No one should have to navigate that kind of grief alone.

Doulas offer wraparound care during life’s most vulnerable moments—witnessing birth and sometimes death, honoring babies, validating emotions, nurturing the body, and holding space for healing. They bring food and water, support physical recovery, care for siblings, help around the home, coordinate remembrance rituals, offer grief resources, and provide unconditional presence.

They comfort. They care. They show up.

That’s why Doula Synergy exists. We are working to ensure every loss family has access to skilled, compassionate doula support—and that no one is left to grieve in silence. We’re building a future where doulas are seen as essential care, and families are truly held through life’s most delicate transitions.

💜 Read the article and please share to help pass HB 692 and expand access to doula care across Oregon:
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/06/legislature-poised-to-require-insurance-coverage-for-expanded-care-for-moms-babies.html

A bill to expand pregnant people’s access to doulas and lactation specialists has received broad bipartisan support.

06/26/2025

Please join us tomorrow at Salem Health for a Rememberance event to honor the babies and children who left us too soon.