132. Creating Without Validation? Horrifying. Necessary. Life-Changing.

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for anyone who feels like they're behind:a path is formed by walkinga path is formed by walkinga pathis formedbywalking.--METAMORPHOSIS reopens in June.MAKE SURE YOU'RE SIGNED UP FOR THE MAILING LIST HERE:--LEAVE A COMMENT & let me know WHAT this episode provoked in you, what questions you have (bc tbh I may also be having them), what you want to hear next, and how Figuring Sh!t Out has impacted your life.Socials:IG: @byvanessafontana TIKTOK: @butterflyfountaininquiries: [email protected] Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

"If no one sees your art, it is still revolution. You freed yourself, did you not?" - Jayla John In this episode, we talk about how creativity could heal you - if you just let it. And how to let it. And if you need a little more help, JOIN METAMORPHOSIS AS A FOUNDING MEMBER HERE (LIMITED - CLOSES ON MAY 15TH.)DOORS OPEN 5.15.10 DAY CREATIVE AWAKENING & INNER CHILD JOURNEY STARTING 5.18.Metamorphosis is a community-centered membership for creative awakening & self-expression. It's a space to nurture your inner artist & inner child + transform from the inside out.Inside, you’ll have access to:10 day Creative Awakening & Inner Child Healing Journey in Community [Starting 5/18]Weekly live sessions (Artist’s Hours + Shadow-Workshops) (Also recorded)A growing library of meditations, practices, and resources (& Monthly Themes)A private community space for connection, expression, and collaboration25% off future retreats + Free in-person NYC workshops--LEAVE A COMMENT & let me know WHAT this episode provoked in you, what questions you have (bc tbh I may also be having them), what you want to hear next, and how Figuring Sh!t Out has impacted your life.Socials:IG: @byvanessafontana TIKTOK: @butterflyfountaininquiries: [email protected] Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

let your tenderness speak, let it lead you into darkness, and let your darkness lead you into light. --LEARN MORE ABOUT METAMORPHOSIS & JOIN AS A FOUNDING MEMBER HERE (LIMITED - BEFORE MAY 15TH)DOORS OPEN 5.15.10 DAY CREATIVE AWAKENING & INNER CHILD JOURNEY STARTING 5.18.Metamorphosis is a community-centered membership for creative awakening & self-expression. It's a space to nurture your inner artist & inner child + transform from the inside out.Inside, you’ll have access to:10 day Creative Awakening & Inner Child Healing Journey in Community [Starting 5/18]Weekly live sessions (Artist’s Hours + Shadow-Workshops)A growing library of meditations, practices, and resources (& Monthly Themes)A private community space for connection, expression, and collaboration25% off future retreats + Free in-person NYC workshops--LEAVE A COMMENT & let me know WHAT this episode provoked in you, what questions you have (bc tbh I may also be having them), what you want to hear next, and how Figuring Sh!t Out has impacted your life.Socials:IG: @byvanessafontana TIKTOK: @butterflyfountaininquiries: [email protected] Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

My darling, I have news for you. You are here to feel safe enough, trusting enough - to pause, land, and unravel your very existence at the feet of something loving.And if you are, (like too many of us are) living a frantic, disordered life, one that feels like you’re chasing a plot that never comes - If you are clogging your heart with unwarranted worries - If you are unknowingly caught in the hamster wheel of more, more, more - Stop right there.Have you noticed lately: The sky? The tulips? The daffodils? The wind? Have you listened to Figuring Sh!t Out on a good ol' day while strolling softly?Let these things ground you down and bring you back.I love you.--JOIN METAMORPHOSIS: Founding members are being invited first! DM me ‘METAMORPHOSIS’ for early access and the sign-up link.10 DAY CREATIVE AWAKENING & INNER CHILD JOURNEY STARTING MAY 18TH. SIGN UP FOR THE METAMORPHOSIS WAITLIST HERE for updates.Metamorphosis is a community-centered membership for creative awakening & self-expression. It's a space to nurture your inner artist & inner child + transform from the inside out.Inside, you’ll have access to:10 day Creative Awakening & Inner Child Healing Journey in Community [Starting 5/18]Weekly live sessions (Artist’s Hours + Shadow-Workshops)A growing library of meditations, practices, and resources (& Monthly Themes)A private community space for connection, expression, and collaboration25% off future retreats + Free in-person NYC workshops-- LEAVE A COMMENT & let me know WHAT this episode provoked in you, what questions you have (bc tbh I may also be having them), what you want to hear next, and how Figuring Sh!t Out has impacted your life.Socials:IG: @byvanessafontana TIKTOK: @butterflyfountaiAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

