In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Vanessa Rempel, a proud wife and mama of three, a successful career woman, and a fighter. She inspires women all around the world by sharing her story and other women’s stories of their trials and tribulations in hopes of helping to change other people’s lives through connection and understanding. Vanessa lost her mom to Cancer in 1987 when she was just 11 years old. Her father was not present in her life at the time, and she was placed in a home with distant family members to be her care takers, who were neither supportive nor kind. When she turned 16, she was legally allowed to leave their care, and so she did. Vanessa has an incredible story of how she preserved through this time on her own and then growing her career single-handedly with her inspiring drive and passion - you don’t want to miss it!On this episode we dive into: Using specific memories or moments in your life to propel you through a hard time. Using creative outlets to feel better.Turning your passion in life into a career - and how you can start doing this today! How to tap into your own local market for business.How important it is to be in unity with those you surround yourself with and then using this energy to further uplift them and yourself. Letting go of the feeling of embarrassment and shame about your story.Why it’s important to share our stories so that future generations will have a better understanding of not feeling alone or avoiding/ diving into a certain path.The take-home: If you are ready for a change in your life, here’s what Vanessa wants you to know: “JUST BEGIN. Get out of your head and start DOING. Looking for the people that are already at the place you dream to be. How did they get there? What was their path? And then figure out what your path would look like, and just start. It’s so easy to destroy the plans in your mind before you even do anything about them because we are all so critical of ourselves. You have to put yourself out there and take chances. There is no reason why someone else can succeed at the thing that you want, and you can’t. You can do anything. Anything is possible and ANYBODY can achieve anything. Cut through the fear and go for it.”Get in touch with Vanessa: Website: https://www.herstoriesco.comInstagram, Tik-Tok, Twitter: @herstoriescoBe sure to submit a review for The Move Forward Podcast before the end of June to be entered to win a $100 gift card to Cup of Te! Check out this powerhouse boss babe and all of her products on her website: www.cupofte.com. Use discount: MUVE at checkout!