Meet Maryanna Cavazos | Growth Mindset Coach

We had the good fortune of connecting with Maryanna Cavazos and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Maryanna, do you have a favorite quote or affirmation?
Oh gosh, I have so many favorite affirmations. lol I guess if I had to choose one, it would be, “Sometimes , later becomes never. Do it Now”! Because after 50 years of being on this earth, I realize that time goes by so fast. I blinked and my kids grew up. I blinked again and my eldest Grand son is almost 10. There is no better time than the present. I like this affirmation because so many people will tell themselves they will invest in their own dreams when the time is right. But when is that? Nothing is ever going to feel like the perfect anything. Because nothing is perfect. I’ve learned to surround myself with other people whom believe in more, whom want more. People whom don’t make me feel I have to dim my light to make them feel better about themselves. People whom I can share my wins with and my doubts. People whom in return lift me up because they believe in me too. More importantly, they believe in themselves.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Two years ago, I was homeless. I had just left an abusive relationship. We were both living in addiction. I had 19 years clean from opiates till my younger brother drank himself to death after fighting Brain Cancer for 4 years. His 5 year Heaven Anniversay is Oct 27th of this year. What’s really crazy, is that my youngest Grand son was born the same day, 3 hours after his passing. And his personality is so much like my brother’s was. My daughter Candace and I say that God let my brother leave a piece of himself here. It really helps us cope to believe that.
I remember going to the hospital , walking into the room the staff sent me to, seeing the man lying in the bed and really believed I had walked into the wrong room. I walked out and looked at the room number again. I knew for sure I had the wrong room. Unfortunately, I did not. I wish the nurse would have warned me what my eyes were about to witness when I walked into that room.
My brother was rustic orange. The only reason I knew it was him, was looking at his tattoos. I literally remember hearing a click sound in my brain. It was light a switch had turned on.
I kissed my brother , whispered in his ear that I loved him and I’ll see him on the other side. He was on life support. I feel sick to my stomach as I type this right now. I wish I would have stayed there with him and waited for my family because what came next was nothing I could ever imagine.
To make a long story short, I went straight to the dope house I haven’t visited for 19 years and got high. And didn’t stop till I turned myself into rehab 3 years later after experiencing kidnapping and being sold online sex trafficking.
I knew I could not live like this. So I decided to use my kindness to make the dope dealer trust me and allow me to move freely around the house. Cooking and cleaning for him and of course sexual favors to pay my way . One day he left and literally left me there alone without locking the deadbolt from the inside. So of course I walked out the door. Jumped into a regular Johns car driving down Michigan Ave. I told him what happened and he took me to my family. Many of the men whom stroll the ave are not bad people. That man was actually an Angel.
I would love to say it was better after that. But the Trauma just didn’t hit me yet. I had been in survivor mode. I began to make phone calls trying to get into rehab as I knew the withdrawals were creeping in. And I was afraid I would run back to my abuser.
An inpatient rehabilitation center by the name of Bear River Health had someone drive 4 hours and come pick me up in a matter of a couple days. I learned that if your situation is bad enough, they will come get you. So if you know someone in addiction whom wants help. Tell them to make the situation sound much worse if you want to get help. Do what you have to do to live!
This experience has been my motivation to help others. I stayed in that rehab for 62 days I believe. It wasn’t the greatest experience. I had lost my sense of reality. 60 other women resided in the center at the time of my arrival. Some of them taunted me , making fun of me and my actions. To be fair, I was doing things like mopping my carpet in my room. There wasn’t a place that felt clean to me. But really , it was me feeling dirty on the inside.
