Monica Fernandes

3 things you probably don’t know about me:
🌿 I used to teach Reiki
🙈 I was once extremely shy (still am)
✍️ I’m an author

Writing has always been a constant.
It’s also the heart of The Goddess Method — rewriting your story, piece by piece. 💕

What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?

Not every rise is loud or dramatic.
Sometimes it’s soft, steady, and sacred. 🌿
The small shifts matter just as much as the big ones.

What’s one quiet rise you’re celebrating this week?

Choosing Yourself Isn’t Selfish—It’s Self-Care What Aphrodite taught me about strength, strategy, and joy

Just published the first essay on The Goddess Journal:
The Act of Choosing Yourself. 🌸
Not selfish, but a sacred choice.
👉 open.substack.com/pub/mygoddes...

Sometimes healing doesn’t come from words—
it comes from ritual.
Today’s invitation from Artemis:
🌙 Choose a candle.
🌿 Whisper an intention, prayer, or what you’re ready to release.
🔥 Light it. Let it burn.

Would you let yourself try this small ritual? 🌹

Shedding isn’t always dramatic—it can be subtle, quiet, and deeply personal. ✨
🌿 Old relationships, habits, or places start to feel too small for who you’re becoming.
🌲 You crave solitude, silence, or time in nature.
🔥 Parts of you you once defended don’t fit anymore.
Artemis: Shedding is sacred.

Letting go is never just about the thing you release.
It’s about the part of you that was attached to it.
We grieve the dreams, the identities, the hopes we tied to them.
What feels like destruction is actually transformation. 
✨When has letting go touched your deepest self?

Life doesn’t wait until you have all the answers.
Gaia: root into the present moment, when the future feels uncertain. 🌍✨
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Place your feet on the earth.

💕 Save this as a reminder when it feels overwhelming.
How do you ground yourself when life feels unclear?

Sometimes the simplest shifts bring the greatest relief.

🌿 Nature reminds you you’re held.
💧 Water reminds you you can flow.
🔥 Movement reminds you you’re alive.

Gaia whispers: you don’t have to force it—just return to what nourishes you.

Sometimes clarity doesn’t feel like a blessing.⁣
It feels like a cut.⁣
A truth too sharp to unsee.⁣
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Athena: The sting of wisdom is not here to wound you—⁣
it’s here to free you.⁣
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When was the last time painful clarity became your guide?⁣
Share below—I’d love to hear your story. 👇

✨ Weekend Check-In ✨

Athena reminds us that wisdom begins with reflection.
Pause. Ask yourself:
🌿 How am I really feeling right now?
🌿 What energy do I want to carry into the week ahead?

Take a breath. Choose one small shift.
Your future self will thank you. 💫

For so many of us, emotions feel overwhelming
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But emotions aren’t the enemy.⁣
They are messages, signals, and sacred guides.⁣
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When you allow yourself to feel, you begin to heal.⁣
💫 Let this be your reminder today:⁣
✨ 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘺. ✨⁣
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She isn’t starting over.
She’s rewriting the part where she forgets who she is.
Let Athena hold your pen today.
This ritual is just one sacred piece of the 7-Day Divorce Recovery Kit.
Want the full guide? Drop “𝐊𝐈𝐓” below and I’ll send it with love.