The Vanessa Barrington Show

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Hey there, I'm Vanessa Barrington, and I'm thrilled you're here. As a creative coach, psychic medium, publisher, book doula, and branding expert, I bring a unique approach to business and life. In this podcast, I’ll help you release old patterns and stories that no longer serve you, unlocking your unique voice and expressing the highest version of yourself to the world. Expect inspiration and knowledge to fuel your: Expansion & Creative Flow Ease and Abundance Clarity and Confidence If you’ve ever questioned your path or felt not good enough, this podcast offers the spiritual guidance and support you need to show up powerfully for those who need you most. You have a special gift to share with the world, and I'm here to help you show up and share it. Let’s do this!

  1. Episode 31: Choosing Day One Again: Writing About Addiction, Recovery & Starting Over with Railene Turner-Rose

    Jun 3

    Episode 31: Choosing Day One Again: Writing About Addiction, Recovery & Starting Over with Railene Turner-Rose

    Most books about addiction are told one of two ways. The trauma porn version, where readers pick up the book because they want to see the junkie in the public toilet. Or the spiritual bypass version, where everyone holds hands and decides nothing is anybody’s fault. This week on the show, I sat down with my Railene Turner-Rose: recovering perfectionist, former marketing and events strategist with two decades in music, sport, and government, and the debut author behind Day One Again, releasing in September with Healing House Publishing. In this conversation, Railene and I go to the heart of Day One Again — a memoir that begins with weight, but becomes about something much deeper: the emotional weight we carry when we spend a lifetime trying to be perfect, hold everything together, overwork, people please and stay in control. Railene shares why she removed the weight loss numbers from the book, how a Marcus Aurelius quote sparked the title, and what it took to break the all-or-nothing mentality that shaped the first 55 years of her life.  Together, we explore failure, recovery, accountability and what it means to start again without shame — with honesty, courage and deep humanity. Whether you carry a book about your own recovery inside you, or you simply know the politer addictions all too well, this episode is the kind of conversation that lands. Inside this episode: Why Day One Again is not a weight loss memoir, even though Railene has lived that story The “politer addictions” — perfectionism, workaholism, people pleasing, parentification — and why they are addictions The Marcus Aurelius moment that sparked the whole book Why “day one” is the wrong measure of success, and “day one again” is the right one The middle ground between trauma porn and spiritual bypass — and why Railene’s book lives there The all-or-nothing mentality that kept Railene running on full throttle for 55 years What writing the book taught her about authenticity, accountability, and chasing versus running Why she wants every reader to close the book “just a little bit braver” If you have a book inside you that names the thing no one talks about, you’ll definitely relate to this episode.  If you love this episode, please take a moment to leave a review and rate it — it really helps the algorithm gods! Thank you so much! XXX Your Next Step Join my powerful 3-Day Birth Your Book Experience. Visit https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/birth  to secure a FREE seat! Stay Connected: Subscribe to the podcast by hitting the ‘Follow’ or ‘Subscribe’ button on the show page. Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @book_doula_au, @healinghousepublishing, @vanessabarrington.au Wanna write your book in 2026? Get on the Priority List for The Book Doula Program: https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/waitlist Ready to publish your book? Visit Healing House Publishing: https://www.healinghousepublishing.com   Thank you for tuning in! Your journey to clarity, confidence, and freedom starts here. 🌟✨ If you love this episode, please take a minute to leave a review! xxx

    36 min

  2. May 22

    Episode 30: What Writing a Bestselling Book Really Takes: Lessons Every Author Needs to Hear with Stacey Webb

