Butterfly Rose Village

07/05/2026

After months of thinking, questioning, outlining, deleting, rewriting, and learning a completely new style of writing...

I finally published the first essay for Butterfly Rose Village.

For a long time I thought I was building something new.

Instead, I discovered I was finally naming something that had been following me for over thirteen years.

This essay traces the path from a writing blog I started in 2013, through doula work, creative direction, and finally to Butterfly Rose Village.

If you've ever been told to "choose one thing" while feeling like your work belonged together.....this might resonate with you.

I'd love to hear what stands out to you after reading it.

📚 The Village Has Been Here Longer Than I Realized
https://open.substack.com/pub/quanishacreative/p/the-village-has-been-here-longer?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1gxkft⁠�

How Thirteen Years of Writing, Doula Work, and Creative Direction Finally Became Butterfly Rose Village

08/27/2025

Happy Black Breastfeeding Week

This has been a humbling experience filled with of twists and turns. Lip tie and tongue tie revisions, combo feeding, inverted ni***es, ni**le shields, mastitis, diet changes, reflux meds.

Yet here we are 9 months and still going.

It takes resources, support and patience. Thank God I had some amazing people like , OT, and the pediatric dentist team in New Braunfels, my sister and fiancé.

I am confident in my instincts and now the practice of breastfeeding has hit a happy easier stage.

Community is so important when learning this new skill and figuring out the basics and complexities of breastfeeding.

Representation matters 💕💕❤️💕

04/11/2025

❣️Fate moves and gives us the people we need to meet.❣️

I’m thankful met and teamed up with doulas who share the same passion to protect the doula career and profession from those who seek to exploit us.

❣️This is a message and campaign of that work:
“As Black Maternal Health Week begins, I’m calling on all of our people.

Several months ago, I learned about NDCB. I started asking: How do we dismantle what they’re trying to build, as they try to move in silence?

Because we’ve seen this before—just like in the field of midwifery.

NOT on our watch.

😡The National Doula Certification Board—is trying to regulate and profit off doula care. Silencing birthkeepers. Erasing cultural wisdom. Trying to undermine everything we’ve built.😡

This isn’t care. It’s control.
This isn’t equity. It’s extraction.
And we’re not having it.

So I got to work. What began as a four-hour strategy session in a hotel room turned into a powerful action network of doulas, midwives, legal advocates, and birth justice warriors across the country.

Im humble and very grateful that today, we launch the campaign: .

To protect our sacred work. Our wisdom. Our people. Our future generations.

Can we count on you to stand with us?
Sign on as an individual and/or to help us spread the word.

We’re moving as one—and we’re not backing down.
https://bit.ly/DoulasAreNotForSale”

Link in my stories

01/02/2025

Notable moments that 2024 bought to me and here’s to many more moments.

Pregnant and still making moves. Now postpartum and excited for the newest venture for 2025

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❄️❄️🎆🎉

10/25/2024

It’s been quiet over here lately as I wrapped up clients to make room for a lovely surprise 🍼👶

Thank you for these amazing pictures to capture this journey. 🩵✨🩵✨🩵🎉

We are ready to meet our little water baby 🌊♏️✨

04/11/2024

04/10/2024

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03/11/2024

🌈♥San Antonio moms, join us for a special Belly Casting Event! March 23rd from 10:30-12:30PM at Nikki's birthing Center.

Capture the beauty of your pregnancy journey in a personalized and artistic way that creates a lasting symbol. We will guide you through crafting your belly cast with care and safe materials.

💖This event is not about artistry; it's a celebration of the miraculous pregnancy journey.

Share this special moment with loved ones or make it a solo experience – either way, you'll leave with a one-of-a-kind memento that preserves the precious memories of this incredible time in your life. Embrace motherhood or parenthood with us as we celebrate the bond between you and your baby through art and love.

Limited to ten spots for this event, get your tickets https://butterflyrosevillage.com/pregnancy-classes/

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