Unicorns Do Exist

New year. New word. Same real, unfiltered me.  In this episode, Vanessa reflects on heartbreak, grief, missed flights, mom guilt, starting over, and why even your messiest moments are still part of your magic. This is about choosing intention over perfection and trusting that everything really does happen for a reason—even the hot mess chapters. If this episode hits, follow Unicorns Do Exist and s...

I answered your questions and overshared on purpose — you’re welcome 😌🎄 This episode is my Christmas gift to you 🎄🦄  No lessons. No fixing. Just me — answering your questions, oversharing a little, laughing a lot, and letting you actually get to know the woman behind Unicorns Do Exist. It’s honest, flirty, funny, and slightly unhinged in the best way.  Grab a drink, get comfy, and hang out wit...

In this episode, Vanessa shares the full story of her Mexico City trip — the good, the bad, and the not-so-funny-but-somehow-still-funny parts life likes to throw in when you least expect it. What starts as a trip rooted in faith, intention, and joy quickly turns into missed plans, chaos, emotional spirals, and an unexpected loss that puts everything into perspective. Vanessa opens up about grief,...

If you’re starting over right now — by choice or because life snatched the rug from under you — this episode is your sign.  Not the soft, gentle kind… the “get up, Doll, your glow-up is calling” kind. ✨😈 We’re talking:  🔥 healing after heartbreak  🔥 starting over as a single mom  🔥 getting fired and rebuilding  🔥 reinventing yourself when life falls apart  🔥 letting go of who you were to be...

Step into your villain era, Doll — the era where you stop shrinking, stop apologizing, and stop carrying relationships, friendships, and dynamics that drain the life out of you. This episode of Unicorns Do Exist is for the woman who’s tired of being the “nice girl,” exhausted from people-pleasing, and so done abandoning herself just to be liked. Inside this episode, we dive into: ✨ How choosing y...

In today’s episode of Unicorns Do Exist, we’re welcoming our very first guest — and trust me, she’s a full-blown unicorn in human form. ✨ Meet Urmi: an Italian-Bengali powerhouse living in Montreal, a corporate finance pro, mentor, blogger, YouTuber, self-published author, speaker, and the co-chair of Women in Leadership. Yeah… sis showed up with ALL the titles and ALL the magic. Together, we div...

Doll… if you’ve been acting like a cute little glitter unicorn but deep down you know you’ve got claws? Yeah. This episode is for you. Today we’re getting into the Dark Feminine — the part of you that doesn’t chase, doesn’t beg, doesn’t negotiate, and definitely doesn’t deal with bare-minimum energy. I’m teaching you how to step into your power as a high-value woman, how to command a room without...

Ever wonder how to fall back in love with the person sleeping next to you? 🫣  In this episode, I dive into “Mating in Captivity” by Esther Perel — and what it really takes to keep the spark alive in long-term relationships. We’re talking emotional connection, desire after chaos, rebuilding trust, and how to bring back that “I want you” energy — even after life, kids, or heartbreak tried to kill t...

Let’s get one thing straight — staying in a relationship just to look like the “nice one” isn’t selfless, it’s self-sabotage. 💅 In this episode, Vanessa calls out the truth we all avoid: sometimes we hide behind kindness because we’re too scared to face the unknown. We tell ourselves we’re staying to protect someone, when really, we’re just protecting our own ego. Yes — there are exceptions. If y...

 What if your orientation did a plot twist mid-life? After 20 years of dating women, a long marriage, and the whole postpartum identity tornado — I start noticing men. Not every man. Not a straight-backflip romance. Just a new, confusing, delicious pull I didn’t expect. Follow @unicornsdoexistpod This episode is me, unfiltered: about sex after motherhood, the shame and freedom of changing desire,...

Ever wondered what really happens inside the mind of someone who smiles through the chaos?  Yeah… welcome inside mine. 🦄 In this episode, I get real about my lifelong battle with mental health — the anxiety that made me overthink everything, the depression that almost took me out, and the healing that brought me back to life. I’m not sugarcoating it. I’m talking about the moments where it hurt to...

Welcome to the beautiful chaos that started it all. In this episode, I get real about where I’ve been — from a 5150 hold to healing, from losing a ten-year “PERFECT” relationship to finding myself again. I talk about the moments that broke me open, the pain that forced me to grow, and the wild, divine delusion that told me to keep believing when logic said, “girl, give it up.” This podcast isn’t a...

Welcome to Unicorns Do Exist, the unapologetic podcast for women who are ready to rise — after the heartbreak, after the chaos, after forgetting who they were. I’m your host, Vanessa — first-gen Latina, single mama, lesbian, life coach, and living proof that your pain can become your power. This isn’t your average healing podcast.  We talk real transformation — the kind that comes after you’ve bee...