Christine Gutierrez is a Latina licensed psychotherapist, life coach, and expert in love addiction, trauma, abuse, and self-esteem, and author of the book I Am Diosa: A Journey to Healing Deep, Loving Yourself, and Coming Back Home to Soul. She has a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in human behavior and development, and a master’s degree from City College of New York in mental health counseling with a focus on prevention and community. In this episode, Christine covers a lot of ground, including what the soul is, what the return to soul looks like, what the common soul traps are – including being a good girl, how to get back in touch with your intuition, and why it is vital for us Diosas to rise up now. If you are still stuck wondering what is next in your life, this episode is not to be missed. Show Notes - Christine describes being a sensitive young girl who had a heart for the suffering of others. - Hear about the dream analyses Christine’s mother and grandmother did with her as a girl. - Learn what Christine means when she talks about our souls and connecting to the soul voice. - Experiencing the sense that there is more to life than just what we see at the surface level. - The loneliness that comes from being unusually aware of the spiritual dimension as a child. - Christine talks about the childhood abuse and trauma that caused her ‘original wound’. - When the first major shift happened and what she discovered about repetition compulsion. - The importance of having compassion with yourself as you unpack the layers of trauma. - Find out how you can avoid the ‘counterfeit gold’ soul traps on your journey to healing. - How these counterfeits can function to sharpen our instincts and develop trust in ourselves. - The problem of compromising your voice and truth for the sake of acceptance and belonging. - Advice about beginning to come into alignment with yourself and what your gut is telling you. - How to deal with your tendency to want to avoid getting still and confronting your feelings. - The possibility of inhabiting both the mundane world and the realm of the soul as a creative. - Why it is high time for the rise of leaders who are grounded in spirituality and the real world References Christine Gutierrez - https://www.christineg.tv/ Christine Gutierrez on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cosmicchristine/ Christine Gutierrez on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CosmicChristine I am Diosa - https://www.christineg.tv/eventsandretreats Dr. Clarissa Pinkolo Estés - http://www.clarissapinkolaestes.com/ Women Who Run with the Wolves - http://www.clarissapinkolaestes.com/women_who_run_with_the_wolves__myths_and_stories_of_the_wild_woman_archetype_101250.htm Break the Good Girl Myth - https://majomolfino.com/book Majo Molfino - https://majomolfino.com/ HEROINE (Podcast) - https://majomolfino.com/podcast