Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Mètrès Manbo Ile GboDaginen Menfò. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Mètrès , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Was there a defining moment in your professional career? A moment that changed the trajectory of your career?
Yes. I was different very early.
I began receiving spiritual messages in elementary school. I sensed things, dreamed vividly, and knew things before they were said. I didn’t have language for it then, so I learned to observe quietly.
Professionally, I built my career in the financial sector. Banking taught me discipline, structure, leadership, and how to stay grounded under pressure. On the surface, it looked far removed from spirituality, but it wasn’t.
The defining moment came when I realized my career wasn’t separate from my calling. The intuition that guided me as a child was the same inner knowing that helped me navigate complex systems and high-stakes decisions. When the spiritual messages returned clearly through dreams, meditation, and confirmation from others, I understood this path had been named long before me through both my parents’ (Bitasyon) Family Homestead.
I didn’t leave banking to become a priestess. Banking prepared me to become one with clarity, responsibility, and steadiness.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I am a Vodoun High priestess, a cultural clothing and accessories designer, teacher, spiritual guide, ordained minister, Reiki Master, energy healer, womb healer, and postpartum after-birth healer. This work is not something I stepped into casually. It is rooted in lineage and confirmed through both my parents’ Bitasyon (Family Homestead), then unfolded through years of lived experience, spiritual instruction, and disciplined training. I was called early in life, but I was shaped over time.
Before working publicly in spiritual service, I built a long professional career in the financial sector. That background deeply informs how I practice. I bring structure, ethics, accountability, and boundaries into spiritual work. I don’t separate spirit from real life, money, leadership, or responsibility. My work is grounded, organized, and intentional, not mystical theater.
My services focus on long-term healing and alignment. I work with ancestral healing, spiritual clarity, protection, energy balancing, Reiki, womb and reproductive healing, and postpartum care for women who need support after birth on both a physical and spiritual level. I guide people through moments of transition, grief, confusion, and awakening, especially when they feel disconnected from themselves or their lineage. I don’t offer quick fixes. I help people restore order, understand what they’re carrying, and learn how to move forward with clarity.
What sets me apart is that I don’t romanticize spirituality. I respect it. I don’t promise what isn’t real, and I don’t take on work that isn’t mine to carry. I’m most proud of building a practice that honors ancestral wisdom while remaining grounded, ethical, and practical. I want people to know that my work is serious, protected, and rooted in ancestral truth. This is not for everyone, and it’s not meant to be.
Do you think you’d choose a different profession or specialty if you were starting now?
Yes, I would choose the same path, every time.
Even knowing how demanding it is, how misunderstood it can be, and how much responsibility it carries. My professional life in finance taught me discipline, structure, and how to move with clarity in the real world. My spiritual life taught me truth, responsibility, and service. I needed both.
If I went back and changed anything, it wouldn’t be the path, it would be my patience with myself while walking it. Everything I did prepared me for the work I do now. Nothing was wasted.
Other than training/knowledge, what do you think is most helpful for succeeding in your field?
Integrity and discernment.
In this field, knowledge alone is not enough. You have to know when to say no, when not to take a client, when a situation is beyond your scope, and when your ego needs to step aside. Discernment protects both you and the people who come to you.
Equally important is structure. Spiritual work without boundaries leads to burnout, confusion, and harm. You need routines, ethics, accountability, and a real life that keeps you grounded. The work asks a lot of you, and without structure, it will take more than it should.
Most of all, humility. This path is about service, not performance. The moment it becomes about attention instead of responsibility, you lose your footing.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Www.lakumetresla.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmetresmanboile?igsh=MXV0NHIyc3B3cGZhNQ==
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Image Credits
Jay and Sèl.