Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Marianna Vega. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Marianna, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear the backstory of how you established your own practice.

I finally filed my LLC for Mariannaology in 2022 but the creation of my business/practice started about 10 years before that. There were several catalysts to the foundation of my company such as learning how to make body products, becoming a fitness instructor or learning about spiritual gifts and seeing how it affects others. Each experience shaping and molding me but also coming with their own challenges individually. I truly believe that the journey to get to where I am at today went exactly how it was suppose to and that peace allows me to not ponder on how it could have went different. I am very grateful for it all. If anything, the advice I would have needed at the beginning would be to stop abandoning myself for others validation and to trust the journey and my ability to handle everything and anything that comes along the way.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I was raised under a certain belief that my elders devoted their lives to. I imagine how it may have helped them in their darkest moments and brightest accomplishments but it’s teachings did not resonate with me fully. As a young kid with a mind full of wonder and an imagination as free as a wild horse, I begun to notice how the limits that they tried to place around me were non existent in my world. I must admit, however I did cling to others beliefs as I grew into my adulthood. Shortly after making the big leap out of the nest, I was hit with a spiritual awakening that was unsettling. It destroyed the foundations others made for me and allowed me to rebuild from the bottom up. This is when my practice truly begun although it would take years for me to actually realize what I was to do with it. This new found knowledge open doors to the inspiration behind the offerings I produce, the motivation for the modalities I teach and the ability to provide a space for things to take hold and manifest. The Mariannaology Spiritual Therapy Center offers a safe haven for those who need help and guidance syncing the mind, body, and soul for a deeper fulfillment as they experience their own journey. We offer fitness class, different therapy options, guidance and counseling and so much more.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

I became an orphan at the age of 7. Before the tragic event of my mother losing her battle with her mental health issues, I could tell something disturbed my mom. As I grew up, I was shown how disposable my family members thought I was. My grandfather was the only one in my corner but unfortunately he was not able to raise me further than the age of 10. Seven years I was severely abused by several family members. It made me slightly understand why my mother did what she did. Ever still, I did not let the examples that these horrible people showed me, corrupt me. In fact I was able to alchemize every experience to benefit me in some shape, form or fashion although it took decades to truly learn how. My early adulthood mirrored my childhood although I desperately tried to run away from the traumas of my youth. It wasn’t until I broaden my perspective of everything that I was able to truly break the chains that held me down. Now today at 43, I stand strongly with my self awareness and worth understood and ready for others to feel the way I do to the best of my ability. I could have been just like the abusive people of my past, but I choose to stay the same kind, loving, and supportive person I always have been.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

Growing up as an orphan in a family who saw me only as a housemaid, babysitter, or monthly government check, I wasn’t taught many lessons to be honest. I am a completely self taught person. To tie this into your question, I recently learned a lesson that if I had learned it while growing up, my entire life would have been different. That lesson would be to know my worth and saying no to the things that are not in my best interest. I learned early on that I had to people please in order to be seen (I’m now realizing the lesson I had to unlearn). If I wasn’t abandoning myself and focusing on others, I was invisible. All I wanted to do was be loved by those around me, be seen and heard so I willingly sacrificed myself at the drop of a dime. Side lesson: don’t ever act off of your desperation. This left me with always being treated poorly and used. Now I’m in my 40’s, I have learned what boundaries really are, what their purpose is and how to implement them. I learned this by realizing my worth and who I really am.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.mariannaology.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariannaology/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mariannaology
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@mariannaology