We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Marcia Conlon a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Marcia , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We love heartwarming stories – do you have a heartwarming story from your career to share?
One of the most heartwarming aspects to the support I offer is being able to be present at so many different memorable and transition moments in people’s lives.
My favorite story is one of a couple that I’ve known for many years. We were all friends right before they started dating so I can say I was there at the very beginning of their relationship.
Ive attended Birthdays, Graduations and Engagement parties. I attended her Bachelorette party, went to their wedding dancing the night away. When they got pregnant I was their Doula and I supported them throughout the prenatal stage, attended their delivery and offered them immediate postpartum support as well.
As life continues to unfold I had the somber privilege of attending her father’s funeral, it was an absolute honor to be there to celebrate the life of such a sweet and caring man. The winter following I was invited to their families synagogue to attend her daughters Naming Ceremony, a welcoming ritual into their Jewish community. The Canter even called me up in front of the entire congregation to mention all the ways I’ve been a part of this families life and told me to continue stand by them with such love as they continue to grow and evolve.
It’s my pleasure to offer support for people for just a short moment during a reading, to hold space for them during a healing session or ritual or even through some of the biggest transformations that occur in life like the birth of a child and grief after loss.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
All the support I offer has stemmed from my personal hunger to understand myself and the world around me. To gain insight on my emotions, help me curate healthy relationships, navigate my personal Grief and continue to grow and evolve my practical practice of self love and self care.
As a Spiritual Intuitive my specialty is offering Tarot and Oracle card Readings with the added support of Healing Crystals, I also offer different types of Readings, I’m a Master Level Reiki Practitioner, Crystal Healer and Guide. As a Full Spectrum Birth Doula I offer a spectrum of support including Prenatal, Labor, Delivery and also Postpartum. I focus on supporting my clients with a Evidence based Educational and Informational guidance, Emotional, Mental, Physical and Often Spiritual Support through creative ritual, arts, movement and mindfulness to prepare parents for the initiation into Parenthood. As a Death Doula I offer End of Life, Bereavement support, Infant/Child loss support as a PAIL Advocate, Pet Loss Support, individual Grief Healing Sessions and Individual and Community Grief Rituals.
My work is ment to offer clients compassion, creative expression, to move stagnant energy and give people safe containers to release what no longer serves them especially during and after going through some of the most beautiful and difficult transitions and transformations you can experience.
People who come to me for Readings often mention the broadening of their perspective and the unconditional love they can feel. Clients who I’ve been a Birth Doula for have said they appreciated how I helped them have the birth they wanted, how I kept the energy of their Birthing space calm and inviting and me being there with them allowed them to have a focal point that never left their side. My Death Doula Clients have said the grief work containers I create are sweet and caring so much so that they felt comfortable enough to go deep and really see and feel a different in the way they carry their grief after the container is closed.
What I am most proud of the work and support I offer is I know I am not the end all be all. I know that I may not have all the tools or be the right fit for every client who comes my way. I have no shame in referring clients to more adequate providers and know that every doula is not the same. Those who are meant to find me will and those who I am seeking to support are also seeking me!
If you could go back, would you choose the same profession, specialty, etc.?
If I had the chance to go back in time, I absolutely would choose my exact path, professions and specialties.
The only thing I would change is I would have done it all sooner so that by this point in my career I’d have had the opportunity to help and support even more people then I have BUT at the same time I have such a strong understanding of Universal Divine Timing.
I know now that all the experiences I’ve had, the challenges I’ve faced, the Grief I’ve had to overcome and the Ancestral Knowledge I had to unlock all happened in perfect timing and alignment with who I am meant to be and who I’m meant to support. Every encounter, every misstep and every bit of wisdom I’ve gained along my journey has and continues to shape my every changing reality.
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
Resilience is something that is ingrained in my DNA. My paternal grandmother made the difficult decision to leave her children with family in Jamaica for a few years as she worked her way up the East Coast of Jamaica during some of the most racist times in this country. She worked many jobs like as a Nurse, Nanny, Cook and Maid until she was able to move all 5 of her children to America by herself! Once here she already had clothes, a home a full fridge and school plans for everyone.
My maternal side of the family were brought to this country as enslaved Africans and I ask myself every day how disgusting and difficult every day of their lives must have been. What they must have experienced and how that everything they witnessed and loss must be heavy on their hearts but that glimmer of hope that motivated them to simply survive is exactly why I am here.
I am a direct product of their strength, pain and resilience and I don’t take that lightly I act accordingly as The Ancestors of the Future. I know that it is my birthright to be a wellspring of Love, Compassion and support for those who need it most.
Contact Info:
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