I left rehab Feb 10, 2023 and started my TikTok profile 2 days later. My goal was to help others in addiction or Domestic Violence make the decision to get help. I now have over 11,000 followers on my main account https://www.tiktok.com/@positiveaffirmation777?_t=8qNcVpYv3xH&_r=1 and over 2k on my back up account https://www.tiktok.com/@maryanncavazos?_t=8qNca56cGQ2&_r=1. I began going Live every morning about healing from trauma and finding God. I also invested in Digital Marketing and built my own Online Store @https://positiveaffirmation777.com. I sell a done for you digital marketing academy with 100 courses in which teach you all kinds of niches. Once you make the purchase , you can resell it for the same price of $222. I have’t made money yet. I have been inside the classroom learning. I had a TikTok Shop for about 4 months before I lost it due to community guideline violations. I didn’t realize you can’t say things like weight loss and anti aging , healing and wrinkles. I began to get depressed over this, beating myself up over it. I was really bummed out. Then I began to get offers on other platforms which made me realize that the show isn’t over. Once again proving to not give up. Just because we can’t see the growth right away, other’s can.
I haven’t made a ton of money yet but I know it’s coming as opening up and trying to tell my story little by little is now opening many doors including this interview right here. I get tons of invites to promote products everyday in my emails and have been asked to help with a foundation whom goes out and helps the homeless. I can’t say much about that right now, but it entails me going back to that neighborhood where I was kidnapped and give back. Scary but if it’s all good , I’m gonna go for it and take my power back!
What do I want the world to know about my brand and story, is that I won’t give up! I have no idea where all this will lead to in the end . But I know I will take my time and enjoy every bit of this journey. It’s also exciting to watch other people succeed. I gained a best friend on TIkTok ,Chels Homesteading. I met her when she first came on the app. She wanted a TikTok Shop and to go Live. I had her Co host with me on my Live till she felt comfortable. She applied for her TikTok shop and I recommended a product for her to buy and add to her shop and her video went Viral. I was so happy for her. Even if I can’t live that part of my dream yet. I am so happy to help someone else do it and just be a supporter.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
When my Bestie does come, it has to be summer time. After the trauma I have been through, I am not comfortable going out and of course I don’t drink alcohol or party anymore. Instead I will take her out to Campground in Chelsea, Michigan. We will go camping and canoeing , take a boat ride, go fishing and chill by a bomb fire.
But I definitely love Detroit. My Bestie is from Alabama. In my head, I would love to take her downtown to a comedy club and laugh all night long or to a roof top. Take her to a Red Wing game. Go for a ride on the Detroit River. Take her on the people movie and to the Art Museum.
But right now , even just writing that makes my heart beat fast. I will heal all the way from this . It hasn’t even been 23 months since I’ve been home. Baby steps.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
First of all , I shout out screaming my gratitude for my God , Jesus Christ. Through God , anything is possible.
Then there is my family, including my Mom, Step dad, my Dad , my 3 grown children, My Aunt Lynn and cousins whom have supported my goals even when they didn’t understand what I was doing. My eldest daughter Candace has been my side kick since I’ve been 18 years old. And even with this interview, I began to doubt myself. I just showed her the questions and I asked her , “Do I really have the right to answer these questions when I haven’t made a lot of money being an Entrepreneur “? She replied, “ Don’t overthink it Mom. Answer the questions as they relate to you. You know the answers”. My Son Mateo told me how his father use to tell him , “Your Mom will never amount to anything “. As tears rolled down his eyes, he added, “Look at you now Mom”!
Then there is my go to every morning, one hour listening to Joyce Meyer and one hour with Jim Rohn. I truly believe, to have a growth mindset you must fill your head with positive affirmations. Doing this is what floods out the negative thoughts of what we can’t do.
When it comes down to it, you have to ask yourself, is it that I can’t do it? Or won’t do it ? It’s up to You to make the choice .
Jim Rohn said, “Self Confidence is simply the ability to try”. And that is something each and every one of us can do. Try. You can’t have success if you haven’t experienced failure. There isn’t one successful person who hasn’t failed so many times. We just don’t see that part. Then when they succeed, we want to call them lucky. Luck has nothing to do with it. They showed up when no one was there and kept coming back. Hard work over rides talent every time.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positiveaffirmation7777/profilecard/?igsh=YnN3eTN4eG4yODNw

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@resiliantroots?si=oB1jxeoapcHJMrDM

Other: TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@positiveaffirmation777?_t=8qNhUpZrG75&_r=1 (main account)
TikTok back up https://www.tiktok.com/@maryanncavazos?_t=8qNhYCy9tU6&_r=1

Image Credits
The picture with a hat on my head is the picture Bear River Inpatient took of me at intake . The other one is me finally feeling like myself again 15 months later.