no more contorting your natural rhythms inside someone else’s planning template, 5AM routine

“productivity” hack, business model, or method.

more custom-made systems that honor & hold YOUR way of being, working & creating.

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kapwa is the tagalog concept of interconnectedness:

the self in the other, the other in the self. a reminder that we are never self-made, but infinitely connected to the seen & unseen. that you are the winds, the waters, the light, and the land.

the ancestors & the descendants, & the thread between.

the systems that hold your life, those you care for, and the ideas & ideals you hold dear need to reflect this, too.

spreadsheets as altars, deliverables covered in prayers.

at creating in kapwa, we blend the practical with the spiritual & emotional. we believe structure can liberate, that it is meant to hold your growth.

that your vision is worth protecting.

we tap into the stars, the celestial bodies, & the energies running through & around you, using birth chart analysis, elemental theory, and neuro-inclusive design to build systems that hold your life, your business, your creative practice.

we weave your ritual, culture, ancestral remembrance with your schedule, your everyday logistics, your tech.

so that the systems & structures holding it all feel like a nest, like a mountain, like riverbends & shores. more than templates, more than hacks.

a home for your inner world, a place for your world-changing work to spread out, take shape & finally land.

get to know us on our blog

musings on anti-productivity, reconnecting to kapwa, our favorite tools, & life-lessons/stories from the field.

read it all

who we walk with

this space is held for:

  • femme & women of color creatives, entrepreneurs, writers, and artists reclaiming their time and energy

  • mamas/parents & caregivers navigating the sandwich generation with grace (and maybe some chaos)

  • the neurodivine & the ones navigating chronic conditions who know that big-box productivity is violence against the body

if you’re holding your business, your home, your life with duct (or washi) tape & prayers, & long for more grounding & space to be inspired & lit up, you belong here.

how we co-create

choose your path

  • flow attunement 1:1 session ($333)

    for clarity. we read your birth chart, map out your natural patterns (e.g., if you focus/create best at dawn or deep night), and current season of life to find your natural flow. we write this into your custom flow almanac, a living document that shapeshifts as you & your life do.

  • seed to bloom ($1,250/monthly)

    for structure. a 3-month season spent pruning & designing your garden of systems to hold the growth of your business, your creative practice, or your home. we build the containers (calendars, SOPs, workflows) that protect your peace. emotional support included 🥰

  • focused tending ($250-$500)

    for focus. sometimes you just need help with one thing. whether it’s drafting a hiring blueprint, finally creating an editorial calendar, or migrating your course from one platform to another, we got you, sib. (also works great as a trial collaboration!)

Hi 🙋🏽‍♀️ I’m teresa! welcome.

I’m a poet-writer, former full-time educator, mama, holistic systems strategist, project doula, and founder of creating in kapwa.

neurodivine, queer, 12H gemini stellium peppered with aries fire in all sorts of places. MG, 3/5 profile, sacral authority if you speak HD, too.

this work was born out of trying & failing at all the productivity tools, business models, & ways of working end-stage capitalism has us contorting ourselves to be. shaming and should-shitting all over myself. trying & failing again and again. until I started to design my systems around me, my life, & my natural rhythms. now I share it with you!

my dream is us all having picnics, doing jigsaw puzzles (or you know, your non-monetized hobby of choice), & living out our whimsical wildness every single day, with our babies on our hips or running & laughing nearby. well-resourced in cozy, communal homes, our work fully & completely nourishing us as we nourish it and each other.

I’d be honored to co-create with you.

from our kapwa-tao

Kerrie

“Teresa is a life saver. Like a hug for my nervous system, talking to her brought down my anxiety and I knew I was in the presence of a highly talented professional. Teresa takes a holistic approach and working with her it is clear that she operates with a fundamental ethos of care. She helped me wrangle some complicated processes of my business into SOPs that I can still use now months on. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to work with her and hope to do so again.”

Kerrie

Founder, Equip Adivsory

“Meeting you has given me an outlet to create, and has inspired me to improve on a craft I had previously thought of as my almost frivolous attempt to be important. [Teresa], you have this insane, incredible ability to make people feel seen; you make people feel genuinely appreciated…You have inspired me, and without doubt, so many others, to become great.”

Cassandra

Writer

Crystal

“Teresa has helped me start building the foundation my business has needed for a long time. Instead of just helping me get things done, she's helping me create systems that will support Creative Comadre for years to come. She's already helping me build project management, workflows, rhythms, a CEO dashboard, and even organizing my calendar so I can spend more time creating and less time trying to remember everything. The biggest shift has honestly been how supported I feel. I no longer feel like I'm carrying the entire business alone. ...She doesn't try to force me into someone else's way of working, she helps me build systems that actually fit who I am. ”

Crystal

Founder, Creative Comadre

may this collaboration, in whatever form it takes, bring us and our communities blessings upon blessings. may we be divinely guided, supported, and nourished. may that which we create thrive.

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