Ever cried on the kitchen floor? Same.


Hi Reader,

There was a night, many years ago, when I was sitting on my kitchen floor, wailing, as one does when one’s life has just imploded. My boyfriend had dumped me, my physical health was absolute crap, and I had no clue what I wanted anymore.

I had two choices:
Keep numbing, blaming, spiraling.
Or remember what my grandmother taught me: magic is what you reach for when nothing else works.

And here’s what happened: I didn’t get an overnight miracle. But slowly, I learned how to stay calm when my whole body wanted to panic. I learned how to notice the quiet guidance of Spirit instead of the screaming chaos in my head. I learned how to choose, not from fear, but from power.

That’s what rebuilt my life. That’s what made me unstoppable in rooms where people wanted me small. That’s what eventually became Liberation Magic.

I didn’t build this program to impress anyone. I built it because I know what it feels like to be cracked open, and I know how to walk through that fire and come out freer.

If you’re in one of those “something’s gotta change” seasons… I want you to know there’s a path forward. And you don’t have to walk it alone.


We start September 22.

Courage, truth, and infinite love,

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Magic is not a belief system, it’s a practice that works. Don’t believe me? Come try it out. If it doesn’t work, you lose nothing. But if it does… your dream life is about to begin!


“El poder está en la acción.”

— Maritza Schafer

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