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Hola, I’m Viridiana!

Writer. Creator. Recovering Perfectionist.

I built this space the same way I’ve built most things in my life: by starting before I felt ready. I’m a Latina writer and creator, nine years into a career at Google, and somewhere along the way I realized that the most interesting part of any story isn’t the arrival — it’s everything that happens in the middle.

The pivots, the unlearning, the Tuesday morning you choose joy for absolutely no reason at all. I write about that. The real, unfiltered, still-figuring-it-out version of building a life that actually feels like yours. There’s a longer version of this story. I’d love for you to read it.

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