Meet the Leader of Beautyfluff's Circle of Healing: Rhoda Curmi
Rhoda’s path into nursing began with a simple but enduring instinct: to help. She grew up surrounded by family members in healthcare, and from an early age, caring for others felt less like a career choice and more like a natural direction. Nursing, for her, was never only about clinical skill. It was about presence, steadiness, and being willing to stay with people in moments when they are most vulnerable.
Her early years as a nurse were spent building a strong foundation on an adult medical-surgical floor, where she learned how to care for patients with complex needs and unpredictable outcomes. Eventually, she moved into pediatrics, a field she has worked in for more than two decades. For twenty-four years, she has cared for children and their families with consistency and quiet dedication, often supporting them through fear, uncertainty, and long stretches of waiting. Over time, that work sharpened not only her technical abilities, but also her sensitivity to what people carry beneath the surface.
Then Rhoda became a patient herself.
Surviving cancer reshaped her understanding of care in ways no training ever could. Sitting on the other side of the exam room, she experienced firsthand how disorienting it is to lose a sense of control over your body, your schedule, and your sense of normalcy. Treatment altered how she felt in her own skin, and like many survivors, she found that healing did not end when the appointments stopped. It lingered in the body and in the mind, quietly demanding time, patience, and compassion.
That experience deepened her empathy and changed how she shows up for others. It made her more attentive, more aware of what goes unsaid, and more protective of a patient’s dignity. She understood in a visceral way how isolating illness can be, even when surrounded by professionals. She also understood how powerful it is to be truly seen.
Circle of Healing grew out of that understanding. It is not a program born from theory, but from lived experience. Rhoda envisioned it as a space for people navigating cancer to feel supported in ways that go beyond treatment plans and survival statistics. The offering of facials, for example, is not about aesthetics in a traditional sense. It is a small, intentional act of care meant to help survivors reconnect with their bodies during a time when that relationship often feels strained or unfamiliar. It is about comfort, restoration, and reminding someone that they are still deserving of gentleness.
As a registered nurse, a cancer survivor, and a single mother who has weathered her own share of hardship, Rhoda understands resilience intimately. She knows that strength does not always look like optimism, and healing does not always move in a straight line. What she believes in, deeply, is connection. The kind that reminds people they are not alone, even when their journey feels uniquely heavy.
Circle of Healing reflects that belief. It is grounded in the idea that healing is not meant to happen in isolation, and that shared understanding can be as powerful as medicine. Through this work, Rhoda offers something both simple and profound: a space where care is personal, dignity is protected, and healing is allowed to be human.
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