EP 570: Motherhood, Relationships, and Reclaiming Yourself with Special Guest Vanessa Bennett

Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

Dr. Morgan Anderson

Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Today I am so excited to welcome the amazing Vanessa Bennett — depth psychologist, author, and truth-teller when it comes to the real journey of motherhood and relationships. In this episode, we get real about her leap from the corporate world into psychology, navigating motherhood during COVID, and the life-changing insights from her upcoming book, The Motherhood Myth.

This conversation will give you permission to redefine what motherhood, partnership, and self-love can look like — on your terms.

Inside This Episode:

Vanessa’s journey from corporate life to depth psychology
How societal systems shape motherhood and relationships
The empowering message of The Motherhood Myth

I am personally inviting you to join me inside the Empowered.Secure.Loved. Relationship Program this month — because this is your time to finally break free from the patterns that have been holding you back in love.

When you join in August, you’ll receive my Vow to Secure Love: The Choose Yourself First Bundle — a powerful combination of tools, coaching, and resources designed to help you choose yourself, step into secure attachment, and create the healthy love you deserve.

Spots are limited for August, so don’t wait. Your future self will thank you for taking this step today.

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Pre-Order Vanessa’s New Book:

A Mother Myth → Order Here

Connect with Vanessa:

Instagram → @vanessasbennett

Website → https://www.vanessabennett.com/

🔗 Additional Episode Links:

Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quiz
Follow me on IG → @drmorgancoaching
Grab my book: Grab my best selling book Love Magnet

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Morgan Anderson, psychologist, relationship coach, attachment theory expert, creator of the ESL relationship method, author of Love Magnet and Athletic Wear Connoisseur. My mission is to help you raise yourself worth, have great relationships, and step confidently into the next level of your life.
0:22.3	Each week, two episodes will air featuring expert advice, live coaching, and tips, showing you
0:28.4	exactly how to improve your life and attract a healthy relationship. You deserve to feel empowered,
0:34.8	secure, and love. Buckle up and Let's Get Vulnerable. Welcome to the Let's Get
0:43.4	Vulnerable podcast and wow, you all are in for a really special episode. I'm interviewing Vanessa
0:50.5	Bennett. She is an incredible depth psychotherapist. She's an author, and her work is really
1:00.6	focused on coming home to yourself. It's about coming back to the truth of who you are and learning
1:09.2	how to operate in relationships in a way that feels good.
1:14.9	I love this interview. This is a rare experience for me where I go, oh my gosh, I absolutely need to
1:23.1	read this book. I'm so excited about it. I'm telling all my friends about it. As someone who is in that
1:29.4	process of preparing for motherhood myself, this book can come at a better time for me.
1:35.3	So I am really excited for you to tune into this interview. I know you're going to love it.
1:40.2	And obviously make sure that you connect with me, connect with Vanessa.
1:45.9	Everything will be in the show notes.
1:47.5	And also there will be a link there where you can pre-order her book.
1:51.4	So enjoy this interview.
1:53.2	I know you're going to love it.
1:55.4	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast.
1:57.7	I'm your host, Dr. Morgan.
1:59.3	And today we have a very special guest with us. Vanessa Bennett,
2:04.4	welcome to the show. Thank you, Dr. Morgan, for having me. So excited. Oh, my gosh. I'm so excited.
2:10.3	I have been following you forever. And this is one of those interviews where, yes, I've excited for the
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