We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Nadia. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Nadia below.
Nadia, sincerely appreciate your selflessness in agreeing to discuss your mental health journey and how you overcame and persisted despite the challenges. Please share with our readers how you overcame. For readers, please note this is not medical advice, we are not doctors, you should always consult professionals for advice and that this is merely one person sharing their story and experience.
Growing up in the inner city of New York City, I was surrounded by low vibrations and crime left, right, front, and center. Over the years, I’ve suppressed the trauma related to my experiences until the age of 33. That’s when I began facing my emotions head-on instead of numbing or ignoring them. Healing wasn’t linear, it came through therapy, spirituality, solitude, and self-education.
I learned that mental health isn’t about pretending everything is okay; it’s about give yourself permission to rest, reset, and rebuild. My journey taught me to face things head on, not run from emotions, but listen to them, understand them, and transmute them. Transmuting energy is one of the laws of the Universe, and once I realized that I am the only person who will save me, my life changed for the better.
Today, I use my story to remind others that survival is the first step, but thriving begins when you reclaim your peace and become #freeasf (pronounced free-as-eff). I created my brand #freeasf™ as an ode to becoming mentally free from childhood traumas, using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and the frequency of emotions as tools to heal wounds that showed up in my relationships every day.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
My brand, #freeasf™, was born out of my personal transformation, a journey from survival mode to true freedom. It represents mental, emotional, and spiritual liberation. Through my work, I help others reconnect with their authentic selves by embracing self-awareness, feminine energy, and the power of emotional alchemy.
As a Spiritual Entrepreneur and Public Speaker, I’ve built a growing presence on Meta as my alter ego, Queen Goddess Hope, where I share insights about healing, business strategy, and divine balance. My mission extends beyond mindset; I help women-owned startups scale their operations with systems that align with both purpose and profit. I recently began working with my first male client, helping him launch his smoothie line inside a gym that will launch in November 2025. Since 2019, I’ve been helping businesses scale on and off the internet streets while making an impact within my own community. My approach bridges spirituality structure, showing entrepreneurs that clarity, consistency, and energy alignment are the real keys to sustainable success.
What excites me the most is witnessing others awaken to their true power and potential. My mission is to remind people, especially BIPOC women, that they don’t have to choose between success and sanity. Freedom or #freeasf™ is their birthright, and healing is the bridge that leads there.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Consistency, prayer, and physical fitness.
CONSISTENCY.
Everyone isn’t an entrepreneur, everyone isn’t meant to be in the spotlight. I realized early on that I had to choose my clients based upon the attributes they displayed in their everyday lives. How serious were they about showing up. Sure, you’re hiring a consultant to get you to the next level, but I can’t do the work every day during or after my services are complete. My name and reputation are on the line just as much as your business is.
Consistency is what I look for in a client. If they’re consistent with the tasks I provide, then I know they’ll continue that same discipline long after we’re done. Personally, I studied some of the greatest minds in business and realized their biggest wins didn’t come overnight, sometimes not until year ten or twenty. The only way they made it that far was through consistency.
People won’t always believe in your vision. Strangers will sometimes support you more than family. You’ll have highs and lows – trust me; I’ve had $5 in my account one day and $50,000 a few weeks later. I’ve seen my stock portfolio thrive and sink deep in the red. The ebbs and flows of life are normal, it is the consistency and purpose that will fuel you to keep going. My favorite line is: “God gave me the vision – no one else.”
PRAYER.
In 2015, I walked away from my family’s religion to discover who GOD was to me. At first, I didn’t know how to connect with this divine force, so I turned to journaling as a form of prayer. When you can’t find the words to speak, writing becomes your voice. Journaling saved my life when I had no words or thoughts to pray to God. Sometimes my tears fell on pretty stationary, and that release became the strength I needed to wake up and hustle all over again.
When I stopped praying, I subconsciously started believing I was in charge of my life. I forget who gave me the purpose and drive in the first place. When I started praying again in 2024, everything that wasn’t rooted in truth began to fall away – friends, family, money, and my sense of stability. But in losing those things, I gained peace. Once I invited The Most High back into my life and my business, everything that was fake or faulty was removed. Today, I feel much lighter, healthier, and more abundant because my foundation is finally aligned with the Most High.
PHYSICAL FITNESS.
While in high school, I joined Air Force JROTC. Each day we had PT (physical training), and at one point I was able to do seventy pushups in a single round. It was incredible to have such strength. That early introduction to discipline and movement stayed with me through my twenties and thirties. In my twenties, I loved Tae Bo, yoga, weight lifting, Insanity with Shaun T., and running on the treadmill. In my thirties, I leaned into yoga, weights, and long walks.
Staying physically active keeps my mind clear and my focus sharp. It reduces stress, enhances creativity, and reminds me to take care of the vessel that carries the vision. I truly believe I’ve reversed aged by 10-15 years through clean eating and fitness. Too many people are losing their lives to heart disease and obesity, don’t be one of them. As an entrepreneur, you’ll appreciate the clarity and energy that comes with moving your body.
To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?
I’d say my dad taught me entrepreneurship and wholesaling from ages 4 to 6, then again between 11 and 13. Those early lessons shaped my business mindset. He’d take me with him to vendors around New York City, and that exposure taught me how to negotiate, source, and understand value. During the pandemic, those same skills helped me generate over $75K in profits by reselling spiritual wellness products like sage, crystals, incense, homemade soaps, and essential oils. Later, when I launched my clothing brand, I already knew how to design, source materials, and manage vendor relationships; all lessons that traced back to those childhood experiences. Being raised in the city of fashion molds you into something unique; it teaches you style, grit, and resilience.
I then nurtured a progressive logistics career from high school well into my twenties and thirties, eventually working side by side with AppleCare’s distribution center as a Foreign Trade Zone Operations Manager. That experience refined my leadership skills, deepened my understanding of systems, and showed me how structure and flow can transform both business and mindset.
My parents are both first-generation Americans with roots in Barbados and Puerto Rico. My Puerto Rican family was the first Latin family to integrate Atlantic City, New Jersey, a fact that speaks volumes about the courage and strength running through my lineage. My mom embodied that same resilience. After my parents separated when I was five, I watched her thrive as a registered nurse and climb her way from the projects, to a home near the projects, to Florida’s suburbs, to New Jersey apartment living, and finally to homeownership… all on her own. Along the way, we traveled, enjoyed fine dining, and lived frugally enough to appreciate our blessings. Her work ethic and inner strength are unmatched, and her determination showed me what perseverance truly looks like.
When you mix business insight and tenacity, you get me – Queen Goddess Hope, a healer to the nations. Subscribe to my newsletter on LinkedIn, “Mindful Hustle: The #freeasf™ Chronicles” or add me on Meta Platforms via @queengoddesshope.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://iamqgh.wordpress.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queengoddesshope
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freeasf
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/queengoddesshope
- Youtube: htts://www.youtube.com/queengoddesshope
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