Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Chandria Taylor. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Chandria, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to go back in time and hear the story of how you came up with the name of your brand?

My daughters names is Adelyn Rose. After losing her, I began to pray and ask God to help me make her story something beautiful because I was really struggling to make it through. So He gave me the idea of a rose and as I began to study I found that roses scientifically cannot grow without its thorns. That stuck out to me in a major way because we as a people have our thorns, those things that hurt us, but we are like a rose. We cannot grow into who we were created to be without embracing our thorns. And that is how I created the name Like A Rose.

Chandria, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

My name is Chandria Taylor and my daughter was born sleeping on Nov 1, 2018. After losing my daughter, I wanted to be the voice for the grieving mother who feels like she doesn’t have one. This is where the conception of Like a Rose began. Like A Rose was founded in 2019 and has now grown into more than I imagined it would be. At Like A Rose we provide support and services to families who have experienced childloss from conception to stillbirth through: – Assisting with funeral expenses
– 1 on 1 mentorship with the founder
– Assisting with counseling/therapy copay
– Bereaved Mothers Day Brunch
– Annual Womens Conference
-Brick Fund
-Runway For Rose Fundraiser Fashion Show
– Authoring Books
– I Have A Little Sister by Chandria Taylor
– When Our Feelings Are In Pieces by Chandria Taylor
– Like A Rose: The Thorns by Chandria Taylor

The thing I am most proud of with Like Rose is that we have opened up the door to make the conversation of child loss normal. We are creating a platform where no grieving mother will be silenced but is encourage to share their baby with the world. Not only are mothers not silenced, but now my legacy has passed down to my children where they are able to talk about and educate others on the loss of their sister at a young age. This has impacted my life personally in so many ways and while this journey is not easy, I am forever grateful God chose me to be her mother.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

I remember when I first lost Adelyn, I would post so many pictures of her on my personal social media page. So many people would report my posts, comment negative things or tell me that they didn’t want to see her so I shouldn’t post her. This was very saddening for me because to them they saw a dead child, to me, I saw my daughter. But I obliged and I made a separate page where I would just post her there and share my story there and only those that wanted to see her and follow could. I remember calling my angel mom mentor Sadija Smiley, and she said “Never make yourself uncomfortable for the sake of someone else’s comfortability.” Those words hit me like a bag of bricks and it was then that I had to unlearn the idea of always finding different ways to share my story. If I want to post her on my personal page, I can. If I want to make a status about her, I can. And from then on, I never made myself uncomfortable again to appease the comfortability of others.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

There is nothing in the world that can prepare you for stillbirth. There is no amount of doctors coming in or advice being given for you to get your mind ready for what you are about to experience. Before Adelyn, I had two successful pregnancies so I knew what labor should be like. But this time it would be different. This time the baby would come out and there would be no crying, she could not hear me, she could not feel me, and she could not see me. After losing Adelyn, it took awhile for me to want to try again but the next year I got pregnant and this took the most resilience. Losing a child is one thing but pregnancy after loss is a totally different emotion. You are still grieving the one you lost while trying to learn to love the one you have created. You fear everyday of losing this one and the entire pregnancy is a countdown. I remember saying “just make it past 32 weeks”. But the 33rd week came and I still would push on my stomach hourly to make sure she was still moving. Pregnancy after loss was probably one of my most resilient moments because I was able to bounce back from a loss and do it again and thanks be to God that this time it was successful.

Contact Info:

• Website: Likearosear.org
• Instagram: @likearosear
• Facebook: Like A Rose-Adelyn Rose
• Other: Tik Tok: @likearosear