I am a vibrant, warm, and passionate first-generation Mexican-American woman with strong Mexica Aztecatl indigenous roots. Though I have spent many of the latter years of my life studying with Indigenous teachers and plant medicines, my first and most profound teacher came in the form of serious and prolonged childhood trauma that resulted in PTSD very early in my life. Unbeknownst to me then, I had been initiated into the underworld of trauma and spiritual path as a wounded healer. This seemingly never-ending cycle of trauma and deep distress led me through a dark and self-destructive path of addiction in my teenage and young adult years. I grappled, danced with, and deeply understood the darkness within, as I tried to escape its void. It was in these darkest of moments one day, that I was visited by divine interference. I could find no explanation for the miracle that I had experienced, other than there must be divine intelligence behind this life. I had been shaken to the core, my world view as an apathetic nonbeliever was absolutely shattered, and in an instant, I left my self-destructive tendencies behind forever. I fervently embarked on an insatiable quest and desire to understand more about the spiritual nature of this experience and my purpose here in order to make the most of this life opportunity. This spiritual quest eventually led me back to my ancestors and our Red Road path, my sacred ancestral lineage and blood connection with Mexica Aztecatl wisdom and cosmology. Though the miracle I’d experienced had provided me with a glimpse into the marvels of my life free of suffering, I had not yet started my healing journey, and so - little by little, as the weight of my traumatic experiences returned, my commitment to my healing deepened even more-so. It was then that I found my way to sacred plant allies and indigenous teachers. Their divine love, wisdom, and intelligence supported me in developing a deep sense of connection with myself, with nature, with the multidimensionality of this absolutely divine experience, and through that deep understanding and connection, to hold myself tenderly and break free from the deep wounds which had once been my crippling affliction.