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Essays by Justin Tomas Gomez

A curandero has some questions about work.

For colleagues who sense something is missing from how we work. Written by someone who has spent his career inside institutions and his life learning ancestral healing practices.

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Leadership · Culture · Grief & Loss · Ancestral Wisdom

The Curandero in the Room

I’ve sat in the meetings where culture gets decided, and in the rooms where people come to heal.

Most days those two rooms don’t talk to each other. I’m a curandero, and I’ve spent my career inside institutions. I’m not writing from above the work or outside it. I’m writing from inside it, with a different set of teachers.

Read my story

A letter when there’s a new essay.

Each one sent the way I’d send it to a colleague I trust. For anyone questioning how we heal, lead, and work.

Working together

When you want to bring these questions into the room

Some readers keep thinking about these questions on their own. Others want to bring them to their team. This is how I do that.

Executive Coaching (The Ancestral Way)

One-on-one coaching for leaders who want to look at their leadership, relationships, and responsibilities through a more human lens.

Bring Your Curandero to Work

Keynotes, talks, and facilitated conversations for conferences, retreats, and teams.

Cultural Intelligence (CQ®)

CQ® assessments, debriefs, and workshops, shaped by La Cultura Cura: culture heals.

Every engagement begins with a 20-minute introductory conversation. Complimentary. See all ways to work together.

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