What happens when we look beyond people’s accomplishments, titles and the versions of themselves they present to the world? What are the stories they carry? The experiences that shaped them? The things they’re still learning to understand, heal and make peace with?
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These are the conversations at the heart of Being Human, a podcast hosted by life coach, entrepreneur, and community builder Victoria Herrera.
Available on Spotify, Being Human brings together voices from the Philippines and around the world for thoughtful, honest conversations about identity, consciousness, healing and personal transformation.
For Herrera, the podcast is a natural extension of a journey that has taken her through media, entrepreneurship, community building and, ultimately, the world of personal development and coaching. Having spent years building platforms, working with people and helping individuals navigate their own growth, she found herself drawn to a different kind of conversation — one that goes beyond what people do and gets closer to who they are.
“I’ve been listening to podcasts for over 20 years, and I’ve always loved how they give us access to new ideas and perspectives. But I started feeling drawn to conversations that go a little deeper — beyond the mind and into the soul. Conversations about the things we experience as human beings, but don’t always have the language or space to talk about,” says Herrera.
“There’s so much to learn from people’s stories. Not just their successes, but the difficult seasons, the moments that changed them, the things they’ve had to unlearn and the versions of themselves they’ve had to leave behind.”
More Than a Conversation
Being Human is for the deep thinkers, the curious, the sensitive and those who find themselves questioning, evolving and looking for a deeper understanding of life. Each episode explores the experiences that shape us, with conversations touching on generational patterns, anxiety, sobriety, men’s healing, inner work, relationships and the process of becoming more conscious of how we live.
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Guests featured on the podcast include Hilom Collective founder Crizy Austria, entrepreneur Vince Golangco, entrepreneur and former radio DJ Marcelle Marcelino, sleep and burnout coach Dinah Salonga, ontological coach Michiko Soriano, life coach Kathi Rañeses, life and women’s coach Sheena Vera Cruz, and Global Mala Manila founder, model, host and entrepreneur Teresa Herrera, Victoria’s sister. The diversity of guests reflects the show’s broader intention: to explore the human experience through different perspectives, backgrounds and stages of life.
Alongside guest conversations, Herrera also shares solo episodes exploring subjects close to her work, including somatics, breathwork and the relationship between the body and our emotional experiences.
But what makes the show particularly meaningful to Herrera is the intention behind how these stories are shared.
“We all have stories, and I think they deserve to be handled with care. So much of what we see online is focused on making people’s experiences sensational or turning their pain into something that gets clicks. I wanted to create a space where people can share honestly, without feeling like they have to perform or package their experiences for an audience.”
She adds, “I want listeners to walk away feeling a little less alone. Sometimes hearing someone articulate something you’ve experienced yourself can change the way you see your own life.”
Taking the Conversation Beyond the Podcast
For Herrera, Being Human is not just a podcast but part of a larger intention to create spaces for connection, reflection and personal growth.
Through VPH Coaching, she works with individuals navigating personal transitions, boundaries, self-worth and the relationship they have with themselves.
In 2027, she will also be expanding this work through a series of in-person retreats, creating opportunities for people to step away from their everyday routines, reconnect with themselves and experience deeper conversations and community beyond a screen. Whether through a podcast episode, a coaching conversation or a retreat, the intention remains the same: to create room for people to pause, reflect and explore what it means to live more consciously.
As Herrera puts it, “I think we’re all works in progress. There’s no perfect version of being human. We’re constantly learning, changing, questioning and discovering. And maybe there’s something powerful about being able to share that journey with one another.”
