Soulful Rest

A Self-care circle for mama

A weekly virtual space to breathe, reflect, and reclaim you.

Motherhood is nonstop. You give so much to everyone else. This circle is your weekly invitation to pause, pour back into yourself, and be held in community with other Black mothers who understand exactly what that weight feels like.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Why This Space Matters

You Give So Much. This Hour Is Yours.

Black mothers are expected to hold everything together. To show up fully for their children, their families, their communities, and their work, often while running on empty. The permission to rest rarely comes from outside.

“You will leave each session feeling seen, centered, and a little more full than when you came in.”

Soulful Rest was created to give you that permission explicitly and repeatedly. This is not another obligation. It is a genuine pause in a circle of Black women who understand why you needed it.

Whether you are parenting a newborn, a toddler, school-age children, or teenagers, this space holds room for you exactly where you are right now.

What Happens When You Join the Circle

  • Connection with Other Mothers

    You will not be the only one figuring this out. Meet women across all trimesters navigating pregnancy with the same complexity, strength, and questions you carry.

  • Real Talk About the Full Experience

    This is not a highlight reel. Expecting Together creates room for the full range: the joy, the fear, the grief, the uncertainty, and everything in between.

  • Practical Tools for Stress and Self-Care

    Every session ends with a tangible takeaway: a grounding technique, a communication strategy, or a self-care practice you can actually use this week.

  • Support for Navigating Healthcare

    Learn how to advocate for yourself in medical settings, recognize red flags, and ask the questions that protect your health and your baby.

  • Building Your Circle Before Baby Arrives

    Prepare your support system now. Leave each session with stronger connections and a clearer sense of what you need from the people around you.

  • Weekly Giveaways

    One participant is selected each session to receive a digital gift card. A small way to bring some joy into your pregnancy journey.

What Each 60-Minute Session Looks Like

Inside Each Circle
🌿 5 min
Grounding
Gentle breathwork or a centering moment. Whatever you walked in carrying, you get a moment to set it down.
💬 10 min
Check-In
Share what is present in your journey right now. No performance, no pressure. Just honesty in a room where it is safe.
✨ 35 min
Guided Topic and Discussion
Each session explores a theme relevant to pregnancy and Black motherhood through open conversation and guided reflection.
🎯 5 min
Takeaway Tool
Leave with one practical step, strategy, or resource you can use immediately.
🎁 5 min
Closing and Giveaway
A collective affirmation closes the circle, and a random gift card winner is announced.

Group Details

  • Every Wednesday and Friday

    10:00 AM & 1:00 PM Pacific Time

  • Via Google Meet

    Link sent after registration

  • 60 minutes

    Intimate group setting

  • All stages of motherhood

    All mamas welcome

  • Save Your Spot Weekly

    Space is limited each session

  • Weekly Giveaway

    Digital gift card each session

Meet Your Facilitator

Salam Ayana

Perinatal Support Specialist | Wednesday Group

Salam brings warmth, cultural grounding, and a deep belief in the necessity of Black women's rest. She holds each circle with presence and genuine care.

JOIN THE WEDNESDAY GROUP

Camren Green

Perinatal Support Specialist | Friday Group

Camren guides with compassion, clarity, and a commitment to affirming every mama who shows up — exactly as they are, no matter what the week brought.

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Community Guidelines

How We Show Up for Each Other

Expecting Together is a space built on mutual respect and care. These guidelines protect the safety of everyone in the circle.

How We Show Up
01
Be Kind and Supportive
We are all here for each other.
02
Speak From Your Own Experience
Share your story, not advice or judgment.
03
Respect Confidentiality
What is shared here, stays here.
04
Take What Helps, Leave the Rest
You never have to share more than you are ready to.
05
Camera On or Off
Whatever makes you feel most comfortable is the right choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Not at all. Soulful Rest is a drop-in circle. Come when you can. There is no attendance requirement and no penalty for missing a session. Your seat is always waiting.

  • Yes. Soulful Rest is open to Black mothers at any stage of motherhood. Newborn, toddler, school-age, or teenager — if you are a mama, this space is for you.

  • At the end of each session, one participant is randomly selected to receive a digital gift card. You do not need to do anything to be entered. Showing up is enough.

  • No. Soulful Rest is a peer support and self-care circle, not a clinical service. If you are looking for individual therapy, our Black women clinicians are here. Learn more here.

  • Both circles follow the same format and content. Wednesday sessions are at 10 AM PT and Friday sessions are at 1 PM PT. Choose whatever fits your schedule, or attend both.

  • You are always welcome to simply listen. There is no pressure to speak or share anything you are not ready for. Showing up is enough.

You Deserve a Moment That Is Only for You.

No agenda. No performance. No catching up on everything else. Just an hour to breathe, be heard, and be held by a community that gets it. Come as you are.

REGISTER NOW

Other Support Groups Available:

Rooted After Birth →

Expecting Together →