Today's conversation goes deep into what it can look like to reclaim parts of yourself you've been taught to ignore.

Wendy Mata spent more than 20 years in cybersecurity and digital forensics before leaving the corporate world and returning to the spiritual practices that had been part of her family and lineage for generations.

Today, Wendy is a bruja curandera, fire priestess, healer, spiritual teacher, founder of Bruja Power Botanica, and author of Bruja Curandera: Spells, Rituals, and Ancestor Work from a Mexican Healer and Witch.

In this conversation, Brenda and Wendy explore what it means to recognize and work with your spiritual gifts rather than feeling controlled or depleted by them.

Wendy shares how she understands the roles of witch, healer and priestess, and why training, boundaries, devotion and practice matter. They also talk about creating intentional communities, working with mentors, balancing spiritual guidance with practical systems, breaking inherited patterns, allowing joy and abundance into your life, and why reclaiming your power doesn't mean blaming yourself for painful experiences.

In this episode:

• Wendy's journey from cybersecurity and corporate leadership to full-time spiritual work
• The dream involving her abuela that helped call her back to her work
• Growing up in a family where communication with spirit and healing practices were normalized
• The difference between a witch, healer and priestess in Wendy's practice
• Why having spiritual gifts and knowing how to work with them are two different things
• Creating energetic and practical boundaries in spiritual communities
• Why intuition doesn't replace systems, mentorship or preparation
• Reclaiming power without blaming yourself for trauma or abuse
• Joy, dancing, abundance and the importance of actually enjoying your life
• Wendy's new book, Bruja Curandera

About Wendy Mata

Wendy Mata is the founder of Bruja Power Botanica and a Bruja Curandera by lineage. She’s on a mission to help witches, healers, and magic-curious souls reclaim their power and live with purpose, magic, and abundance. Initiated in Shamanism in Yucatán, trained in Curanderismo and Brujería through her family line, and certified as a Reiki Master and Advanced Pranic Healer, Wendy blends ancestral wisdom with global experience. She’s a Feng Shui Master (Malaysia), a certified leadership coach (Canada), and a lifelong student of energy, consciousness, and co-creation. Before fully stepping into her spiritual path, Wendy led global product launches in cybersecurity and digital forensics. Now, she helps others weave systems, soul, and strategy to build powerful lives and businesses on their own terms. Her work has guided tens of thousands back to their power, and she believes the collective shift begins when each of us remembers who we really are.

Connect with Wendy: Website: https://bruja.us

Book: Bruja Curandera: Spells, Rituals, and Ancestor Work from a Mexican Healer and Witch

Additional links:

https://bruja.us https://www.bruja.us/book  https://www.tiktok.com/brujapowerbotanica  

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