My Ritual

  • Najma Treadwell

    SMC Doula Trainee
    August 6, 2026 at 6:45 pm

    These are some beautiful flowers Samyria. I look forward reading about how you incorporate them in your ritual.

  • Samyria Holley

    SMC Doula Trainee
    August 6, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    Flowers have always brought me peace and reminded me that beautiful things grow with time, patience, and care. Just like a flower, a mother is transformed after giving birth. She deserves to be nurtured as she heals, grows into her new role, and blossoms in her own way. Flowers are a beautiful metaphor because they remind us that growth doesn’t happen instantly but that it requires care, nourishment, patience, and the right environment. That parallels the healing journey of a new mother.

  • Samsarah Morgan

    Member
    August 9, 2026 at 5:28 pm

    Beautiful flowers – how do you use them in your ritual?

    I’m very curious.

    • Samyria Holley

      SMC Doula Trainee
      August 9, 2026 at 10:31 pm

      Thank you. I would be using them during the postpartum period to honor the mother, her strength, her transformation, and her healing. I would give the mother a flower or small bouquet and invite her to pause and reflect on her journey. As I present the flowers, I would remind her that she does not have to bloom all at once. Healing takes time. Becoming a mother takes time. She deserves nourishment, rest, patience, love, and a supportive environment.

      • Jocelyn van Dam

        SMC Doula Trainee
        August 10, 2026 at 11:54 am

        I love this analogy and symbolism so much. Thank you for sharing. This is powerful.

  • Antoinette Beavers Richmond

    SMC Doula Trainee
    August 11, 2026 at 4:12 pm

    Love it very beautiful .

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