Today we’d like to introduce you to Andrea Stender.
Andrea, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
Wow, I have so much to say and I am honored to tell my story. My story starts off a little something like this… I was the only one in my family born in Texas. My parents settled here after they had my sister in Germany. At 5 years old my parents divorced, and my mom took my sister and I to Kuwait to live until the war broke out with Iraq which forced us to evacuate to my grandmas in Germany. My mom shipped us off to live in Germany without her for a year or so and then we moved to Fort Worth, Texas for a year or so. Soon again, I returned to Killeen, Texas where I was born to live with my Dad for two years.
Shortly After, my mom came back from overseas and moved my sister and I to Katy, Texas to complete parts of the Middle school and High school. I will say, growing up, I didn’t really have the emotional support or connection with my family that I needed but I never fell short on that experience. Throughout those 10 years, my mom was back and forth between countries leaving from six months to almost a year. Every time she would come back into town we would go on vacation to a new exotic country or island. Because of this, I have been to every continent besides Australia and Antarctica. I have been to about 20 different countries, 32 states and 6 or 7 islands.
Because of my mom always being in and out of my life, I’ve learned how to take care of myself. Growing up, I’ve constructed my idea of a family very different than most. I had learned that blood is not thicker than water. But that blood is just blood. That we are all one and I’ve known this from a pretty young age. I was the kid always running away to my friends’ families house every weekend and building a family connection with almost everyone I become close with. I was always pretty Intune with my own energy and my own power of thought and was able to hold conversations with older adults easily.
Most people say I am an old soul. Although I have always viewed life from an open mind, my sister, on the other hand, has faced a lot in her times. She was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, OCD, PTSD, and Depression and most of it was grandly increasing when we were kids. She has now healed a lot from her experience here on earth and I am beyond proud of her! Over the years, I faced a lot of verbal and physical abuse from her, hurting Soul. The wounds that I carried of not being smart enough and good enough were short lived after I discovered my love, mission, and passion for astrology. I remember it like it was yesterday; My mom would always take us to Barnes and Noble’s to get a book to read. Every time we would go, I would go straight to the Astrology/Metaphysical Section.
I began collecting Astrology books since the age of 8. My mom would say to me, ” Get something educational!” and I’d say “No.” “This is what I’m doing.” Since I never really connected myself to any religion growing up, my addiction to astrology stayed strong. It became how I made sense out of my reality and out of others. Astrology taught me how to become Intune with the energy around me and how to transform my own demons at a young age. Most of the transforming I had to do revolved around taming down my inner rebellion. I never wanted to listen to the laws or authority and I was always a leader among my friends. I never had a fall through with my rebellion side because I knew how to be the Master of It and I knew why I was doing the things I got myself into. I walked through my life with a mission because I just “knew how things worked in life”.
Many adults who didn’t really know me saw me as a “Know it all”. I guess my family did too. I just had a strong purpose in my soul. I had a mission that I knew I had to do something in this life and at a young age. Honestly, I know now that “The beginning of all knowledge is knowing that we know nothing”. But that doesn’t stop me from being in love with sharing my wisdom and connection to my spirit guides. Being alone emotionally and doing adult things so early had me wanting to grow up fast to start my mission already. That is what we are here for.
As souls, we are here to experience anything possible. To experience anything we want and at any age we want. It’s in our divine soul contract. I always understood the underlying meaning of why I wasn’t close with my family or why I was abused by my sister. Yes, I had moments of sadness, anger and confusion but I also had many awakenings which were all a part of the process and experience of my mission. I just needed to get this understanding to the front of my conscious brain. My obsession with human behavior and energy led me to become a Psychology Major.
I love the idea of being of service to the world. I used to pray and meditate on the universe to let me be of service to someone, something, somehow and somewhere. I YEARNED FOR THIS LIFESTYLE and that is partly why I got where I am today.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Yes and No. I never want to look at my life as a struggle because I have seen so much that has made my life completely understandable. I would say that I am beyond blessed to have a father who Is filled with wisdom and a mother who I am inspired by that has always pushed me to accomplish more in my life! I am also blessed to have seen the parts of the world that I have seen. My mother is still overseas today and my father lives in Michigan.
Even though they are always far from me I try to keep in contact and visit with them as much as I can. I will say being an empath growing up did serve me challenges. Being Intune with other peoples emotions and energy had led me to experience chronic bladder problems since the age of 5 as well as a horrible kidney infection. It wasn’t until recently that I’ve been able to use holistic healing on my self to cure my chronic pain. I have now understood where my pain comes from energetically and work day in and day out to be healthy and at peace.
Cureative Creations And Houston Healing Circles – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
As I became more Intune with my own energy through holistic healing and meditation, I realized that going to school wasn’t enough for me. That is when I set out to create my own jewelry business, crafting with healing crystals…
Shortly after, I got my best friends Serena Wilson and Asheray Garcia Involved who wished for the same mission of uplifting consciousness and invoking spiritual growth for others with the energy of our Creations and organic products. My business with them has truly opened my heart and has allowed me to become further Intune with my emotions. It is such a blessing to be able to help souls grow spiritually on their own journey.
About 5 years ago at the age of 17, before the start of our business, I started to take astrology and my service to the world very seriously. I started to offer Tarot card readings and Astrology readings and began to teach astrology here in Houston. Shortly After, I began my journey on studying pure energy healing and became a certified Vajra Energy Master which entailed teachings from the pre-Buddhist times in Tibbett.
As I was learning and growing so much, I met one of my soul mates, Taraney Vigil who is a Reiki master; and we created a whole entire community revolving around holistic healing, sound therapy, astrology, art, and intimate connections. Houston Healing Circles has taught me so much about the power of community and truly enabled me to become deeply connected to my humbled soul.
In the future, I plan to study herbal medicine and become a catalyst for spiritual growth for people dealing with mental disorders. I guess you could call me an Astro-Psychologist, herbalist, witch doctor, or shaman. Everyone deserves a chance to understand the underlying energy in their life and to also understand that blood is blood and that you are never alone!
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
My proudest moments have been my ability to heal my own self as well as helping others heal in their own journey.
Pricing:
- Astrology Readings $15.00-30.00
- Private Energy Healing $20.00-70.00
- Tarot Readings $10.00-40.00
- Customized Jewelry & Herbal Apothecary $10.00-120.00
- Astrology Classes $20.00-50.00
- Guided Meditations and Sound Bath Healing Circles -Donation
Contact Info:
- Website: www.cureativecreations.com
- Email: cure.ativecreations@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cure.ativecreations/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CureAtiveCreations/
- Other: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3SXh8tH2YumxaLjRGcN3sg
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