Happy Birthday month to my Taurus baby. You came into my world like lightning, two and a half weeks before your due date and a complete surprise. I call you my beautiful surprise because that is what you were.… 📸 instagram.com/p/COmhBRxL7tL/ via tweet.photo

It was never my dream to become a mother. As a daughter of immigrants the type of motherhood I witness was one of martyrdom and a constant struggle of survival. I remember being a young girl witnessing my mother always… 📸 instagram.com/p/COqGtX4LULr/ via tweet.photo

Just a small collection of lessons I wish my mama taught me that I get to teach my daughters. What lesson did you learn that you wish you learned earlier in life? 📸 instagram.com/p/COrV1aKr4Va/ via tweet.photo

Just a small collection of lessons I wish my mama taught me that I get to teach my daughters. What lesson did you learn that you wish you learned earlier in life? #lessonslearned #thisismotherhood I love my mother… 📸 instagram.com/p/COrzv-2rtMm/ via tweet.photo

Something magical happened this past weekend when the three of us ventured into the desert. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It was our first time on a road trip together just the three of us during the pandemic, in the middle of a… 📸 instagram.com/p/COv956tL83E/ via tweet.photo

What would your life FEEL like if you started to create it from a place of desire instead of a place of fear? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What would your life FEEL like if you began to seek pleasure and joy in your everyday moments… 📸 instagram.com/p/CO3Rp8EL_1B/ via tweet.photo

My mental health journey started when I was 16 years old. ⚠️ trigger warning: content includes reference to sexual trauma and violence. I was raped by my ex-boyfriend and 6 months later I attempted suicide. 21 years ago… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPHzd7ZgIe0/ via tweet.photo

I’ve been in therapy and have worked with a variety of different coaches almost every single week since last July after I told my ex-husband I no longer wanted to be married.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's an… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPJECTwAzjn/ via tweet.photo

Imagine if you were taught that your body was an altar to be worshiped and loved instead of an object to pull apart for performance and currency, what would the relationship you have with yourself look like? Imagine if… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPLUunzFt3g/ via tweet.photo

I'm not sure who needs to hear this today, but I'm putting it out there as a NOT SO gentle reminder. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And like Julia Roberts says, "It's not your job to fix him, change him, parent him,… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPXBVb5A69R/ via tweet.photo

One of the hardest questions I had to ask myself was, “If I continued to settle in my sex life, relationships, and career what is the real message I’m sending to my children? The answer: That as a women of color, I don’t… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPkS7WBLrXX/ via tweet.photo

I’ve been asked several times in interviews and panels "Who are the women who inspire me?" I’ve had many female leaders who have guided me in my journey AND the two women who continue to inspire me, push me to do better in… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPn4BJyrqxT/ via tweet.photo

The purpose of my #soulcaresabbatical was to take the time to get acquainted with myself and to take the necessary time to un-learn what my life was like before the divorce and re-learn what healthy, nourishing, and… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPqybEwr3HY/ via tweet.photo

One of my deepest desires was to have more time with this one before she goes off to college. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The universe works in mysterious ways and now I get this beautiful opportunity to instill the wisdom in this… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPr-D3cL3O5/ via tweet.photo

Can we talk about the stigma and shame around mom's who use cannabis for a minute? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ YES, I am THAT mom who talks about s3x, uses cannabis for her anxiety and sleep, and sips champagne with Butterfly Pea… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPtOqEPredH/ via tweet.photo

I’m going to let you in on a deep desire of mine. I have always wanted to have long hair sprinkled with lots of platinum hits. Platinum hits are what I call my grey hairs! Thanks to aging gracefully I’m getting those… 📸 instagram.com/p/CPtkJ_TL2Gk/ via tweet.photo

Just breathe... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And as you breathe I invite you to touch yourself in a way that communicates and expresses love, gratitude, and compassion for the beautiful soul that you are. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Can you… 📸 instagram.com/p/CP4Gv3NrgiH/ via tweet.photo

My hope/prayer for you in 2022 is... More love, joy, and Pleasure. More stepping into your divinity and power. Healthier boundaries and the strength to enforce them. More wealth materially and spiritually. The inner peace that comes from unbridled self-love and self-acceptance.

One of my friends and former clients @laurafama is launching an Affirmations & Prompts card deck on Kickstarter. Be a part of the first-ever card deck by a Filipino for Filipinos & our BIPOC community.