Deborah Santana - "Loving the Fire"

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In this episode of Seekers and Finders, hosts Stefan Bright and Gary Falk sit down with Deborah Santana — author, activist, and founder of the nonprofit Do A Little, whose work has carried education, health, and dignity to women and girls around the world.

Deborah is the author of Space Between the Stars, co-editor of All the Women in My Family Sing, and her newest memoir, Loving the Fire: Choosing Me, Finding Freedom — a deeply personal account tracing her journey from daughter of a pioneering interracial couple, through her 34-year marriage to music legend Carlos Santana, to the spiritual awakening and rebirth that followed her courageous decision to begin again.

A holder of a Master of Arts in Philosophy and Religion with a concentration in Women's Spirituality, Deborah brings both scholarly grounding and lived devotion to everything she does. She is a leadership donor to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and a lead investor in San Francisco's Courage Museum.

Stefan, Gary, and Deborah share a bond that reaches back to the 1970s — all three walking the same contemplative path under the guidance of Sri Chinmoy. In this conversation, that decades-long current of shared seeking flows beneath every exchange, opening into an honest, heart-centered exploration of service, selfhood, fire, and freedom.

Deborah’s Website: https://deborahsantana.com