The DONAS PROJECT

is a multi-media project centered in food, personal wellness, and finding community. The Donas was created by Donna Guerreros a nurse, writer & photographer. The project shares and documents her own journey and personal practices in multi-dimensional self-care. Dubbed “The Self Care Chaperone” she creates and curates items to support your routines and expression of your unique self. She has worked with clients and brands on campaigns, event production, art direction, and commissions . Her work has been featured and published in Jezebel, Peddler Journal, Glamour, Elle, MILK, and Huffington Post. She is a group Meditation Facilitator and hosts monthly womxn’s circles. She works privately with individuals and creatives assisting them in overcoming personal blocks & achieving alignment.

  CHOOSE YOUR PATH

READ

Creative writing, journals, interviews shares, and stories. From people, I’ve crossed paths with, to things I love, and stuff I’ve tried. What’s worked, what hasn’t, and what I’m still figuring out. Take what’s for you, leave what’s not, and join in on the conversation in the comments if you wish.

SHOP & SUPPORT

a collection of my current and past works from loungewear, streetwear, candles, journals, & self-care items made to help support you in expressing your unique best self and making your days a little bit better. Isn’t it time you made your vision board come to life?

LISTEN

THIS PODCAST IS LIKE LISTENING TO YOUR FRIEND’S CONVERSATION, SITTING AROUND THE DINNER TABLE...LONG AFTER THE MEAL’S BEEN OVER.”

The Donas : Advice & Stories is your weekly dose of personal shares and interviews from Donna and people like you just “getting through”. From small business owners, and writers, to stand-up comedians, those working on themselves, and those holding space for others... A ‘lil inspiration, part education, some advice but mostly the feels of being on the phone with your best friend. oh yeah…it even has it’s own HOTLINE!

↘︎WATCH

From selfies to self-care the Dona’s video sessions cover everything from manifesting, love languages, and Donna’s personal Vlogs, to how to make yourself a meal you’ll be proud of.

cook : comfort & nourish

The cornerstone of the project began in the food world, covering womxn owned food spaces and their personal journeys. I believe cooking for yourself is one of the easiest and most routine forms of self-care and an easy place to start “creating”. Whether it’s the meditative process of chopping and stirring, using your intuition to create a recipe, or making one even better, I feel preparing meals for ourselves can nourish and comfort us throughout our lives.

↖︎COMMUNITY : The Donas Social Club

Through the Donas Project, I host monthly moon circles, yearly vision board parties, workshops, and popup events. The community that started in NYC with Sunday Brunch now extends to Peru, Italy, and New Zealand.

SHARE

Know someone doing something amazing? Think they should be featured on the podcast or on The Dona’s social media? Let us know here

And finally, I believe in showing the behind-the-scenes of the perfectly curated feed and that I can pay it forward by sharing what I’ve learned along the way. So I share by documenting my life and the behind-the-scenes on my personal social media, my weekly podcast & Vlogs, and here in my journal.

why the donas??

I started “the Donas” after being selected to participate in a group show documenting the disappearing faces of small businesses in NYC. My friends who owned pizza shops were gracious enough to give me access and let me run wild - shooting their shops, staff & food. It was at this time that I realized I didn’t know many female owners in the NYC restaurant scene and wanted to change that. I started researching, documenting their stories, sharing meals with them, and throwing events all over NYC.

I called it “The Donas” because my name Donna means “Women” and someone once told me “women very rarely name things after themselves, but men don’t think twice about it.”