personal stories

with Oyá’s wind at my back

Jun 8 •

Marianna Portela

notes from the edge of 39

walking the spiral, the only way out is through the cracks

Jun 1 •

Marianna Portela

the voice we inherit

you look gorgeous, shut up - and other ways we break the spell

May 11 •

Marianna Portela

inner imps and meanies - we're going live!

creative healing with ChristineAhh and me

May 8 •

Marianna Portela

madam fraud strikes again

confronting the inner predator

May 4 •

Marianna Portela

I await your arrival

Apr 16 •

Marianna Portela

letter to the woman who married my father

Apr 16 •

Marianna Portela

on female anger, myth, and the wild feminine

Apr 13 •

Marianna Portela

the exiled woman archetype

personal reflections on Lilith and being exiled

Apr 6 •

Marianna Portela

a letter to grandma

reflections on my grandmother’s passing, and the ways she still lives in me.

Apr 1 •

Marianna Portela

the grandmother tree

on roots, memory, and the permission to stay

Mar 31 •

Marianna Portela

my ostara altar & first reflections on spring

Mar 19 •

Marianna Portela

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