"From Married Life to Finding Myself"
Seeing Other People
Ilana Dunn
4.5 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Vanessa Gordon, CEO of East End Taste Magazine, shares her journey of reentering the dating world after her divorce. From being married for 17 years to discovering casual dating in Europe, Vanessa opens up about her personal growth, challenges, and the newfound freedom of being Vanessa 2.0. She discusses the significant impact of her past relationships on her identity and offers advice for others contemplating major life changes, emphasizing the importance of self-care and being open to new experiences.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation. |
| 0:04.8 | Hey guys, it's Alana and you're listening to seeing other people unfiltered. |
| 0:09.9 | It's Thursday, so that means real-life daters are coming on to share their real, sometimes shocking, and always unfiltered experiences. |
| 0:17.8 | Think you're alone out there? |
| 0:19.0 | Think you're the only one whose ex hooked up with your mom |
| 0:21.5 | or whose last date ended up being a catfish. Think again. Hi, everyone. My name is Vanessa Gordon. |
| 0:27.1 | I'm the CEO and publisher of East End Tase Magazine and the founder of the annual summer event |
| 0:32.2 | series, the Hampton Interactive Brunch. And as everyone in my inner circle has been calling me |
| 0:37.3 | Vanessa 2.0, I'm here to share |
| 0:39.1 | my story of delving into the casual dating world for the first time since filing for divorce. |
| 0:47.7 | And it was with my soon-to-be ex-husband for 17 years or since I was 18 years old. So the first time I've ever been |
| 0:55.8 | single in my adult life. I am so excited that you're here and I cannot wait to talk to you. |
| 1:01.6 | There's so many questions I have. I also want to just say like, I love that, you know, |
| 1:06.9 | like you're so impressive. You've built this incredible business and you're a face that people |
| 1:12.1 | like get to know in your community. But you also have this backstory and you've been through shit. |
| 1:18.4 | And so often we look at, you know, like successful women and successful people out there. |
| 1:23.0 | And we just assume that, oh, like they've always had it all figured out. And I really appreciate that |
| 1:28.7 | you're here to show, like, hey, like, things can actually be really difficult at times. Things can be |
| 1:33.7 | not linear. You know, we make choices. Then we decide, actually, like, this choice doesn't fit me |
| 1:39.4 | anymore. And so I just appreciate you coming on here and showing that genuinely like real side of things. |
| 1:47.4 | No, always. |
| 1:48.1 | Actually, that's something that people that know me very well, I'm no nonsense. |
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