About
Alicia M. Rodriguez is an award-winning Latina author of reflective nonfiction, memoir, and poetry exploring mindfulness, spirituality, personal growth, and conscious living.
Through lived experience and intimate storytelling, her work invites readers into presence, self-awareness, and meaning—especially during times of transition, grief, and inner transformation.
Known for a grounded, non-dogmatic voice, she blends contemplative insight with practical wisdom rather than prescriptive self-help.
An executive coach with over 20 years of global experience, Rodriguez has guided thousands of people in aligning their lives and work with what matters most.
Her books include Everyday Epiphanies (Editions 1 and 2), Manage Your Life Before Life Manages You, the poetry collection Between Root and Sky, and the award-winning memoir The Shaman’s Wife: A Mystical Journey of Surrender and Self-Discovery, winner of the 2024 International Book Awards for Narrative Nonfiction.
Her writing has appeared in Thrive Global, Tiny Buddha, Tiferet Journal, Medium, and other literary and mindfulness publications. She lives in the Algarve, Portugal with her dog Sophie and her magic cat, Merlin.
More about Alicia at www.aliciamrodriguez.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliciamrodriguez/ or https://www.instagram.com/msaliciamrodriguez/
Featured Work
The Shaman's Wife: A Mystical Journey of Surrender and Self-Discovery
When Alicia Rodriguez, a successful entrepreneur recovering from divorce and loss, accepts an invitation to Ecuador to help a friend who is studying with a shaman, she has no idea how profoundly the decision will change her life’s course.
In Ecuador, Alicia meets Napo, a powerful shaman, and they begin an extraordinary relationship that spans two continents and eight years. Alicia learns the principles of shamanism and witnesses Napo’s remarkable healing abilities. Confronted with the illusion of her life in the United States, she decides to move to Ecuador to be with him, and they make plans to build a healing center together on the coast. Within a short time, however, she realizes that she has surrendered her power and agency to Napo—who now wields it as a weapon against her. After years of inner struggle, she finally finds the courage to leave Ecuador and moves to Portugal, where she finds peace . . . until an unexpected phone call rekindles old memories.
An extraordinary memoir steeped in spirituality, shamanism and metaphysics, The Shaman’s Wife is the story of a woman who, through a daring journey of self-discovery, reclaims and embraces her feminine wisdom—and realizes that love is the answer to her lifelong spiritual quest.
Other Works
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Between Root and Sky: A Collection of Poems
2026
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Everyday Epiphanies: Uncovering Wisdom in Ordinary Moments
2025
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Manage Your Life Before LIfe Manages You: More Joy and Less Stress in 365 Days
2015
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EveryDay Epiphanies: Insights for Living With Purpose
2007
Awards and Recognition
- The International Impact Awards: 2024 in the category of Inspirational
- 2024 International Book Awards Winner in Nonfiction: Narrative
