Sands & Semilla
Miriam Raquel Sands, Amy Pons, Sarah LiljegrenSeeds for sovereignty: Cacao, rituals, and conversations from a daughter of immigrants and professional job hopper. For anyone planting seeds for a life without extraction.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 174 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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Season 3 Ep 4 What Are You Nourishing?
Hello, hello, and welcome back.
This one is different. I want you to feel that from the start.
We’ve been doing a lot of thinking together — about the anthropology of cacao, about the etymology of culture, about colonization and language...
How Our Work Writes Our Story
Capacity Conversations | One Year Anniversary Episode Hosted by Raquel Sands & | Season 2, 2026
We almost did a song. We were this close to writing something and performing it for you, because — can you believe it — it has been one...
Season 3 EP3: The 8,000‑Year Journey of Cacao: On Lineage, Loss, Return, and the Medicine That Survived Us
Hello, hello — and welcome back to this cacao series. I want to take you on this journey with me.
A journey of learning about this plant — this plant medicine — and how it has traveled across continents, across languages, across civili...
The Career Autonomy Framework: A Manifesto
Most career advice is rooted in one-size-fits-all logic and lots of assumptions.
It assumes you’re climbing a ladder.
It assumes you have the same access, values, and energy as everyone else.
It rewards optimization and obedience. And...
Ep 19 of A Day in the Life: Cacao, Ancestors, and the New Meaning of Income Sovereignty
A Day in the Life Series | By Raquel Sands
I’m recording this outside. Walking, actually. You might hear the trees rustling in the wind. Maybe a plane overhead. I’m keeping the microphone close so you don’t lose me — so bear with me...
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Cacao Blender☕ Autonomy +Income Strategist \ud83c\udf31 Creator of the 3P Method Helping people detach from extractive and exploitative systems and embody their truth and autonomy through cacao and clarity
Founder, Unlock the Magic® | 20 year Corporate Marketing Executive Graduated to Certified Life Coach | Divine Feminine Catalyst | Quantum Energy Healer | Podcast Host, Women Making Moves
Sarah Liljegren is a real estate professional, marketing strategist, and community advocate who blends industry expertise with creativity to help people and partners bring ecovillage land visions to life, fostering connection and sustainable living.
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