Desiree Ruiz
Intuitive Life & Business Mentor, Connector, Community Builder and Mom
Growing up I was expected to work hard, keep my head down and be a good catholic girl. I didn’t feel comfortable asking for anything growing up so I got really good at repressing my feelings to make other people happy and followed the yellow brick road of expectations in hopes of being seen and loved.
I spent my 20s checking off the boxes: university degree, marriage, successful businesses and family. Life looked great on the outside but internally I struggled with low self-worth, insecurity and doubted myself all the time. I became the ultimate people pleaser, helper and doer and needed so much validation from my relationships.
It took my divorce for me to realize how truly 'disconnected' I was from myself, and in that moment, I made a conscious decision to choose me and spent years investing in my growth, decolonizating my mind, being vulnerable and making myself seen, and have since rebuilt a life filled with so much abundance, forgiveness, love and freedom.
Co-creating this community has been a huge part of my journey because it provided a safe space for me to process my stories and articulate my emotions - things that did not come natural to me at all. And holding space and listening to others share has brought more compassion and love into my life.
This is the true power of community and storytelling!
I spent my 20s checking off the boxes: university degree, marriage, successful businesses and family. Life looked great on the outside but internally I struggled with low self-worth, insecurity and doubted myself all the time. I became the ultimate people pleaser, helper and doer and needed so much validation from my relationships.
It took my divorce for me to realize how truly 'disconnected' I was from myself, and in that moment, I made a conscious decision to choose me and spent years investing in my growth, decolonizating my mind, being vulnerable and making myself seen, and have since rebuilt a life filled with so much abundance, forgiveness, love and freedom.
Co-creating this community has been a huge part of my journey because it provided a safe space for me to process my stories and articulate my emotions - things that did not come natural to me at all. And holding space and listening to others share has brought more compassion and love into my life.
This is the true power of community and storytelling!