Healing is Mutual

In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with the magnificent, Tia Ferrera. Among many things, she is a vocal artist and community leader. She is the founder of femWINism, a non-profit organization that thrives on the simple yet beautiful concept of loving the idea of seeing another womxn win. Tia and I first crossed paths when we both lived in LA back in 2014 — in fact, it was her brother, Chaez, who invited me to move into this house full of artists when I was on the verge of homelessness. I will never forget Tia’s humble yet persistent spirit, and the rich conversations we used to have during that time. Fast forward a few years and we meet again, back in our hometown of Sacramento, where she is spearheading an incubator for womxn to come together in sisterhood to re-create community that is built on collaboration, encouragement, and genuine passion for seeing one another succeed.

When I decided to start a podcast, Tia was the first person I called. I wanted to offer this podcast as a service to the femWINism community. I really wanted to praise Tia for her work and express my gratitude to her… instead, I was caught off guard by her candid words of encouragement for me… but this is just how Tia rolls, she has a heart of gold and pours it out generously to everyone she comes in contact with…

To learn more about femWINism, nominate a womxn in your community, or to make a donation to their grant fund, please visit www.femwinism.com and follow them on Instagram @femwinism Music outro: Tia Ferrera’s track Dirty Dancin’ off her album titled It’s Complicated.

This episode shares a little background about your host’s spiritual purview. She shares with you an article she wrote for the Vibes issue of the Dream Broad Zine in 2019. The article is called “The 7 Virtues of the New Millennium”.