In this episode: Vanessa and I explore what happens when you disconnect from your truth in an effort to solve for safety. How being told you’re too sensitive, while simultaneously being praised for your strength at a young age, shapes a prescribed life, a lonely life. We explore how shame gets buried underneath perfectionism, and how the reclamation of needs, particularly rest and play, open a door to liberation. We expand on what it means to hold space for another, and how it begins with holding space for all of our parts. In the space of curiosity and self inquiry, you learn who you really are. Vanessa shares that to discover your truth, is to connect with Source and return to love. Instead of solving for safety, learn how to solve for truth. About Vanessa Cornell Vanessa Cornell is the founder of NUSHU, a wellness collective and global community committed to fostering true connection, personal growth, and empowerment. Vanessa graduated from Harvard and went on to work at Goldman Sachs. She then dedicated ten years to growing, birthing and raising her five children. After a lifetime of excelling at meeting external expectations, Vanessa felt deeply disconnected from herself and experienced a breaking apart of everything she had known. NUSHU was born into this space. Through NUSHU, Vanessa offers retreats, courses, and community programming. She has trained hundreds of people to hold powerful space for themselves and others through her signature offerings: NUSHU Group, the How To Hold Space Course, and the NUSHU Group Facilitator Training program. Since her personal awakening, Vanessa has become a relentless and curious observer of the human condition, and a leading voice for true empowerment and a breaking down of the guru paradigm in the wellness space. The truth, she believes, lives, and has always lived, inside each of us. How and Where to Connect with Vanessavanessacornell.comhttps://vanessacornell.com/how-to-hold-spacehttps://www.instagram.com/vanessacornellhttps://nushu.com Favorite Quotes from the Podcast“We crave love and human connection the most. Our deepest fear is that we'll be alone and unloved. And so we hide these things away from other people. And it's just fascinating because what happens is exactly the opposite when we share it with the right person in the right way.” - Vanessa Cornell “There is nobody who can tell you who you are, there are lots of really skilled guides that can guide you towards who you are, but you're the only one who can remember who you are.”- Vanessa Cornell Transcript of this Podcast can be found here.Learn more about the Return to You podcast here. Join My Monthly Newsletter: ‘The Way In’. A monthly serving of heart medicine to support your most profound opening. Be the first to receive new podcast episode drops, offerings, and a space to ask me anything! Subscribe to 'The Way In ' newsletter here. Follow Erika Straub on Instagram here. Learn More about Erika's Offerings here