    There is no shortage of writing advice in the world. Wake up at 5am. Outline in order. Write a thousand words a day. Hit your deadline. Push through. But what does writing a book actually look like for a woman with a full life, a family, a business, and a message that won't stop knocking at her chest? This week on the show, I sit down with Stacey Webb. Intuitive somatic mentor. Mother of four. A police detective of nearly twenty years. And the bestselling author of Embodied Grace: Trusting Yourself, Healing Deeply, Expanding Fully. Stacey is here to share the real lessons of writing a book. Not the polished version. The honest one. The non-linear way she actually wrote the manuscript. The deadline she set that the book refused to honour. The oracle cards she almost talked herself out of making. The book cover designer she had to walk away from. The "good girl" she had to meet head-on. Whether you're writing your first book or your fifth, whether your manuscript is still in your head or already on your laptop, these lessons will meet you exactly where you are. Inside this episode: Why writing in non-linear stories may be the missing key to your book How Stacey adapted her writing process to a household with four children The deadline she set that the book refused to honour, and why she's grateful The fear that almost stopped Stacey from creating the most powerful element of her book What it took to walk away from the wrong book cover designer The "good girl" pattern that quietly stops so many writers from advocating for their vision Why the writer is always transformed before the reader is If you carry a book inside you, this episode is your teacher. If you love this episode, please take a moment to leave a review and rate it — it really helps the algorithm gods! Thank you so much! XXX Your Next Step Join my powerful 3-Day Birth Your Book Experience. Visit https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/birth to secure a FREE seat! Stay Connected: Subscribe to the podcast by hitting the 'Follow' or 'Subscribe' button on the show page. Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @book_doula_au, @healinghousepublishing, @vanessabarrington.au Wanna write your book in 2026? Get on the Priority List for The Book Doula Program: https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/waitlist Ready to publish your book? Visit Healing House Publishing: https://www.healinghousepublishing.com Thank you for tuning in! Your journey to clarity, confidence, and freedom starts here. 🌟✨ If you love this episode, please take a minute to leave a review! Xxx

    53 min
  3. Episode 29: Finding Trust in the Creative Process of Becoming An Author with Maria O'Connor

    May 15

    Episode 29: Finding Trust in the Creative Process of Becoming An Author with Maria O'Connor

    Two years ago, Maria O'Connor sent Vanessa an email that said she really wanted to write her book, but “now” was just not the right time. Vanessa wrote back with one question: has there ever been a right time? That question is where this episode begins. Vanessa sits down with Maria, a graduate of The Book Doula Program and the published author of Magical Dreams and Sewing Machines, to trace what happened after Maria stopped waiting for the right moment and backed herself instead. From burnout in high-end bridal couture, to the playfulness that came rushing back the moment she started writing, to the eight months after her book launch that no one prepares you for. This is a conversation about what it actually takes to trust the creative process, and to become the author you already are.   Connect with Maria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maria.creatingmagicalstories Visit Maria's website: https://mariaoconnor.com.au/ Purchase Magical Dreams and Sewing Machines at healinghousepublishing.com Key Highlights 00:00 – Why your inner magic is the whole point, and how Maria built a book around remembering it 05:00 – The cost of growing up in a world that asks you to trade imagination for seriousness 14:00 – The question Vanessa asked that became the nail in the coffin for Maria's hesitation 20:00 – What changes the moment you financially back your own creativity for the first time 27:00 – Why becoming an author is less about writing and more about meeting yourself on the page 37:00 – The eight months after a book launch that nobody talks about, and what real integration looks like 46:00 – Why community is the unintended consequence that accelerates everything   If you love this episode, please take a moment to leave a review and rate it. It really helps the algorithm gods. Thank you so much. xxx About Vanessa I am Vanessa Barrington, Book Doula, publisher, speaker, and the founder of Healing House Publishing. For most of my life, I worked with words, across journalism, media, marketing and publishing, helping other people shape their stories, build their brands, and be seen. I led narrative and brand strategy in complex, high-stakes environments, including work with multibillion-dollar organisations, where I learned how stories shape trust, influence culture, and move people at scale. For a long time, I ignored my own. I could see the power in stories. I could see how they heal, connect, and change lives. I just did not fully trust my own voice yet. When my intuitive and psychic abilities opened, everything changed. I realised that stories are not just content or strategy. They are medicine. And when they are shared at the right time, in the right way, they do not just change careers. They change people. That realisation is what led me to become a Book Doula, and to build Healing House Publishing. Today, I bring together a rare intersection of psychic mediumship, strategic brand positioning, media expertise and publishing mastery. I have published dozens of books, taught my book birthing methodology on international stages, and supported hundreds of authors, healers, coaches, creatives and experts, to unlock their voice, trust their story, and create work that builds authority, impact and legacy. My work exists to rebalance an industry that too often prioritises platforms over people, and to help powerful voices step forward without waiting for permission to be seen, heard, or taken seriously.   Your Next Step Join my powerful 3 Day Birth Your Book Experience. Visit https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/birth  to secure a FREE seat! Stay Connected: Subscribe to the podcast by hitting the 'Follow' or 'Subscribe' button on the show page. Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @book_doula_au @healinghousepublishing @vanessabarrington.au Ready to write your book in 2026? Get on the Priority List for The Book Doula Program: https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/waitlist  Ready to publish your book? Visit Healing House Publishing: https://www.healinghousepublishing.com Thank you for tuning in. Your journey to clarity, confidence, and financial freedom starts here. 🌟✨ If you love this episode, please take a minute to leave a review. xxx

    54 min

  4. May 8

    Episode 28: She Wrote Her Memoir and Published It — Here's What Shelley Learned.

    You think the reason your book is not written yet is that you are not healed enough to write it. But what if that is not the obstacle? What if the writing itself is one of the ways through? In this episode, I sit down with Shelley Hill, debut author of Only Joy Bites, to explore what it truly took to move from carrying a story for years to holding a finished, published memoir in her hands. Shelley's journey is raw, honest, and deeply human — and it might be the permission slip you have been waiting for without knowing it. Shelley Hill is a psychotherapist, author, and resilience advocate. After a drug investigation ended her career in the police force and a near-fatal malaria diagnosis left her living with a physical disability, Shelley channelled her long search for identity, healing, and self-acceptance into her debut memoir, Only Joy Bites. Available at all good bookstores, Amazon, and Healing House Publishing. Connect with Shelley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelley11_11/ In this episode we explore: 00:00 — What it really takes to say yes to your story before you feel ready 02:00 — The events Shelley had been carrying: the police scandal, the malaria, the amputations 08:29 — Why writing brought the trauma back to the surface, and why she kept going anyway 13:09 — How the writing became its own unexpected form of healing 17:47 — How a tarot-reading hairdresser led Shelley to The Book Doula 20:16 — The writing shift that changed everything: from police report to real memoir 23:36 — The post-book-launch comedown no one warns you about 27:07 — What Shelley would say to anyone sitting with a story that feels too big to tell Your Next Step Stay connected — Hit follow or subscribe on the show page so you never miss an episode! Follow Vanessa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/book_doula_au/ https://www.instagram.com/healinghousepublishing/ https://www.instagram.com/vanessabarrington.au/ Join my powerful 3 Day Birth Your Book Experience. Visit https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/birth to secure a FREE seat! The Book Doula Programme is for women who are ready to stop circling their story and finally write it — with structure, support, and someone who knows how to hold both the creative and the strategic. Learn more and express your interest here: www.thebookdoula.com.au/first Wanna write your book in 2026? Get on the Priority List for The Book Doula Program: https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/waitlist Ready to publish? Visit Healing House Publishing: https://www.healinghousepublishing.com Thank you for tuning in. Your story matters, and the world is ready for it. If you loved this episode, please take a minute to leave a review. It means everything. xxx

    32 min
  5. Episode 27: Are You Self-Sabotaging Your Writing Process? How to Spot It (and Stop It!)

    May 1

    Episode 27: Are You Self-Sabotaging Your Writing Process? How to Spot It (and Stop It!)