How to hear the call of your divine assignment & listening to your Sacred Marching Orders - beyond what the inner critic has to say.SIGN UP FOR THE METAMORPHOSIS WAITLIST HERE.LEAVE A COMMENT & let me know WHAT this episode provoked in you, what questions you have (bc tbh I may also be having them), what you want to hear next, and how Figuring Sh!t Out has impacted your life.Socials:IG: @byvanessafontana TIKTOK: @butterflyfountaiI LOVE YOU!!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This episode is your reminder that there is a future version of you who is thanking you deeply for doing it scared.This episode is proof that the first step is always the courage to admit. This episode is proof that you WILL figure it out, even if you have no f*cking clue how. How do I know?Three years ago, I started this show in my bedroom while working full time in Corporate America.Two years ago, the night before I ran my first marathon, I recorded this episode - breaking through a shaky voice to utter the words, "I want to do this full time."One year ago, I was 6 months out of quitting my job to Figure Sh!t Out full time.And today, I can confidently say that I know that I am where I'm meant to be. And that Figuring Sh!t Out along the way is part of the damn process.I did it scared. I am DOING it scared. And this episode is a sign that You can too.Thank you. Thank you.Thank you.----SIGN UP FOR THE METAMORPHOSIS WAITLIST HERE.The best way to show love to this show????LEAVE A COMMENT! ENGAGE! Interact!! Say hi!! let me know how FSO has impacted your life!! Rate the podcast 5 stars, follow it, and share with a friend.I LOVE YOU!!STAY CONNECTED:IG: @byvanessafontana TIKTOK: @butterflyfountain Yana's MusicIGAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

"I believe that your highest path lives in the hands of a greater knowing. And the cure to all of your anxieties lies in that subtle desire to reach for these hands when you know you need them most. But what if I told you - that you actually need them all the time? And that they’ve been silently guiding your steps - here, in this moment, to receive these words, so that you can see that you are being given help, direction, grace, guidance - if you just ask for it.So many of us WANT help. We NEED help. But we won’t ask for it. We don’t know how. We don’t know that we can. And the truth is: many of us won't humble ourselves for a mere moment, removing the idea that it’s all up to us, in order to receive it. We are committed to our helplessness, our hopelessness, our story that it’s all us to us - because that means we get to stay in control, even if it means we’re miserable.If there is a small seed of belief in you already, water it with intention. Thank it for existing. And if you worry that it will not grow, that it does not exist - pray for clarity of vision to see it sprout right in front of your eyes, and open yourself to receive it.And I can nearly guarantee - that you will receive that and so much more." - An excerpt from my essay written for this episode This discussion is about the absolute emotional alchemy that occurs when you lean on the power of prayer & give your worries, doubts, and fears up to something much larger, greater, and more knowing than you could ever be. I share how my spiritual journey is changing day by day and what practices and tools I'm leaning on - and how to begin implementing these tools of purification and surrender in your life.---SIGN UP FOR THE METAMORPHOSIS WAITLIST HERE.The best way to show love to this show???? LEAVE A COMMENT! ENGAGE! Interact!! Say hi!! let me know how FSO has impacted your life!! rate the podcast 5 stars, follow it, and share with a friend. I LOVE YOU!!STAY CONNECTED:IG: @byvanessafontana TIKTOK: @butterflyfountain If you liked this episode, you'll like these, too:The veil is dropping, God is Real Surrender the Clenched Hand of ControlAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This episode is being posted live from a jungle in Costa Rica two days after hosting my first retreat. 15 women expressing their most true selves, accessing their inner child, creating art from the depths of their hearts - all because I had an idea for a podcast almost three years ago and decided to act on it.If that's not evidence that your ideas are blessings that must be honored, respected, and listened to - I don't know what is.In this episode, we talk about the divine workings inside of the creative process - from conception, to discovery, to creation.If you know you have more inside of you waiting to emerge and blossom and be let free, if you're scared to be bad in order to be good, if you're scared to be seen but crave to be known -- this episode is the reminder you need to tap into the flow that wants to call you forward.--SIGN UP FOR THE METAMORPHOSIS WAITLIST HERE.The best way to show love to this show???? LEAVE A COMMENT! ENGAGE! Interact!! Say hi!! let me know how FSO has impacted your life!! rate the podcast 5 stars, follow it, and share with a friend. I LOVE YOU!!STAY CONNECTED: IG: @byvanessafontana TIKTOK: @butterflyfountain If you liked this episode, you'll like these, too:Stop sleeping on your potentialThe Good Idea FairyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Creativity & self-expression is how you heal.This episode is about excavating your creativity - using your life and experiences as a devoted practice to the creative process and your art as an offering and symbol of your resilience.And on the other side - a powerful, potent, peaceful you emerges.SIGN UP FOR THE METAMORPHOSIS WAITLIST. LEAVE A COMMENT & let me know WHAT this episode provoked in you, what questions you have (bc tbh I may also be having them), what you want to hear next, and how Figuring Sh!t Out has impacted your life.Socials:IG: @byvanessafontana TIKTOK: @butterflyfountain Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy