Iris Canela | Life Coach, Podcaster & Speaker 🇲🇽

Hola amigas 👋🏽 & Welcome to this space! This space is for high achieving WOC and Latinas who are ready to rise without self abandonment by choosing truth, self trust and peace. Adios to performance and burnout ✌🏼 We are inviting a new way to RISE! We are Rising Differently. ☀️ Let me know 👇 what we have in common or what brought you to this space ✨ Follow @risingwithiris for more content like this #risedifferently #highachievingwomen #selftrustjourney #intentionalliving #womenofcolor

Something is changing and it feels deeply true…. For about 9 months, this podcast was called Cafecito & Rise. And it held me and so many of you through meaningful conversations. But as I’ve grown, listened, and deepened into this work, I realized something: the message wanted to evolve too. ✨ Cafecito & Rise is now Rise Differently ✨ Because rising doesn’t have to mean overworking. It doesn’t have to mean self-sacrifice. And it definitely doesn’t have to mean abandoning who you are. Rise Differently is a space for high-achieving women of color and Latinas who are ready to choose truth over performance, peace over proving, and alignment over burnout. This new name reflects what this podcast and this season is really about: coming home to yourself while you expand. If you’ve been feeling the shift… this is for you. Thank you for growing with me. We’re just getting started 💛 Follow @risedifferentlypodcast We will be back live on Tuesday, 1/20/26 In the meantime, I invite you to catch up to past episodes and share with another high achiever ready to rise differently this year 🙌🏽 #risedifferently #womenofcolorhealing #latinaleader #intentionalliving #podcastforwomen

✨ Sol Gathering Panel Series ✨ Amiga, I’m so excited to invite you into our SOL Gatherings, a monthly panel series created with so much corazón. Together with @womxn.compass.collective , @thenancisanchez , @itsalexisbecerra , @_jnmolina_ , and myself, we’re creating a space where women of color can gather, reflect, redefine, and take action. Each month, one of our heart-led thought leaders will guide you through a powerful topic designed to help you step deeper into the energy you want to embody in your life. Every gathering will be different, but the intention will always be the same: To create space for you to rise differently in your own way, with your own medicine. Our first Sol Gathering kicks off in October, led by Geri, @womxn.compass.collective , leading us with the topic of how Latinas can use culture as a superpower to reframe failure in business and life, in such a fun and meaningful way. Want to join us? DM me the word GATHER and I’ll send you the link to register. Or stay tuned — the registration link will be in my bio soon! This is your space to redefine, reconnect, and rise. We can’t wait to have you there. #womensupportingwomen #soljourney #womenofcolor #latinas #risedifferently #thoughtleader #redefine #gather #community #rise #transformation #coachesforwomen

You’ve done everything right. The degree. The promotions. The packed calendar. And yet…something still feels like it’s missing. That’s not being ungrateful. That’s not weakness. That is your truth asking for more room. Back in March, I was on a road trip through the mountains when I witnessed someone who had it all on paper and walked away from it all. No backup plan. No guarantee. Just an unwavering trust in himself and what his body and soul were telling him. And amiga, he was the happiest person I had ever seen. It stopped me in my tracks because I recognized that ache. The one that shows up when you’ve been over-proving, over-performing, and under-living. The one that whispers: this can’t be it. Here’s what I know to be true about high achievers: We don’t burn out from laziness. We burn out from building lives that look right on the outside but don’t feel like ours on the inside. And the pivot isn’t about doing more. It’s about finally trusting yourself enough to live differently. That mountain view reminded me of something I never want to forget… expansive, free, and full of possibility. That feeling is available to you too. Not someday. Now. Tu te mereces. You deserve it all. If this is resonating with you, I write about this every week inside the Sol Rising newsletter. Real stories, honest reflections, and tools to help you stop shrinking and start rising. 🔗 Join us, link in bio. #womenofcolor #selftrustjourney #highachievers #risedifferently #intentionalliving

The small moments are where we practice, amiga. I walked into a nail salon with a clear vision. Bright blue. Gel manicure. Simple. And I left with something I didn’t ask for, after being told three times that someone else knew better than me what I needed. Sound familiar? As high achievers, we’re so used to pushing through in the big moments. The boardroom. The negotiation. The hard conversation. But it’s the small ones that reveal where we still abandon ourselves. The stomach knot. The warm skin. The voice that goes quiet when it should speak up. Your body always knows. Tomorrow, Friday at 8 am est, I’m sharing the full story in the Sol Rising newsletter. Link in bio to subscribe and join the community. Las quiero. ☀️ #risedifferently #womenofcolor #highachievers #selfadvocacy #knowyourworth