    You think you need more time, more discipline, or more motivation to finally finish your book. But what if the real reason you’re stuck is something far more subtle… and something you’re doing to yourself without even realising? In this episode, Vanessa reveals the hidden patterns of self-sabotage that keep high-capacity, intelligent women circling their book for years — and the belief shift that allows you to finally move forward with clarity, confidence, and momentum. If you’ve ever felt like you’re getting in your own way… this is the episode that will show you why.   Key Highlights: 00:00 – Why this episode still hits (and who it’s really for) 03:05 – The moment Vanessa realised she was self-sabotaging her own success 07:08 – How self-sabotage actually shows up in your creative process 12:16 – “Sally the Student”: when learning becomes a form of avoidance 16:31 – “Petra the Procrastinator”: the hidden truth behind “I don’t have time” 20:22 – The real reason self-sabotage happens (and how to start shifting it)   If you love this episode, please take a moment to leave a review and rate it, it really helps the algorithm gods! Thank you so much! XXX   Your Next Step Stay Connected: Subscribe to the podcast by hitting the 'Follow' or 'Subscribe' button on the show page. Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @book_doula_au @healinghousepublishing @vanessabarrington.au Join my powerful 3 Day Birth Your Book Experience. Visit https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/birth to secure a FREE seat! Wanna write your book in 2026? Get on the Priority List for The Book Doula Program: https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/waitlist Ready to publish your book? Visit Healing House Publishing: https://www.healinghousepublishing.com   Thank you for tuning in. Your journey to clarity, confidence, and financial freedom starts here. 🌟✨ If you love this episode, please take a minute to leave a review! xxx

    28 min
  6. Episode 26: Creativity and Spirituality with Gail Warwick

    Apr 28

    Episode 26: Creativity and Spirituality with Gail Warwick

    You think you’ve lost your creativity. That you need more time, more discipline, or to “get back into the flow” before you can start writing again. But what if the real thing holding you back isn’t a lack of ideas… it’s the moment you stopped trusting what was coming through? In this episode, Vanessa explores the belief that shifts everything for creatives, coaches, healers and experts who feel stuck: you’re not blocked — you’re interrupting the flow. This conversation will change how you see your creativity, your voice, and your ability to finally bring your book to life. Guest Bio: Gail Warwick is a spiritual healer, psychic medium, medical intuitive and author who has spent decades guiding people back into alignment with their true path. Through her one-on-one sessions, retreats and teachings, she is known for her ability to connect deeply with the soul, offering precise and compassionate insight that helps people move through blocks, reconnect with themselves, and trust their inner guidance. To learn more about Gail’s work, visit: www.gailwarwick.com Key Highlights: 00:04 – Vanessa introduces the experience of “channelled” creativity and the question most writers quietly hold 07:40 – Gail explains channelling and why creative ideas often feel like they come from beyond the mind 09:31 – The truth about “losing the thread” and why your connection hasn’t actually gone anywhere 12:07 – The real reason creativity stops flowing and how overthinking interrupts the process 13:16 – Gail shares her journey of sitting on her book for years before finally bringing it to life 25:14 – The simple shift that moves your book from something you think about… to something you actually begin   If you love this episode, please take a moment to leave a review and a rating. It really helps the algorithm gods! Thank you so much! XXX Your Next Step Stay Connected: Subscribe to the podcast by hitting the 'Follow' or 'Subscribe' button on the show page. Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @book_doula_au @healinghousepublishing @vanessabarrington.au Join my powerful 3 Day Birth Your Book Experience. Visit https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/birth to secure a FREE seat! Wanna write your book in 2026? Get on the Priority List for The Book Doula Program: https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/waitlist Ready to publish your book? Visit Healing House Publishing: https://www.healinghousepublishing.com Thank you for tuning in! Your journey to clarity, confidence, and financial freedom starts here. 🌟✨ If you love this episode, please take a minute to leave a review! xxx

    33 min
  7. Episode 25 - How to Write a Memoir When Your Story Involves Other People

