Desirée Aquino
Best-Selling Author
Inner Calm Coach
Meet Desirée
My mission is to help others create the inner space to thrive.
I'm an explorer. I love finding new people, places and things, whether thousands of miles away or in my own backyard. That love of exploration extends into my own inner life, and I've done a lot of personal development work to help me grow spiritually, mentally and emotionally. ​
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​I've worked with therapists, life coaches, somatic healers, reiki practitioners, yoga teachers, and spiritual leaders. I've consumed personal development books, seminars, online trainings, and taken courses in NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), energy levels, EFT (emotional freedom technique, or tapping), spirituality, meditation, Stoic philosophy, writing and manifestation.
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I've learned from personal development and business experts online and in person. ​I received a life coaching certification from a rigorous, formal training program with a specialization in Energy Leadership assessment.
My Writing Life
Writing is in my bones. I've written since I was a kid and never stopped. Writing is not just work to me, it's a way of life. And I want to use my writing to uplift, inspire and help other people who have had similar experiences and struggles. I'm intimately familiar with depression, anxiety and the dark night of the soul. But by some grace, I'm still here. Writing is part of how I heal, how I survive, and how I persevere.