Vanessa Vorbach ✨ A Journey through voice and words. ✨

For those of you, who had a challenging year like I did, this episode may especially resonate with you. ❤️

Listen. Feel. Take what resonates and leave the rest.

✨Gentle reminders and nudges to keep going. ✨ These words of inspiration and guidance are for you as much as they are for me. I have found that writing and recording these add that certain accountability to myself and towards you. It’s a commitment to keep going and to keep showing up - for each other and life.

You were always the one. All along. You always stood by me. You always had my back. You always heard me. Even when I didn’t smile back, you kept smiling at me. Even when I ignored you, you kept showing up anyway. Even when I said, “I hate you”, you said, “I love you even more”. You were always the one. All along. And just when I thought I couldn’t live any moment longer, you stayed with me, and ga...

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I’m here in front of you. Ready to share my pain. No, I don’t need you to fix me. I’m here opening my heart to you. No, I don’t need another inspirational quote. Can you see me? Please don’t look away. No, I’m not okay. You can dry my tears, but don’t tell me to stop crying. I don’t need to hear another “should”, “could” or “have to”. I just want you to listen to me. Do you hear me? No, I’m not ok...

... And just when you thought you're finally on your path you're meant to be, the universe sends you these tests and obstacles...

The older we get and the more life happens, the more we realize how little we know about so many things. We used to think a fancy job title and a long list of responsibilities automatically ensured a fulfilled professional life. Life proved us wrong. It's about being able to express our truest selves and making a difference - no matter how big or small. Until now we always searched for love elsewh...

The world keeps living, while you stand still. The time moves on, while your inner clock is stuck. You see people’s mouths moving, but you can’t hear them. You do, think, feel things, you have never done, thought, felt before. You look in the mirror, and you don’t recognize yourself. You keep wondering why, yet no answer is coming. You ask yourself if you ever will feel normal again, but deep down...

When they say to tone it down, get bigger. When they say to be quiet, get louder. When they try to dull your sparkle, shine as bright as you can. When they ask to follow their rules of “appropriateness”, get weirder. When they ask if you’re ok, don’t say you’re fine when you aren’t. Don’t give away your power. stand in your integrity. Yes, it can get lonely and uncomfortable. Yet, the more often y...

observation instead of judgment curiosity instead of preconception questions instead of opinions vulnerability instead of fake indifference surrendering instead of holding on integrity instead of conformity growth opportunities instead of regrets heartbreak instead of numbness courage instead of comfort zone can instead of can’t individuality instead of “normal” two choices, one life.

You arrive. The air is so crisp and clean. All distractions, noises, unimportant details are stripped away. Your view has never been clearer. At this moment everything makes sense. There are no questions, doubts, regrets, and uncertainties. This is it. You just know it in every cell of your being. Your breath becomes slower and deeper. You finally feel it. Your truest essence. It’s the moment when...

Be a lady bug on a sunflower petal. Be a child’s heartwarming infectious laughter. Be a perfectly ripe, buttery avocado on freshly baked sourdough bread. Be the sweet scent of lilacs. Be the most embarrassing singer at a karaoke party. Be the one who is not afraid to admit she peed in the pool. Be the unexpected rainbow created by a sprinkler on a hot sunny day. Be an enormous platter of crispy fr...

Often times we are so busy chasing the extraordinary, that we can’t even see the beauty in the ordinary. We get distracted by the shiny accolades and so-called high achievements, that we miss out on the moments that define us the most. Those humble in-between glimpses of pure contentment and fulfillment. It’s that moment, when you allow yourself to fully take in that sunset with every cell of your...

When I look back on moments of my life. You know, the difficult ones. Filled with grief, sadness, heartbreak and disappointment. They all have two common denominators. Me + expectations. My expectations of others. My expectations of life. My expectations of myself. You know, those moments. It’s when you decide to expect, instead of being open to life and what it can offer - without any conditions...

It’s time … Rip off the countless labels, which people, society and life have attached on your forehead throughout your life. Burn down the false core beliefs you collected all these years. Shake off the doubts, insecurities and not good-enough’s. Throw out all the regrets, which you stored for decades. Drop the story you told yourself for too long. Clean out all the gunk, which has been stuck in...

I was at the studio recording, when the director said to me: “Stop chasing your audience. It sounds like you’re trying to prove something.” He was right. I was chasing the “perfect” read and voice. I was trying to prove I’m worthy to be heard. When I’m honest with myself, my life still consists of many simultaneous chases. The chase for love, approval, acceptance, respect and being liked. And, let...

What if you fired that inner bully, as the editor in chief who controls your life? What if you give yourself permission to change your mind? What if you said “no, not right now”, rather than “sure, no problem”? What if you removed those million of filters you collected over an entire lifetime, and really saw your immense beauty? What if you listened to your gut, and spoke from your heart? What if...