    Apr 9

    Episode 25 - How to Write a Memoir When Your Story Involves Other People

    You think the reason you haven’t written your memoir yet is because it’s too complicated… too tangled… too risky. Because your story involves other people. But what if the real thing holding you back isn’t the complexity of your story — it’s the belief that you need permission to tell it? In this episode, Vanessa shifts your entire perspective on memoir writing, showing you how to honour your truth without silencing yourself — and why your story being connected to others is NOT the problem you think it is. Key Highlights: 00:01:12 – The real reason your memoir is still unwritten (and why it has nothing to do with discipline) 00:02:27 – Why your story involving other people is never a reason to stay silent 00:03:25 – The truth about memoir: you are NOT responsible for telling an “objective” version of events 00:07:34 – The difference between writing with care and self-censorship (and why it matters) 00:09:58 – The deeper truth about fear, voice, and who you’re really protecting by staying silent 00:11:18 – The hidden cost of not writing your book — and why it only gets heavier over time If this episode resonates with you, please take a moment to leave a review and rate it — it really helps with the algorithm gods! Thank you so much! XXX   Your Next Step: Stay Connected: Subscribe to the podcast by hitting the 'Follow' or 'Subscribe' button on the show page. Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @book_doula_au | @healinghousepublishing | @vanessabarrington.au Join my powerful 3 Day Birth Your Book Experience. Visit https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/birth to secure a FREE seat! Wanna write your book in 2026? Get on the Priority List for The Book Doula Program:https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/waitlist Ready to publish your book? Visit Healing House Publishing:https://www.healinghousepublishing.com Thank you for tuning in! Your journey to clarity, confidence, and financial freedom starts here. 🌟✨ If you loved this episode, please take a minute to leave a review! xxx

    17 min
  8. Episode 24 - Why High-Achieving Women Hide Their Best Work (And How to Stop)

    Apr 3

    Episode 24 - Why High-Achieving Women Hide Their Best Work (And How to Stop)

    If you’re a high-achieving coach, healer, creative, or expert who knows you have a powerful story to share — but you keep holding back from fully showing it — this episode will land deeply.   You think you’re not sharing your work because you need more confidence, more clarity, or a better strategy. But what if the real reason you’re not finishing your book… or talking about your results… is because you’ve learnt that being fully seen isn’t safe?   In this episode, Vanessa unpacks the hidden pattern behind why high-achieving women stay invisible — and the belief shift that changes everything. This episode is for the high-capacity, spiritually aware woman who knows her work is extraordinary but keeps finding reasons not to show it to the world. Vanessa shares a raw, real moment from her own journey where the ego's "not good enough" story came back hard, right on the edge of another moment of massive expansion, and what happened when she chose to ask for help anyway. If you have ever caught yourself hiding behind humility, avoiding testimonials, or talking yourself down in the moments that matter most, this episode will name what is actually happening and give you a way through it.   Key Highlights: 00:00 – The moment you deflect praise instead of receiving it (and what that reveals) 01:14 – The gap between who you are and what you let the world see 08:51 – The breakdown that revealed a deeper visibility block 15:12 – Why hiding behind humility is actually a survival strategy 20:56 – The real reason your book is still unwritten (and it’s not time) 22:52 – Why your book is not just for you — and never was   If you love this episode, please take a moment to leave a review and rate it—it really helps the algorithm gods! Thank you so much! XXX Your Next Step Stay Connected: Subscribe to the podcast by hitting the 'Follow' or 'Subscribe' button on the show page. Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @book_doula_au @healinghousepublishing @vanessabarrington.au Join my powerful 3 Day Birth Your Book Experience. Visit https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/birth to secure a FREE seat! Wanna write your book in 2026? Get on the Priority List for The Book Doula Program: https://www.thebookdoula.com.au/waitlist Ready to publish your book? Visit Healing House Publishing: https://www.healinghousepublishing.com   Thank you for tuning in! Your journey to clarity, confidence, and financial freedom starts here. 🌟✨ If you love this episode, please take a minute to leave a review! xxx

    28 min
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Hey there, I'm Vanessa Barrington, and I'm thrilled you're here. As a creative coach, psychic medium, publisher, book doula, and branding expert, I bring a unique approach to business and life. In this podcast, I’ll help you release old patterns and stories that no longer serve you, unlocking your unique voice and expressing the highest version of yourself to the world. Expect inspiration and knowledge to fuel your: Expansion & Creative Flow Ease and Abundance Clarity and Confidence If you’ve ever questioned your path or felt not good enough, this podcast offers the spiritual guidance and support you need to show up powerfully for those who need you most. You have a special gift to share with the world, and I'm here to help you show up and share it. Let’s do this!

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