My Name Is: Diana La Diosa

“Find something that makes you really happy and do that.”

Diana La Diosa was born from my spiritual awakening, “La Diosa” means The Goddess in spanish and its the name I chose for myself. I came to the realization that in my life there were many times I had found myself co-dependant and attempting to bring value to myself based on taking the last name of my husband. From my initials DLD I created a new name for myself, one that I felt reflected my true self. Free of attachments to my family, my partner or his lineage I chose a name that was just…me.

As I write this introductory post I find myself in my 33rd trip around the sun, a Virgo sun and Leo moon. I was born in a small town of Brawley, Ca and my mother named me Diana, after the Princess of Wales. I come from ancestors that are Yaqui, Aztec and Mestizo as a result of Spanish colonization, from parts of Mexico like Sonora and Baja California all the way down to Zacatecas. I am a first generation American, or what we refer to as a Chicana.

Much of who I am is a reflection of my ancestors, their work, dedication but also their pain and trauma. I, like many of you have been affected by the pain that comes from sexual assault, physical, mental and emotional abuse and the programming we face in this world. One thing that I am grateful for is that that pain also instilled in me a deep rooted sense of persistence and a natural ability to adapt to life.

There was a time in my life where the experiences of life brought me an immense amount of suffering every day. It was that very suffering that led me back home to myself and I began anew. Diana La Diosa has become this life force that I choose to embody everyday because I have come to realize that the same experiences that once brought me so much pain could also give me purpose and could be the fuel I use to get up each day and choose a better life for myself, my family and every single human I come into contact with.

First Birthday 1987

I have created this space as an outlet for my writing and for me to share my life with others. Each person’s journey is unique to them and while most of what is written about here will be my experience, it is my sincere hope that it will serve as a guiding light for you to remember that at any given moment you are free to choose. Choose and choose again until the day arrives where you know without a doubt that you are who you were meant to be.

The journey will change and with every courageous intention we will continue to remember powerful aspects of ourselves. Our life develops and expands in these beautiful collections of moments with the people we choose to share our lives with. This blog is a collection of those moments in my journey, I will call on them to teach and also to learn.

At this time in my life I have found my purpose in resting, enjoying life with my family and when I am called to do so it brings me joy to be of service to others. I am a healer. This passion manifests differently day to day, whether the purpose is in being present with my young children, opening myself up to another layer in my own healing or in my healing practice with my clients.

I am an intuitive empath and my healing practice incorporates Mexican folk medicine with energy healing through “laying on of hands.” I am also a certified Soul Coach, meaning that I am not a therapist but a mentor on your spiritual journey and will be the torchbearer for you as you work to remove false beliefs and replace old programming to reveal the truest version of yourself. This practice comes from my heart and I have known more peace in these last few years than I ever thought possible which is something I hope to share with each client.

That’s a little bit about me. What is to come is an expression of how I invite my soul to lead me through the every day as Diana. I hope that this will shed light on what it really looks like when do our best to live a multi-dimensional yet heart-centered life, raise free humans, manifest dreams, growing a connection with ones true self, strengthen a marriage, check off all of the daily to-do’s and still try to get in bed by 9pm because my inner child has a bedtime.

Thank you for being on this journey, ponte las pilas mija we have a beautiful life to enjoy!

Welcome, Bienvenidos to The Everyday Diosa

“The wound is the place where the light enter you.” -Rumi

Wow! This blog has been a dream of mine for so long and here it is, the time is now for it to come to fruition. The truth is that I’ve been ready for quite a while but I had to reconcile aspects of myself and believe that what I have to say was worth not only writing but being read. And so here we are!

Welcome friend! I look forward to creating a beautiful space here to share the many journeys a Diosa experiences in her life and the lessons that come with it.

I have been dreaming of what I wanted this creative space to feel like and it occurred to me that maybe this is about expressing the many ways in which love is felt, found, shared and expressed.

When I was a child, I started asking questions as soon as I learned how to speak. Why? Why? WHY? Once I learned how to write I began to carry around a notepad and pencil to copy down anything I found interesting, license plates, names etc. I would practice and practice until I got my letters just right.

As an adult, I’ve found myself asking the question “Why doesn’t anyone teach us how to love and respect ourselves?” Maybe it is only important that I am now asking that question because in searching for that answer I have learned so much about myself, where I come from and consequently the world as I perceive it.

Let’s can begin here, with LOVE.

I don’t believe that anyone can teach us how to love and respect ourselves because both are feelings that can only be witnessed from within. I do however believe that love and respect can be mirrored and in my life I found myself constantly looking for that mirror. I looked to my parents, my classmates, my ex-lovers and my husband of nine years. It was my hope that once I found this love that my life could be complete and all of the pain and suffering I had endured would be swept away, I could be safe. It was only until I found myself standing in front of a mirror to see myself in the reflection that I realized I was that love and respect I was looking for all along. Since that day, I have been on a journey of healing and a daily practice of embodying that love.

I believe on some level many of us have lived with the belief that someone will come and save us from our life, that in one fell swoop it we will lifted up to an experience that we could call a dream. Life has taught me otherwise, it is through simple but consistent daily behaviors that we transform our existence. By connecting with our heart and awakening that love within our eyes are opened to all of the love and abundance available to us.

But OMG consistency is work y’all!!! Look, my spiritual practice is an important part of my life and is has transformed all other areas of my life. While I understand now that I am a soul having a human experience, I laugh because a big part of my human experience is being a mother of three children and sweet sweet Universe they are full of energy!

HOW? How are we going to do all of the things AND raise conscious free humans while saving just enough energy to outlast the kids to “snuggle” with your partner? It’s not going to be about the how, its going to be the “why?” And that’s a question I hope to inspire you to answer as I invite you to join me in my every day practice of loving and respecting myself and being intentional about what I wish to gain and give back during this experience.

Let’s drop in shall we?

I share my life with an extraordinary man named Casey, who I believe to be my twin flame. We have been married for nine years and together are raising three incredible children, Viv, Ollie and Vida. We live a comfortable life in Clarksville, Tennessee and have called this place home for nine years. Speaking of home we are on the brink of moving to a new house on nearly an acre and a half and we are thrilled!

We live a beautiful life and it’s been what feels like an eternity to get into this space where I can recognize it for the gift it truly is. I have shared openly about my struggles with mental illness and it is because I have been in those dark thoughts and experiences that I look for my why’s. But healing isn’t always easy and at times it comes up unexpectedly and we still have to show up to our roles as partners, parents and friends.

I want to share this space with you for no other reason than that I hope it can serve as a mirror that can guide you back to yourself and your love and truth. A remembering that there is no good or bad, but there is a commitment to yourself and that takes consistency but it most certainly can done if it is your will. Consistently showing up with a grateful heart, consistently allowing old programs to fall apart so that one may unlearn, relearn and grow. It’s doing our best to believe in ourselves with unshakable truth and take action when called upon. When we reach the end of our life we should know exactly why it was lived