Welcome to Vanessa Somerton, Identity reconnection, Business building and life lessons from a empty nester

I'm Vanessa. You can Call me Ness.

And if you've landed here wondering exactly what the heck this site is about, take off your shoes, grab a beverage and put up your feet. I have so much to share with you.

For a long time, I tried to put everything I do into separate boxes.

Identity over here.

Business over there.

Writing somewhere else.

Eventually I realized something pretty obvious:

They're all connected.

They're all part of the same question:

What does it look like to build a life that actually feels like your own?

That's what I talk about here.

Identity. Business. Life.

So wherever you are right now, whatever season you're in, start there.

Identity Reconnection, stop feeling like a stranger in your own life

If You're Trying to figure yourself out

Start with Identity Reconnection

Maybe you've spent years being what everyone else needed. Mom. Partner. Employee. Caregiver. The one who holds everything together.

And now something has changed.

Maybe the kids have left home. Maybe your relationship has changed. Maybe your career has changed. Maybe you've changed.

And you're wondering:

Who is this woman staring back at me in the mirror?

Identity Reconnection is my work around understanding who you are after the roles, expectations and identities you've spent years building your life around begin to shift

Business building, start a business and work from home

If You're Ready to Build Something

Start with Business Building

Maybe you've always wanted a business of your own. Maybe you've got a million ideas but no idea which one to start.

Maybe you already have something and you're trying to figure out how to make it actually work.

I've spent years building businesses, creating digital products, marketing, selling, experimenting and learning a ridiculous number of lessons the hard way.

I'm sharing what I know so you can take what applies to you and leave the rest.

Letters from Ness, Vanessa Somerton blog for transformation

If you just want the real stuff

Start with Letters from Ness

This is where I write. Stories. Lessons. Unfiltered truths. The things I'm thinking about.

The things I've learned. The things I'm still figuring out.

Sometimes it's about identity.

Sometimes it's about business.

Sometimes it's about life.

And sometimes it's just something I think we need to talk about.

Letters from Ness is free to tag along.

If you want something you can work through

Start with the Shop

I've created books, guides, resources and courses based on the things I've learned through years of figuring this stuff out.

Some are about identity.

Some are about business.

Some are about mindset, money or personal growth.

You don't need all of them.

Find the thing that meets you where you are right now in this season of life.

Vanessa Somerton, identity reconnection, business building, self trust,

If You're Wondering Who I am

Start with My Story

I became a mom at 19. I spent years building a life around being needed.

I worked. Built businesses. Made mistakes. Started over. Learned a lot.

Then at 44, I became an empty nester. And suddenly I had more time on my hands than I knew what to do with.

Which turned out to be a pretty good thing. Because when life gets quiet, you can finally hear the questions you've been avoiding.

Who is this woman staring at me in the mirror?

What do I actually want?

What do I want to build?

What would my life look like if I stopped building it around everyone else?

Those questions are at the heart of everything I do here.

You Don't have to Figure it all out today

You don't need to choose the perfect starting point

You don't need a five-year plan. You don't need to reinvent yourself overnight.

Pick the thing that feels most like you right now.

If you're trying to understand yourself → Identity.

If you're ready to build something → Business.

If you want stories and honest conversations → Letters from Ness.

If you're looking for something practical → The Shop.

And if you're simply curious about the woman behind all of it → Come say hello.

I'm figuring it out too.

Take what you need.

And leave the rest.

— Ness

Identity. Business. Life.