Sherri, The Zen Doula

07/28/2025

🧄✨ Honey, Garlic & Clove: A Sacred Blend for Healing ✨🍯

~from Sherri the Zen Doula

Postpartum mamas, womb warriors, and women balancing hormones—this ancient trio is for you 💗

Across cultures, honey, garlic, and clove have been used for healing, cleansing, and strengthening the body—especially during times of transition like postpartum and hormonal shifts like PCOS.

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🌍 Did you know?
In many African and Caribbean traditions, cloves are used in postpartum steams and belly-binding oils for their warming, protective energy. In Ayurveda, garlic restores agni (digestive fire) after birth, and honey is considered a sacred carrier for herbal medicine.

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🌿 Why this blend?
✔ Boosts immunity & reduces inflammation
✔ Helps regulate blood sugar (for PCOS support)
✔ Supports digestion & womb healing
✔ Naturally antimicrobial & deeply grounding

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🍯 Recipe: Womb Wellness Tonic
• 5 cloves garlic (sliced)
• 6–8 whole cloves
• ½ cup raw honey (local or Manuka is best)
💫 Combine in a clean glass jar. Let sit 2–3 days. Refrigerate.
💖 Take 1 tsp daily—on an empty stomach or before meals.

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🏡 Home Practice: Sacred Sip & Stillness
Each morning, take your spoonful mindfully. Place one hand on your womb, one on your heart. Inhale deeply.
🕊 Say: “I am restoring. I am whole. I am held.”
Let the warmth move through you.

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📿 Whether you’re nurturing new life, rebalancing hormones, or simply reclaiming your rhythm—this blend is your gentle ally.

With love & wisdom,
Sherri the Zen Doula
✨ Mothering the Mothers with sacred support from bump to beyond
www.SherriTheZenDoula.yoga

07/25/2025

Maternal Mental Health Matters! ❤️‍🩹

Mama Sana Vibrant Woman

During National Minority Mental Health Month, we center the truth that healing must include the whole person. 🧠❤️

For too many Black, Brown birthing people, mental health struggles during and after pregnancy are overlooked, dismissed, or stigmatized.

Through the collective efforts of Mama Sana Vibrant Woman , Giving Austin Labor Support, and Partners in Parenting, we are breaking the silence and creating space for rest, grief, joy, fear, and everything in between!

Like, share, and join us in raising awareness around this matter—explore more powerful stories at cdc.gov/hearher!
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Durante el (Mes Nacional de la Salud Mental de las Minorías), nos centramos en la verdad de que la sanación debe incluir a la persona en su totalidad. 🧠❤️

Para muchas personas afrodescendientes e hispanas que dan a luz, las luchas por la salud mental durante y después del embarazo son ignoradas, descartadas o estigmatizadas.

A través de los esfuerzos colectivos de Mama Sana Vibrant Woman , Giving Austin Labor Support, y Partners in Parenting, estamos rompiendo el silencio y creando un espacio para el descanso, el duelo, la alegría, el miedo y todo lo demás.

Únase a nosotros para crear concientización sobre este tema: explore más historias impactantes en cdc.gov/hearher.

07/25/2025

I love my job! 👼🏾☀️😎✌🏽❤️👩🏽‍🍼

Sometimes we do postpartum visits at the pool! 😆 My client was feeling cooped up at home with her brand new baby and a toddler with a ton of energy 🤸🏾‍♂️ so I invited her over to swim at our house! We had a blast and baby boy loved the sun on his skin ☀️😊 There’s nothing cuter than a newborn chocolate baby sun bathing in his Doula’s arms! 🤎😍💞

Happy Saturday yahll!

07/25/2025

🤎🤎🤎 What an amazing human being…

07/16/2025

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Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are sacred seasons, and you don’t have to navigate them alone.

