54 episodes

A podcast about life, love, and everything in between.

At 21, your host Vanessa Rock started the show to share her experience as she navigated the chaos of her early twenties. Then at 22, she started getting honest about dating during the pandemic. Now 23, she's getting On The Rocks about everything else.

Join Vanessa as she gets honest about her experiences and learns from guests who are far more interesting than she is.

On The Rocks Vanessa Rock

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 48 Ratings

A podcast about life, love, and everything in between.

At 21, your host Vanessa Rock started the show to share her experience as she navigated the chaos of her early twenties. Then at 22, she started getting honest about dating during the pandemic. Now 23, she's getting On The Rocks about everything else.

Join Vanessa as she gets honest about her experiences and learns from guests who are far more interesting than she is.

    No Chill Cuffing Season - A Solo Episode

    No Chill Cuffing Season - A Solo Episode

    Solo episodes are the best episodes. In this one I discuss:

    - my lack of chill

    - cuffing season

    - zodiac signs I've dated

    - love bombing 

    - how to know if you're being used

    - cryptic Instagram captions 

    - + more!!

    I also peer pressure you into following the @ontherocks.pod IG account, so make sure to do that. Cheers! 



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    • 26 min
    CanWe - Find the Right Relationship? w/ Russ Haywood

    CanWe - Find the Right Relationship? w/ Russ Haywood

    In this episode, I chat with Russ Haywood, co-founder of the new relationship guide / mobile app CanWe. CanWe's mission is to help daters cut out the frustration of modern dating with researched guidance, helping you ask the right questions from the start so you can be more confident and intentional! You may be asking, what even is the right relationship with the right person? Shoot, I don't know, but CanWe does!!!



    We discuss:

    - The idea behind CanWe

    - Dating confidence

    - Intentionality

    - & more!



    I really enjoyed this conversation and have been loving the app! I can't tell you how much assistance I need in my dating life rn and this app has helped me figure out my intentions and encouraged me to be more confident in expressing them. We LOVE that! 



    Head over to the App Store 👏 ASAP 👏 & learn more over at ➡️ CanWe.app 



    Connect with Vanessa:

    @ontherocks.pod

    @thatsvrock

    • 34 min
    Just Friends? w/ Cooper

    Just Friends? w/ Cooper

    not NOT a zoom date...



    In this episode, you meet Cooper - a guy who slid into my TikTok DM's and is now a guest on my podcast - how did we get here, you ask?! Well, you'll have to tune in to get the whole story. ⁠



    We discuss: 

    - Our first impressions of each other 

    - Cooper's crazy dating stories 

    - Intentional dating 

    - "Friend Zoning"

    - Traditional dating norms 



    Connect with Vanessa!

    vanessarock.com 

    @ontherocks.pod

    @thatsvrock 

    • 57 min
    It's Not About You - A Solo Episode

    It's Not About You - A Solo Episode

    Let's catch up! In this episode: I am sharing the details of my post grad life, my thoughts on the Brendan and Piper Bachelor in Paradise Situation, and receiving my very first anti-ghost text. 



    On The Rocks is now bi-weekly! Catch you in two weeks 💥



    Let's connect: 

    @ontherocks.pod

    @thatsvrock 

    vanessarock.com

    • 28 min
    Dating Mindfully w/ Abby Medcalf

    Dating Mindfully w/ Abby Medcalf

    In this episode of On The Rocks, I sit down with Abby Medcalf. Abby is a Relationship Maven, psychologist, author, podcast host, and TEDx speaker who has helped thousands of people create happy connected relationships. With her unique background in both business and counseling, she brings a fresh, effective perspective to relationships using humor and her direct, no-nonsense style.

    She's the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book, "Be Happily Married, Even if Your Partner Won't Do a Thing," and the host of the top-rated "Relationships Made Easy" Podcast, which appeared on CNBC MakeIt's "Top 10 Podcasts We All Need In Our Lives Right Now."

    Abby and I discuss breaking negative mindsets around dating, how mindfulness can positively impact your relationships, the key to not allowing past relationships to negatively affect current (or potential) relationships, and more!

    Get Abby's free guide to mindfulness: https://abbymedcalf.com/066-how-to-make-mindfulness-a-habit/

    Get Abby's free guide to align your conscious and unconscious mind: https://abbymedcalf.com/the-5-step-process-to-effective-communication-in-any-relationship/ 



    Connect with Abby: 

    Website: Abbymedcalf.com

    Instagram: @abbymedcalfthriving

    Connect with Vanessa: 

    Website: VanessaRock.com

    Instagram: @ontherocks.pod @thatsvrock

    • 1 hr 12 min
    The Meetery - "Hinge's Older More Mature Sister"

    The Meetery - "Hinge's Older More Mature Sister"

    "Tinder is like our dirty cousin..."

    In this episode of On The Rocks, I am chatting with the founders of the New Orleans-based app The Meetery! What started out as an inside joke about how awful dating apps are led friends Bayleigh Frickey and Stephanie Hilton to design an app that aims to help users make real love connections by replacing awkward online chatting with 15-minute face-to-face ‘first impression’ dates. It was so great to talk to these badass female founders & learn more about their business "relationship," what lead them to create a dating app, their thoughts on traditional dating apps, and more!

    Download The Meetery ASAP & get other singles in your area to do the same so that the app can become available in your city!

    Check out The Meetery:

    @themeetery

    Check out Vanessa:

    @thatsvrock

    @ontherocks.pod

    • 34 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
48 Ratings

48 Ratings

Isabel from Just Isabel Things ,

Awesome pod!!

Absolutely love this podcast! Highly recommend you check it out!!

#Bellarke ,

Love it!

I really love the podcast so far! Keep up with the pod, can’t wait to hear more.

Jaime - Gossip Hour Pod ,

LOVE

Vanessa is so amazing! We did a collab episode and it was our first guest ever! She is the best speaker and inspires me to do better with our podcast. Can’t wait to watch her youtube video🤍

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