When life feels heavy, sometimes all it takes is one shift. In this soulful conversation, Rocio Aquino and Angel Orengo share five intentional practices to help clear emotional clutter and restore clarity. Through their personal stories and their novel, The Orchid, they reflect on how healing doesn’t require perfection, just willingness. If you’ve been carrying more than you realize, this episode offers a gentle place to set it down.

Key takeaways to listen for

• What it means to set an intention and why it shifts everything

• The power of learning to be your own best friend through every step of healing

• Why comparison quietly robs you of joy and what to choose instead

• A look at the importance and how the right support can turn coping into healing

• How small, simple, and consistent steps can lead to deeper clarity and healing

Resources mentioned in this episode

• The Orchid by Rocio Aquino and Angel Orengo | Kindle, Hardover and Paperback

• Audible

• Amazon

• Barnes & Noble

About Rocio Aquino

Rocio Aquino is a transformational guide, speaker, and co-author of The Orchid: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses. After decades of emotional layering and self-abandonment, she turned inward and discovered the power of presence, breath, and inner dialogue. Her work now centers on helping women slow down, reconnect with their inner child, and build lives rooted in self-compassion and daily intention. Through storytelling and spiritual psychology, Rocio invites others to step out of survival mode and into a softer, more loving way of being.

About Angel Orengo

Angel Orengo is a writer, speaker, and co-author of The Orchid: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses. With a background shaped by both personal adversity and professional growth, Angel teaches how self-awareness and intention can transform our relationship with ourselves and others. His work blends emotional intelligence with storytelling, guiding people to move from burnout and comparison to peace, purpose, and authentic expression. Through retreats and reflective dialogue, he helps others reclaim their power—one mindful choice at a time.

Connect with Rocio

• Website: The Orchid Book

• LinkedIn: Rocio Aquino

• Instagram: @rocioaquino | @theorchidbook_

• YouTube: The Orchid Book

Connect with Angel

• Website: The Orchid Book

• LinkedIn: Angel Orengo

• Instagram: @adorengo | @theorchidbook_

• YouTube: The Orchid Book

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