About Us

At Feliz & Thriving, we envision a world where high-achieving women don’t lead from pressure or exhaustion, but from clarity, capacity, and deep self-trust. We’re redefining success by bridging ambition and well-being, so you can thrive without burnout.

Feliz means happy in Spanish. It reflects our founder’s bilingual roots and our belief that every woman deserves to move from burnout to clarity, and to live and lead in a way that feels good and supports what matters most. Our goal is simple: to help every woman feel happy and truly thrive in work, in life, and in herself.

Our Mission

We’re here to help high-achieving women make space for what matters. This isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, with systems designed for how you live, think, and lead.

Make space for what matters without guilt.

Stop carrying what isn’t yours. Focus on what truly aligns with your values.

Lead with discernment, not depletion.

We Don’t Believe in Burnout Recovery. We Believe in Designing Against It.

Our Principles

You Don’t Have to Earn Rest

Rest isn’t a reward. It’s a leadership tool. We build systems that integrate pause, reflection, and recovery.

Clarity Comes From Alignment, Not Hustle

You don’t need to force your way into insight. When your values, energy, and actions are aligned, clarity is inevitable.

The System Should Adapt to You

Feliz & Thriving doesn’t ask you to conform. It meets you where you are and evolves with you.

Reflection Without Action Is Just More Mental Clutter

You don’t need more insight. You need a system that helps you move. We translate reflection into real, aligned execution.

The Mental Load Is Real —And Not All of It Is Yours

We acknowledge the invisible work you do. And we help you unlearn the need to carry all of it.

You Can Hold Power and Ease at the Same Time

You don’t have to choose between impact and well-being. True leadership honors both.

Our Pillars

Self-Trust Over External Validation

We design tools and systems that return you to your own knowing. You don’t need more input. You need clarity to act on what’s already true.

Mental Space as a Leadership Strategy

You’re not stuck. You’re saturated. We help you reclaim attention and energy as assets to be protected not depleted.

Strengths-Aligned Execution

You don’t need more willpower. You need fewer friction points. We help you follow through in a way that’s designed around how you’re actually wired.

Leading with Capacity

You’re capable of holding it all. We help you figure out what’s actually yours to hold and let go of the rest.

What We Are

A self-leadership system that helps you stay in motion without losing yourself

A tool to reduce decision fatigue and internal noise

A thought partner that holds your clarity when you’re carrying too much

A space to return to your values

We Are Not

A life coaching platform built on trends

A productivity app

A motivational tool

A place that rewards urgency over intentionality

A psychologist or replacement for mental health professionals

Welcome to
Feliz & Thriving

You’ve already proven you can do it all. Now, you get to do it differently. We’re not here to push you harder. We’re here to help you move better. You don’t have to carry it all. Let’s figure out what’s worth carrying and build the system to support it.

Discover How You’re Wired

Maria Pou-Feliz

Founder & CEO

“You don’t need to force your way into insight. When your values, energy, and actions are aligned, clarity is inevitable”

Lauren Rowlson-Sanchez

Co-Founder, COO & CFO

“We built Feliz & Thriving to be the support system we wish we had: one that meets you where you are and helps you carry only what’s truly yours”