Here's a quick writing exercise to help you spot your inner critic and the old stories we tell ourselves. What old stories are you still telling yourself? For me, it was that I wasn't enough or not doing enough. It took time and patience with myself to learn I am enough and I am doing enough.

Today I am learning what it is to truly feel safe in my body. As a child, my trust in others failed immediately, and I never knew what it felt like to feel safe. Today, I give this to myself first. I feel it in my body first before I look to feel it with another.

I went on a plant medicine journey with "The Grandfather Wisdom" San Pedro. I experienced a Kundalini activation as I became the serpent, lying on the ground, vibrating and hissing loudly with this new energy.

I left an opioid addict and saved my life. Who I thought I knew well became a stranger, but I couldn't leave. I found myself glued to him and our imagined life together. The shock and confusion left me delusional that things could get better. I stayed, hoping his promise of getting clean was true, but it wasn't.

Eleven years ago, I had a miscarriage. From the moment I learned I was expecting, I would talk to the life growing in my womb. And even though I wasn't very far along, I could sense new energy within me.

Healing your shadow doesn't need to be that complicated. The way you simplify it is by showing up for yourself. Invest in your healing so you can move on, so life can be easier.

After my second week and moving into an adorable studio apartment, I knew I had to stay. Just like that, it was a moment that changed my life. There was an example of true healing, of how I picked myself up off the ground and did for me what I needed most – returned the love I so freely gave.

It has been a long journey to get to where I am now. I talk about my sobriety and how it’s changed my life, but it resurrected me.

I grew up in the Bronx, New York, with a complicated comprehension of religion. Although I followed Catholic culture through baptism and communion, God was seldom discussed in my household. Instead of hanging crosses on the wall, black Santería dolls sat in chairs at my grandparents' home.

Desperate to connect with my higher self and tap into a deeper knowing of what real self-love meant, I ended my twenty-year relationship with alcohol. It was through lifting the veil that I understood Christina.

Journaling during the full moon can be an incredibly powerful practice. It's a time for reflection, release, and renewal—a time to dive deep into the depths of our souls and uncover hidden truths.

The process of shadow work entails shining a light on neglected parts of ourselves, acknowledging their existence, and integrating them into our conscious awareness. By doing so, we foster a deeper sense of wholeness and power.