“She could never go back and make some of the details pretty. All she could do was move forward and make the whole beautiful.”
– Terri St. Cloud
Hey there! I’m Adriana (pronouns she/her). I am a white Queer Femme, married to the absolute love of my life (We eloped on September 21, 2020! Yay for joy amidst a pandemic). We have a wild and beautiful and determined kiddo whom I carried. I have worked in hospitality management and higher education most of my career. I am a social justice educator and leader. The hallmark of my career was working with LGBTQ students and building a center that supports them on a college campus. There is nothing better than being the person you needed when you were young – it was such a pleasure to be able to do this for so many. I am a certified leadership and personal coach. I have a PhD. in Education, a M.A. in Women’s Studies, and a B.S. in Hospitality Management. If you think I can throw a mean educational feminist party, you’re right!
I am a seeker, a meditator, and lightworker. I pull cards. I pray. I am a survivor. I have crystals everywhere. I am sober. I am a mama. I am queer. I had postpartum depression. I am (gratefully) on marriage #3 (third time is for sure a charm). I am intuitive. I am a recovering perfectionist. I am a wife.
l see evidence of the Divine everywhere.
For so long I thought I was on the “right” path. It was the path of productivity and getting things done. This was the path of degrees, a secure job, big offices, and prestigious titles. I pushed and pushed and pushed. I got “THE” job before the age of 40, I was in the “PERFECT” relationship. I had all the trappings of life that others longed for . . . Crate & Barrel furniture, a house on a hill, everything was in the correct place; except for my heart, which had been misplaced, and my light was only a mere flicker. I was caving in on the inside.
What I realized was the “right” path was in fact a high school running track. I had spent years running in the same circle, passing by the same things, chasing what I was told success should be, and yes I hit those big milestones, but not without leaving some parts of myself on the track.
In a whirlwind, the universe did what the universe does. In a matter of months my life was turned wildly upside down. Everything that I thought was fixed and certain was thrown up into the air. As my life began to settle, people were removed and added, big moves happened back and forth across the country, a love I thought never existed came into fruition, and my long-awaited sweet baby was born. Through all of this I listened deeply to the whisper of my heart. I stoked the small flicker of the Divine that the “right” path tried to smother, and I allowed the upheaval to be my homecoming.
Today the path is forged with each step. Sometimes the path is clear and other times it feels as if my heart knows the way and I must wait for her signals. There is no such thing as the right path, but a journey that ignites the spark in my heart and continues to lead me back to my light and the Divine within.