Can I be honest with you, amiga? 🧡 For a long time I thought working harder would prove I was enough. That over-giving would make me indispensable. That molding myself to fit would finally make me feel like I belonged. It didn’t. What 33 taught me, slowly, sometimes painfully, is that none of that was ever the answer. The answer was always self-trust. It was always coming back to myself. It was always choosing me, even when it felt unfamiliar. Because when you love yourself deeply and stay committed to yourself, that’s when self-trust grows. That’s when your values become non-negotiable. That’s when you stop shrinking and start truly showing up. I share this not because I’ve arrived but because I know I’m not the only one who has been here. If you’ve been pouring from an empty cup, putting yourself last on your own list, or letting fear make decisions that were always meant to be yours… This is your sign to come back to yourself. Swipe through. Save it. Share it with a woman who needs this today. You deserve to rise in a different way #highachievingwomen #alignment #healingjourney

Hola 34. A new level has been unlocked. ✨ On April 12, I welcomed in 34 and it looked a little different this year. In the best way… Road trips. My very first coffee and chocolate festival. Celebrating my birthday with my familia and the April babies in my family. And the sweetest kind of waiting… a new member joining our family (becoming a Tia has been a beautiful new title). 🥹 All of it together was a reminder that these experiences? This is everything my heart and spirit have ever wished for. Lately my goal in life has been simple, make the most of this one precious life and that’s exactly what I intend to keep doing. I am so grateful to God for allowing me to experience life in this way. And honestly? I cannot wait to see how God’s about to blow my mind this year. Thank you for every birthday wish. Thank you to this community, you are part of what makes this life so beautiful. 34, I am READY for ALL OF IT 🔥

Made it to New Mexico! Quality time con la familia! Happy Easter !! 🙏🏼❤️

I gave myself permission to feel joy, even when the world felt heavy, even when the guilt crept in, even when that voice said you don’t have time for this, you haven’t earned it yet. I know that feeling. The endless proving. The consuming. The staying busy so you don’t have to slow down and actually feel your life. But something in me said: Let that all go. Let yourself feel joy. Trust yourself. So I did. And here’s what I’ve learned… joy and self-trust aren’t things you find when life calms down. They’re things you choose, right now, in the middle of the mess. You commit to them. No permission slip required. For me, March looked like road trips through DC, Virginia, Maryland, Pittsburgh. More cafecito shops. Making vanilla bean syrup with my bestie. Press-on nails, connected with nature, and an astrophysicist who blew our mind.It looked like being fully, unapologetically present. Because here’s what I know now: joy is an act of resistance. So is trusting yourself. If you’re a woman who’s been waiting for the “right time” to put herself first, this is your sign. You don’t need to earn it. You just need to choose it. I’m calling this season my Joy Is Restored Era, and I’m just getting started. And guess what? This can also be for you! If this resonates with you, come hang out, this is the kind of work we do here. Follow @risingwithiris and @risedifferentlypodcast for more guidance on how to build your self trust as a high achiever. 💛 Con cariño y poder, Iris

Roadtrip to New Mexico, here we go! ❤️

“Wait… if I pivot now, does that mean I wasted all those years?” That thought hits different when you’re a woman of color. Because you didn’t just “choose” this path. You worked for it. Fought for it. Carried your family’s sacrifices with you the whole way. So when something feels off… you don’t immediately pivot. You question yourself first. “Maybe I just need to push through.” “Maybe I’m being ungrateful.” “Maybe this is just how it is.” This is exactly what we talked about on the podcast with @risingwithiris Because a lot of us were taught success is linear: pick a path 👉🏼stick to it 👉🏼 don’t mess it up. So when you outgrow it… it feels like failure. It’s not. Iris is a life coach for high-achieving women of color and Latinas who helps you stop over-proving and start living in a way that actually feels like you. But knowing you’re ready for something different and actually making a move that doesn’t set you back are two very different things. That’s where my work comes in. Inside my 1:1 coaching, we don’t start over. We use what you’ve already built and reposition it so you can: • move into a new role, team, or company without taking a step back • turn your experience into a clear case for higher pay and better scope • have direct conversations that lead to role changes, offers, or exits with a plan • make a move that actually improves your day-to-day (not just your title) So you’re not stuck choosing between “stay miserable” or “blow everything up.” You make a move that actually moves you forward. 🎧 Listen to the full episode 14 of The Ambitious Woman of Color Podcast and subscribe. If you’ve been feeling this, you’re not behind, you’re at a decision point. DM me “READY” if you want support making the next move to grow in your career and get the role and pay you deserved without burnout. #corporategirlie #careergrowth #womenofcolor #podcast #wocpodcast

The hardest break of my life…. Adios Cafecito para siempre (Goodbye coffee)…. To see how I am doing after the break up watch till the very end…. ☕️ 🥹 Follow @risingwithiris for more guidance on intentional living, how to stop over proving, build self trust and to enjoy life a lot more 😏❤️ #aprilfoolsday #cafecito #intentionalliving