Make Room | 40 Days in 40 Minutes: Recent Episodes
Vanessa Smith
⚓️ 40 days of my present human experience recorded in under 40 minutes. Press play, take a listen and take notes…who knows…you just might be able to relate. ⚓️ New episodes every Saturday morning! Bonus episodes release on select Wednesdays 😎.
Y’all. It’s been 40 episodes! 40 FREAKING EPISODES! Dude…like what? Did I do that? Jesus, Father, Holy Spirit help me lol 😆. This is cray crayyyy but I’m here for it. Season 1, Episode 40, it’s a wrap. Thank y’all for your support witnessing my transformation. May the peace of God be with you and His presence never leave you, in Jesus name, amen 🙏🏾. Now I’m finna enter my new season okayyy 💃🏽✌🏾.
This title is SO fitting. I'm a new person for real y'all! Transformation is an incredible COMMITMENT.
Chile I was minding my WHOLE BLACK BUSINESS and had a breakthrough via a LIVE guided meditation 😳 (my camera was off tho 😎✊🏾). God is OH SO good! He is my home and home is in my heart. My home is also in the hearts of my friends and my family (whom I am no longer running away from). I'm thankful to finally be back home 🏘️ ❤️.
Loaded question isn't it? Housing insecurity is real ain't it? Many of life's ups and downs have left me wondering where is MY home? Can I ever really be at home? Can I forgive individuals that jeopardized my safety and security? How do I best take responsibility for myself then and now?
Chillllllleeee...can you believe this show went from a THOUGHT to a PODCAST to a SUPPORT GROUP! Y'all. I just hosted my FIRST support group (well, it's really God's because it belongs to Him). But uh...yea. The Well-Made Woman Support Group is official dawwwg insert Tommy from Martin voice here. It went down and I wasn't as scary as I thought...you know...walking my purpose out loud in a new community God called me to. Sound like scripture don't it? Don't worry, I'll wait.
This episode, my first Spotify VIDEO episode, captured my celebratory praise after group ended. Out of respect and privacy of the women who contributed to today's meeting I will not disclose their personal details for the sake of storytelling. I am NOT for sale --- nor am I for these streets you heard!
Thank you for seeing this moment come true. It's been a long, time, coming.
Pause. That's what I'm learning to do right now. Why? Because being constant in "grind mode" doesn't produce the same fruit as being consistent with REST. There is goodness waiting for you when you rest.
Let me tell y'all...the second quarter of 2022 has been INTEEENNNSEEE! Stress, chaos, uncertainty, disappointment, change and trauma all came for me. But I'm here to tell y'all going from Gethsemane to Eden is worth it. The pressure God just put me through makes me feel unstoppable for this new season. I'm encouraged and I pray you will be too. ❤️
Wow! 7 months into my own authenticity project my podcast, MY STORY, is available on 4 platforms! I can hardly contain myself! OHMYGOSH! I did it! God did it! We did it!
Y'all ever wondered why you repeat the same lessons? Why your life decisions may look similar to your parents? God gave me some clarity on my life cycles and I'm finna tell y'all my business. Let's listen.
Check it...I have these moments when the inside of me, my spirit man, feels like it's swelling like a balloon. Those moments I stop everything I'm doing to be vulnerable, to lean inward, to be still. I say out loud what my soul needs and how I envision my life. AKA...I prophesy. 5-7-22 UPDATE I gotta testify y'all. God has met each need I prophesied on this episode. This just brought me so much joy! I am so proud of my progress and how He's strengthened me. Glory be to God. Hallelujah!
Hey sis 👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾 I see youuuuu! Now get down girl go 'head get down! 😝 This episode is for YOU. I encourage you to keep (or start) showing up as your whole self in white environments. It's unnerving when you start but once you start you won't go back. Believe dat!
Imma be honest...I didn't want to publish this episode. I considered skipping this week's podcast altogether. Here I am. I showed up, humble, open and transparent.
Honesty changes everything. This episode marks the starting point of bold truths I began to process out loud for the first time...and it feels dam good to be here.
Repeat after me...Today is going to be a great day. Say that before your feet leave your mattress in the morning. Say that before you pour into someone else's cup today.
Today, I want you to remember not to silence yourself (a lesson I am still learning). Your voice is your strength. It is your power. Take it back!
Remember that last tidbit? Yea? Issa 'nother one 😎. Thank you for rockin' wit me. Your listening ears matter to me 🧡.
Inspiration struck me in the midst of my day as preschool teacher. I just have to share this tidbit with you!
Babyyyy I am Queen of the Bounce Back! There’s nothing like a gooooodd yoga sesh that realigns you with YOU. So yea, I’m back and I’m better 😎😉 insert Bryson Tiller Voice here. Come get you some of this uplifting energy!
Yea…this week I’m feeling reallllll…naked. Humbled. Afraid. Aware. Intimidated. It was hard to be nice to myself this week. So hard! #IntrovertProblems #Maybe 🤷🏽♀️ And still I rise 🦋.
It’s always the small things isn’t it? The small things add up and impact us significantly - for better or for worse. In this episode I’m learning to live with working with less. Initially less made me feel temporarily defeated and depleted. Now I value the power I’ve gained working with less, working with small.
Good morning sis 😙👋🏾! Clap for yourself today. You’ve come so far and you should honor this moment. You too have a testimony ♥️.
The blessing in my frustration is clarity and perseverance. I don't always see that when frustration is on the horizon or when I'm in the thick of it.
Friendships are being tried everyday. Covid has certainly highlighted the necessary and unnecessary friendships. The ones worth holding onto need some loving.
You may not believe it but…I am striving to attain a lack-free mentality. Lack…insecurities…they are one in the same in my life and it is my job to address them.
It is HARD dealing with unmet expectations. It is aggravating and frustrating for me. Yet, I am learning WHERE and WHOM I place those expectations upon leaves me satisfied or disturbed. Ultimately, learning when an unmet expectation meets my frustration an opportunity presents itself for [self] evaluation.
Maaaannn let me tell y’all! This life ain’t easy and sometimes I just don’t get it right. I get caught up in life too.
It’s a real one’s birthday y’all! But this year I celebrated a bit a differently. Have a listen 👂🏾
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to nine minutes of vulnerability. On this episode I share my journal entry and very candid female, biological, maternal experience. Take a listen…
Sometimes [maybe most times] we think we know what’s best…until we’re challenged. That’s exactly what breaching your security system is about. Changing your words. Changing your perspective. Changing how you forgive. Changing. Period.
We don’t do resolutions over here. We make room 💯! I am making room for excellence and harvest in 2022. What will you make room for this year?
Hello there! Welcome! Holla! What it is baby!!! I am THRILLED you cared enough about me to grant me the opportunity to have your ears hear my words. Shoutout to you! Here is a brief intro to why I’m doing this thang. Take a listen.