Morado Lens

When you meet Ada Rojas the first thing you will notice is her insanely lively curls and vibrant aura. Could it be an Aries thing? We suspect it has something to do with it but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. This hard-working, creative entrepreneur drops genuine gems on Instagram in hopes of connecting with her followers to help make the world a more inclusive and positive place. She lets us in her professional and curly hair journey to selling Avon in high school to blogging when it wasn’t a thing to how being raised by a single Dominican mom helped make her who she is today. Ada even tells us the story behind her name, the famous “where are you from?” question, and answers a question from our Morado Lens tarot deck that hits home. You can learn more about Ada here. P.S. She’s even got a dope wellness event called Good Vibes & Chill where Morado Lens will be doing a live podcast. Join us. Tell a friend or 5.

Oh does this hit home for many of us mujeres aka women! We asked some tough questions around cattiness to Annie from @anniethealchemist and she kept it super real. She went down memory lane on her experience with it, which began during her teenage years while attending an all girls high school. Fast forward, she's on her grown woman ISH, and though she still experiences some of this same cattiness from other women in the blogging industry, she wants everyone to know that you can still vibrate higher regardless of other people's nonsense. Annie also got to draw a question from our tarot deck where she was asked what one place in the world she would choose to travel to for one whole month before the end of the world arrives.

Learn how to self-correct in the middle of a sentence sin pena, brujas. Because best-selling author of Latina Empowerment Through Leadership, actor, TV host and kickass content creator Lizza Monet Morales has spent the last 4 years working with psychologists and experts to nail down what words women use at a higher percentage that are playing down their power (like the word “just”). Lizza helps us break down the concept of pena, asking for what you want, and how to generate things that you aren’t seeing in the world from -- even when in the darkest of places. This all coming from a hella strong woman who was sexually molested by 4 different family members wherein speaking up was not probable because they threatened to hurt the rest of her family. Sadly, even her stepmother tried to poison and kill her. But while her story starts out as a heart-wrenching as they come, her journey will make you realize that you can handle anything life throws at you -- surviving and thriving -- hopefully with heart-filled eyes as Lizza once had to. The natural born connector now speaks around the world but nothing brings Lizza greater pleasure than championing on the efforts of other entrepreneurs and being a resource to colleagues and mentor to the next generation. When not working, you can catch Lizza either, speaking Japanese, salsa dancing, traveling, volunteering, or talking about her global movement where she celebrates #ClassyChingonas around the world. You can also find her online sharing her crazy adventures of her daily life, on and off set, on her Periscope channel under @xoxolizza, her blog and across all her social media platforms.

Meet Sandy Fernandez-Masciatti, a Mother, Yoga Teacher, Writer, Financial Advisor, and also the President and Founder of Karmic Currency. Karmic Currency has a unique philosophy that will allow you to discover how your money mindset and personal chakra energy impact your relationship with your finances and your business. "Money is energy and more than just a “currency”, it is a current that flows through our lives." Sandy also taps into the power of being a clairvoyant, the different types that exist, and how she discovered and learned to own her own magical power. And you can reach out directly to Financial Guru Sandy on Instagram and Facebook via @KarmicCurrency.

As a young girl and into her college years at business school, Ambika Pai was told that she could never be a leader because of how emotional she was. But deep down inside she knew that was wrong so now part of her ethos in her personal life as well as a brand strategist at wolf & wilhelmine was to shut that noise down, way down. Listen to how she taps into the feminine divine in order to be a strong leader at work, what demons she still fights today and why she uses tarot cards as her guide. She even shares how her husband became acquainted with her bruja self and how he supports her spirituality. You can find out more about her here. As always remember to work with your darkness instead of against it. It exists in everyone, honor it. But only feed the light in your life.

Andrea Guendelman is a boss in every sense of the word. She is a Harvard law grad, an entrepreneur, a mom, and an immigrant by choice. She has also created a platform meant to bring women (and men) of all walks of life both mentors and sponsors. Andrea knows that as a Latinx it’s hard to build a network around yourself. This is why she helped start BeVisible.soy, a website that helps Latinx millennials network both in real life and online. Don't miss out, the next conference is on Thursday May 17th in San Francisco.

Mother's Day can bring up a lot of feelings of joy, gratefulness and, at times, anxiety. Why? Because not every relationship with our mothers is Instagram perfect. We share our own childhood traumas with our moms, how we dealt with them as we evolved, and what we want to do differently with our own children. Tune in as we get extra vulnerable. We hope this special episode makes you all feel less alone if your relationship with your mom is less than perfect.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running for Congress to create an America that works for all of us - not just a wealthy few. #Ocasio2018 is a campaign built on bringing people together to champion the needs of working families in the Bronx and Queens. Her goal is to create a nation of dignified health care, tuition-free higher education, quality employment, and justice for all - without the influence of big money. To learn more about her efforts for POC, and how to donate to the cause, take a look at her site at ocasio2018.com and remember to vote on June 26th!

The Jessica Torres that you see today took a while to build. The now bad ass body positive plus-size fashion blogger was once very insecure and would make sure her body was always hidden. It took years to for her to love herself this hard and now she's determined to encourage other women to be a better version of themselves. Torres says the key is learning to love yourself right now, whether you do or do not want to lose weight. The 20-something also talks about how she deals with trolls, what her alone time looks like, and how she stays centered to avoid burning out as a content creator. Because even with all the likes on Instagram she gets, she says to never "judge yourself through the eyes of a stranger."

We dive into full hype mode when discussing our favorite bruja right now - Cardi B. We mentioned we wanted her on our show a while back (and we still do!), but until that day comes we thought it is important to highlight some more Cardi B. Yes, we know every other outlet has done so already, but ain't nobody talking about it like us. Take a listen as we reflect on Cardi's winning streak, dissect other women like Oprah who are supporting her so much, and why this amount of love shown shocked us a bit. Oh, and of course we are curious to what bruja/brujo Cardi visits on her time off so we went ahead and made some predictions/guesses for you.