Hey There. I’m Madame Tonya.

For more than two decades, I held sacred space behind the chair as a celebrated hairdresser and founder of a beloved natural hair brand in Houston. What began as beauty work became heart work — helping women feel seen, safe, and restored. Over time, I realized I wasn’t just tending to crowns, but to spirits. That journey led me from beauty behind the chair into the deeper work of spiritual and emotional healing.

I come from a powerful lineage of prayer warriors, seers, and gifted women who knew how to call down Spirit when something needed to move. My mother, a devoted intercessor, taught me by example the power of the Word, and my beloved great, great aunt — now nearly a hundred years old — still ministers from her home, carrying forward our ancestral inheritance of faith and spiritual service. Their example shaped me into who I am today, a woman who listens to Spirit and helps others do the same.

Through House of Sweetwater, I guide women to rebuild confidence, stability, and discernment after trusting the wrong people. This ministry is for those ready to recognize truth from illusion, stop repeating disempowering patterns, and learn to trust their spiritual sight. Sisters come to me when they feel stuck, need clarity, and to remember who they are. Together we turn the bitter waters of betrayal into the sweet waters of wisdom.

As a student of indigenous healing traditions, I blend prayer, ritual, and herbs — making teas that nourish the heart, soothe the nervous system, and bring balance to the body’s spiritual core. Herbs whisper to the body the way Spirit speaks in dreams, guiding us to remember what peace feels like.

And when the body is at ease, the voice of Spirit becomes unmistakable.