If you are not showing them your true self, then they are in relationship with your avatar, not you. The difference between true connection + merely brushing up against people is your willingness to actually show yourself to them. You can have tons of people in your life + still feel incredibly lonely. VC - There is a big difference between feeling deeply connected to people + simply being surrounded by people. How can people nourish truthful connection + the link to others we really need as humans both IRL + online? In a world where connections seem so readily available via the digitalisation of what links us yet often in reality the authenticity of it all is becoming more fleeting. HSF - Clearly creating + nurturing connections is a huge part of the NUSHU community. So it’s important to understand that you’re both completely in charge of your own process + also that it is not possible to do it alone. However, this solo work is not possible without a community around you. No one can tell you who you are or what to do. Only you can walk your path of healing and discovery. Essentially you are the only one who can find your answers in your self exploration. What I find really fascinating is this interplay between the fact that no one can do your work for you, but at the same time you can’t do it without other people. I had this intense energy to explore my inner landscape and a deep knowing that this work isn’t supposed to be done in isolation. VC - NUSHU came from a need to explore all of my inner questions with other people, in community. HSF - One of your beautiful gifts to the world so far is the creation of community + connection within the NUSHU container - for those new to NUSHU, can you please tell us about it + how it came to be. Who are we, truly, at our core, before we built up our defenses and our coping strategies that disconnect us from our deep inner knowing and our innate divinity? If we can discover that, then I believe what we’re supposed to do becomes very obvious. I really believe that that question of what we’re supposed to do in our life is exactly the same question as who we are. But my approach might be slightly different than others. HSF - What do you consider your mission in this life? The insights gain, and being really really honest with myself about myself, end up being helpful to other people. I’m interested in other people but mostly I study myself. I’m endlessly fascinated by what motivates us, why we make the choices we make, and what it is we’re supposed to be doing on this earth and the one short lifetime we’ve been given. After spending my life chasing other peoples’ goals of success in school and at work, I realized the only thing that is going to keep me engaged and fascinated for the rest of my life is the study of the inner workings of human beings. HSF - Vanessa, tell us, beyond the roles we all play + often find placed upon us as we move through different stages of life - from mother, daughter, wife, friend, lover, founder, entrepreneur - who are you? Who is Vanessa at a soul level? Here, I speak to Vanessa about how she identifies who she is at her core, her own personal journey within the need to validate herself solely for herself, all while still being all things to all aspects of her world. The human need to feel validated, especially in this ever evolving yet isolating world we now live in, is fully palpable in the air of these past few years + NUSHU, as nurtured by the directional vision of Vanessa is quickly becoming the go-to safe place for women to find themselves within the tribe. NUSHU is a place where you are believed + believed in, not to mention truly truly seen. People aren’t there to be fixed but rather, at quite a profound level, held, heard + their stories as women credited without initial doubt or question. I’ve been blessed to attend some groups + can attest to the beauty of it all. NUSHU was founded by Vanessa Cornell in New York City + has quickly become a safe space for people to connect in a very authentic + soulful way. You can sense it from any + all interactions with the woman’s support network which runs as a community rooted in compassion, care, non-judgement + an unwavering deep belief in the innate strength we all possess within. With NUSHU, there’s something quite different.
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