my guiding pillars are simple
love + learn + share + impact + community
UNCOVERING MY NARRATIVE
My story is inherently tied to my roots.
As a first-generation Dominican-American, I’ve learned to navigate the nuances of community, identity, advocacy, self-care, and storytelling in my everyday life.
In 2016, while living in my hometown of Miami, I launched a blog dedicated to vulnerably sharing my personal journey of trying to ‘figure it out’ while amplifying the voices of millennial women shifting the culture.
Throughout the years I’ve learned that my personality (in case you’re wondering I have an ENFJ personality type) and spirit is inspired and activated when creating spaces for folks to gather with intention, love, and curiosity.
Since 2016, I’ve been cultivating mindful and heart-centered spaces on the internet and IRL, bringing together a beautiful community of gentle and like-minded souls through Goddess Council and the Chats with Cat Podcast®️.
In September 2021 it became clear that I was burning out, so I decided that Goddess Council had to come to an end as a way to prioritize my health and wellbeing. Throughout the subsequent 18 months I committed to healing, resting, and writing my first book centered around the theme of community and sisterhood.
Fast forwarding to the present, my first book Build It And They Will Come: A Guide to Architecting Intentional Community will be published Summer 2024 by Parea Books.
I sincerely hope that my art expands the ways we are inspired to co-create a more loving world.
THE ALCHEMY OF CHANGE
Leaping into my purpose work
The implications of 2020 forced me to reevaluate many areas of my life, particularly exercising my belief that mission-aligned community oriented living is my north star. During the year that ‘changed everything’ (aka the year of Miss Rona) I decided to take a leap of faith by quitting my 9-5 job and pursuing my dreams full-time. The Universe rewarded me for this transformation by naming me one of the 2020 #AerieREAL Changemakers!
In 2024 and beyond, the spirit of creating art and leaning into community-centric principles guides everything I pour my life force into.
I know what it feels like to not have a community and that’s why I work so hard to build them for others. I don’t want anybody to feel like they’re alone in the world.
← ON COMMUNITY BUILDING
Proud to have worked with
Get To Know Me Better
‘Good Talks’ with Cat Lantigua
Chatting about Afro-Latinidad with Remezcla
I chat solitude and sisterhood with Salomé Gómez-Upegui
I share my thoughts on community as self-care with Paola Atlason
I dig into social health on Intangible Conversations Podcast
I get real about my self-love journey with Loved By Destiny
I highlight what I discovered during COVID19 with Be Your Own
AUTHENTIC WORDS
Here’s what my community has to say
“Cat is a true collaborator. She authentically engages with ideas, and finds a way to lift up peoples' passions and make them actionable. Cat also goes above and beyond to foster community, creating a forest where you can plant yourself and grow. Not only does her work creating Goddess Council serve as an example, but take a look at any of her other accomplishments, or just have a conversation with her, read her work and you'll know what I'm talking about. I'm grateful everyday for Cat's presence in my life.”
— Alisa Jimenez
“Cat is an incredible spiritual being who really utilizes the power of her healing energy to uplift the female collective. She embodies the perfect trifecta: wisdom, empathy, and selflessness, to create meaningful change in the lives of so many people.”