ventures with vanessa

for when you are hiding from your dreams

sometimes when you are given the opportunity to follow your heart, it is almost as if a part of us is naive enough to believe that once we take said…

Apr 28 • Vanessa Westerberg

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i'm writing a book

shortly after turning twenty-five, i fell out of a hammock.

Apr 16 • Vanessa Westerberg

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somewhere in-between

i find myself existing somewhere in-between.

Apr 9 • Vanessa Westerberg

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March 2026

on starting over

sometimes i wonder why career paths can feel so complicated, i write, as i sit outside in the front yard of my parents house, my childhood home, that i…

Mar 31 • Vanessa Westerberg

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on trusting when it's time to pivot

sometimes i wonder why we feel as though we’ve failed at something if we decide to choose differently or decide to begin again.

Mar 28 • Vanessa Westerberg

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lessons from twenty six

as i soak in the sunshine while relaxing on a balcony gazing at the view outside that feels almost too beautiful after a year that held so much…

Mar 21 • Vanessa Westerberg

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your dreams are worth it

there comes a time in between where you once were and where you hope to be.

Mar 19 • Vanessa Westerberg

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why do we suppress what we want?

lately i have found myself wondering about wanting.

Mar 11 • Vanessa Westerberg

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the permission to be unfinished

something i’ve found rather important to remind myself lately is that we do not need to have it all figured out in order to live our lives.

Mar 1 • Vanessa Westerberg

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February 2026

on turning inward

there is something to be said about the importance of allowing yourself to be in a season of turning inward when you feel the need to be in a season of…

Feb 20 • Vanessa Westerberg

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January 2026

on trusting the pull

sometimes all you need is the quiet recognition that something has run its course.

Jan 23 • Vanessa Westerberg

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for when you need the reminder to trust yourself

recently i was driving up to the northwoods of wisconsin, passing by swirling snowfall and pine trees hugged in snow, as if i was being held inside my…

Jan 21 • Vanessa Westerberg

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