#21 Connecting with Your Authentic Self w/ Sheena Vera Cruz

Who are you at your core?

I struggle with this question. Because I feel like I’m always evolving. I’m not the same woman I was last year and I’ll be a different woman next year. But I also believe there are parts of us that remain constant - no matter what job we’re in, who we surround ourselves with or how much money we make.

In my conversation with Sheena Vera Cruz, we talk about connecting with the authentic self and what it means to live your truth.

Sheena is a renaissance woman with many talents and skills. She’s travelled around the world as a professional dancer, managed a company, led programs as a fitness instructor and is now a life coach who empowers women to be bold and build more confidence. And while she’s held a variety of positions in her career, the common denominator in each of them has been working with people and helping them grow.

Further in our conversation, we talk about our identities as Filipino women and what it was like growing up in the US as children of immigrants. The struggle was real for our parents and the generations before them - they had to sacrifice a lot for our survival.

Sheena and I both find ourselves in the privileged and peculiar position of wanting to honour our family’s career preferences while also following our passions and living a purposeful life by design.
Connect with Sheena on Instagram.