Upcoming Events + Podcasts + Writings

Vanessa hosted several seasons of Peace Talks, conversations at the intersection of spiritual formation and racial justice. 

Read essays, poetry and hear spoken word by Vanessa at Red Tent Living, an online women's magazine. 

This virtual Story Workshop is specifically designed for, and led by, Black, Indigenous, Latino/a, and Asian/Pacific Islander people as the global majority of the world’s population. In the context of a supportive and facilitated environment through teaching and group work, you will receive encouragement and wisdom as you seek to understand, write, tell, and live your story in deeper and more transformative ways.

As children, all of us needed to belong—to feel “a part of.” If we did not receive sufficient attunement from our primary caregivers, we likely experienced high levels of loneliness. The dilemma is that it may not have felt like loneliness because it was such a normal part of life. Vanessa talks candidly about her loneliness growing up, as well as how she came to experience significant healing from that loneliness.