Jon Stojan
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Laverne Delgado, executive director of Freedom and Fashion, is a transformative force that helps women embrace their dark femininity. Her unique approach challenges traditional healing narratives and empowers women to channel their pain into raw strength and resilience. Freedom and Fashion provide women the space and encouragement to tap into and embrace their dark femininity with proven reliability.
Delgado’s practical approach challenges societal norms that can push women toward forgiveness. Instead, she empowers them to honor their pain and anger, transforming it into strength and enabling them to stand among the strongest humans on earth. Instead of pushing clients to forgive and move past traumatic experiences, she empowers them to alchemize those experiences. The change in pain becomes the power to stand among the strongest humans on earth.
Dark Femininity
Dark femininity is a concept that reclaims traditional views of femininity and prioritizes one’s own needs and desires.
As Delgado puts it, “I help women tap into their dragon energy. In many ancient mythologies, dragons symbolize the primal feminine—powerful, wise, and deeply connected to creation and destruction. My passion and work, in its many expressions, enable women to embody their raw, untamed essence of feminine power and transformation.”
Delgado transformed her philosophy into a space to help women gain similar empowerment. Her system challenges conventional ideas of forgiveness, instead guiding women to tap into their dark femininity by channeling their pain into strength.
Freedom and Fashion’s Impact
Freedom and Fashion have a powerful impact on women. This power comes from the wisdom that women are nature, and nature does not apologize for any of her parts or expressions. She has radiant rainbows, tranquil lakes, and gentle valleys—but also sacred storms, roaring winds, and fires that burn not to destroy but to spark new life from the ashes of the old.
Delgado equates a woman’s essence with this harmony of forces. Her work has empowered women from all walks of life. She combined her personal and professional passions to enable women to embody their raw, untamed essence of feminine power and transformation.
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Freedom and Fashion event in collaboration with We Wore What and RPZL, dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence.
Each holiday season, Freedom & Fashion teams up with local organizations to give back to families facing socioeconomic challenges through holiday toy drives, gifting suites, and more. With the support from Mattel and Backyard Crossfit, they provided toys to over 13,000 kids in the Montebello community this season alone. Their efforts to give back to the community have not only brightened the holidays for countless families but also fostered a sense of unity and support that continues to inspire positive change throughout the year.
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Spreading holiday cheer, Laverne helps a young girl get ready for the season at a Freedom and Fashion event, delivering joy and essential items to those in need.
Laverne Delgado’s Personal Journey
Delgado’s journey has led Freedom and Fashion to work across international and domestic communities for over a decade. The company consciously focuses on small groups for a more effective impact. There have been challenges, but Delgado has met them head-on.
Narcissism has a pervasive impact on personal and professional spaces. Delgado has learned to overcome these challenges by getting to know her tendencies and triggers. This is accomplished through self-awareness and reflection, which allows her to see the difference between healthy self-esteem and narcissism. Focusing on her personal growth has made it possible for Delgado to strive and help others simultaneously.
Embracing Pain and Transforming It into Power
Fashion and Freedom’s philosophy emphasizes being unapologetically authentic, embracing self-acceptance, and not feeling forced to apologize for anger.
It involves embracing pain and transforming it into power. This approach makes one feel less sorry for one’s pain, rage, or other parts of oneself. This inspirational approach offers a sense of empowerment beyond traditional solutions for personal pain.
Delgado has taken her life journey and uses the lessons and experiences to help women tap into their raw power, a practical approach that has left an indelible mark on women worldwide. She continues to help women embrace their femininity.