Our Birth Companion (Doula) Program offers continuous, one-on-one support from pregnancy through 6 weeks postpartum. Whether you need help managing pain, emotional grounding, or someone to advocate for you in the birth room, we’re here for every step.

What’s included:
Active participants gain access to trusted providers and become eligible for additional benefits, like:
✨Therapy
✨ Lactation consultants
✨ MHEC Childcare Program
✨ Prenatal/postnatal support groups

Visit the link in our bio to learn more or to join one of our core programs!
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El embarazo, el parto y el posparto son etapas sagradas, y no tiene que atravesarlas sola.
Nuestro Programa de Acompañamiento al Parto (acompañante de parto) ofrece apoyo continuo e individualizado desde el embarazo hasta las 6 semanas después del parto. Ya sea que necesite ayuda para manejar el dolor, estabilizarse emocionalmente o alguien que la defienda en la sala de partos, estamos aquí para acompañarla en cada paso.

Qué incluye:
Las participantes activas obtienen acceso a proveedores de confianza y pueden optar a beneficios adicionales, entre los que se incluyen:

✨Terapia
✨ Consultoras de lactancia
✨ Programa de cuidado infantil MHEC
✨ Grupos de apoyo prenatal y posnatal

Visite el enlace de nuestra biografía para obtener más información o para unirse a uno de nuestros programas principales.

06/30/2025

https://yinspired.substack.com/p/ep-8-reproductive-health-justice?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1293619&post_id=166941111&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_show_title&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLPzMlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHryQ3KJ7Wsh0QnPIHwrq8-vqnUjWyblpOgOHHccId0FQ93QWnKoVPvzxnwKP_aem_cHjI8LpLPyEBpZwi91oUEw&r=qd2gu&triedRedirect=true

Certified Full Spectrum Doula at Mama Sana Vibrant Woman, Newborn Care Specialist, Maternal Care Provider, Registered Yoga Teacher 500 hr, Queen/Sher/Her

06/30/2025

Hey everyone! I was honored to be a part of the Yinspired Podcast with my Beautiful Mentor Dr. Huanani Chong Drake! We talked about Birth work and Maternal reproductive justice! Check it out at the link in comments!

06/26/2025

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Pregnancy fatigue is real—and rest is not a luxury, it’s a necessity.

In the early weeks, your body's working overtime to grow new life, and in the final stretch, sleep can get harder thanks to body aches, frequent bathroom trips, and baby movement.

If you're feeling tired all the time—you're not alone. Make space for naps, say yes to help, and listen to your body when it asks for rest.

You deserve to feel held, not just during labor—but throughout your whole journey. 💜😴

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Dar vida es agotador.
Descansar no es egoísta, es sagrado.
El cansancio durante el embarazo es real, y descansar no es un lujo, es una necesidad.

Durante las primeras semanas, su cuerpo trabaja horas extras para dar vida a un nuevo ser, y en la recta final, dormir puede resultar más difícil debido a los dolores corporales, las frecuentes visitas al baño y los movimientos del bebé.

Si se siente cansada todo el tiempo, no está sola. Haga espacio para las siestas, acepte ayuda y escuche a su cuerpo cuando le pida descanso.

Se merece sentirse apoyada, no solo durante el parto, sino durante todo el proceso. 💜😴

03/28/2025

I love my team! We had our closing circle for the year with Mama Sana Vibrant Woman Doulas last night …❤️ Allllll the feels! Such an amazing group of strong, dedicated, kind and powerful women! So excited for what is to come for each and every one of us. I’m forever grateful for Mama Sana Vibrant Woman and all that I have learned this year❤️❤️❤️ These women have my whole heart!

03/24/2025

I love my work with Mama Sana Vibrant Woman! ❤️❤️❤️

03/16/2025

Had so much fun Showering Victoria and Greg today! These gorgeous clients mine are about to be the best parents ever to baby A in about 6 weeks! 💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵 Let me tell you… Africans know how to throw a party!!! 🎉 🎉🎉