Get Excited About
Your Future Again!

Build a Life with
Clarity and Confidence
After Divorce

Create a Beautiful Life After Divorce

It’s not only possible, it’s essential.

HI THERE! I’M VANESSA AND I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE…

I am a life coach for women rebuilding their lives after divorce. It is my mission to guide women through the many post-divorce transitions they face, to find clarity, direction, AND make a plan so they can live confidently and get excited about their future again! I know firsthand the challenges women face during divorce; co-parenting with an ex, financial uncertainty, loss of confidence, shaken identity, struggling with indecision, and navigating the multiplying responsibilities that come with divorce.

It is my mission to empower women to confidently lead themselves and their families into a future they love that truly reflects who they are. Let’s create a roadmap for your next chapter together!

Are You Ready To Get Clear on What You Want From Life and

Create a Plan to Get There?

3 Ways to Work with Me…

Signature Program ~ Empowered Transitions: Thriving In Your First Solo Year

A 3 month one-on-one coaching package to go from surviving your divorce to thriving post divorce. Achieve clarity, direction and make a plan for your future.

Includes between session support through voice memo app and a one-year membership to a peer support group.

Complimentary
Discovery Call

Are you wondering if life coaching is right for you? I'd love to connect for a free 30-minute zoom call to explore if we would be a good fit. This call includes a pre-coaching questionnaire to jumpstart your reflection. There is no obligation to work with me if you decide this isn't for you.

I'd love to chat!

Get Unstuck:
One-Time Session

A 60-minute one-time support session for when you are facing a specific sticking point or challenge and could use a wider perspective or mindset shift. Come away with one or two next steps and the opportunity to sign up for a progress check-in.

RATE: $180

Kind Words from Clients

  • Rebekah K

    “When I first connected with Vanessa, I was feeling frazzled, panicked, overwhelmed, blurry and not very confident in myself based on where my life was at. I was trying to create a beautiful life for me and my boys, full of stability, happiness, confidence and family time. I felt stuck in the face of some big vague goals I felt like I should accomplish but that felt so far away. With Vanessa it felt so good to slow down and really explore all of the much smaller, yet very important, foundational goals that come first. I loved Vanessa's 'homework' and action items with accountability. It felt like reading a self-help book, but with a personal buddy to guide you through, ask good questions, encourage you and offer tools to make changes and grow. One of the biggest changes I've noticed in myself since coaching is my newfound peace in my parenting journey. I've even had people tell me how they admire my parenting and my sense of peace, and that feels like the best compliment! Coaching has helped me balance my energy throughout the day, manage my time, and it is affirming that I am on the right path. Friends and family have told me that I now seem calm, peaceful, grounded and happy. The coaching sessions felt perfect to me, I appreciated the flexibility, connection, and check ins. I always felt a sense of excitement at the end of all of our sessions.”

  • Bryony H

    “Finding Vanessa was like a big neon blinking sign from the universe, a gift to start the journey of healing and building the second part of my life. From our first session I had the feeling of being in the right place and by the end of that first session I felt excited and optimistic about focusing on my goals. I was struggling with how to build a life of stability, balance and clarity, for my son and myself, after recently separating from a 17-year relationship. I was grieving the loss of my marriage and the dream of the life we would build together. I longed to intentionally inject joy into my life again and build confidence in trusting my intuition. With Vanessa I felt supported during a time of crisis and after working with her my loved ones noticed that I am less anxious and more determined about moving forward with my life. The biggest change I’ve noticed is my ability to trust my intuition, be patient with my healing journey, and be realistic about limitations and putting boundaries in place all while moving forward with grace. Vanessa held and guided me so gently through this empowering experience. She knew exactly what I needed and my progress was astonishingly effective in our short time together."”

  • Krysta S

    “Vanessa is incredible! I highly recommend her. Her guidance was a huge driving force in my personal development in this new chapter of my life.
    I was confused and scattered, but now I’m confident and solid. Go see Vanessa if you’re in this phase of life…the investment in yourself is so worth it.”

  • Rachel M

    “Thanks to Vanessa I learned that separation doesn't have to be so scary and overwhelming, both for me and my kids. With her kind, caring guidance I was able to move out of freeze and into action. Slowly through clarity of intentions and small measurable steps I started to feel a building of momentum, strength, clarity and empowerment....even excitement about the future. It was so meaningful to get clarity on what matters most and be accountable through actionable steps and regular check ins. I believe I accomplished with Vanessa in 6 sessions what might have taken me years, if ever.

    Overall, I learned that separation can be a healthy and uplifting journey. The heaviness of the years leading up to the separation can shift and your kids benefit from seeing more peace and freedom in their parent. My friends and family witnessed me build confidence and momentum and were amazed by all the changes I had accomplished. “

Recent publications by Vanessa Gladden, Author and Life Coach

I’m a writer, life coach, divorcee and mother of three school-aged children. Obsessed with examining life, and writing about it—whether that’s in a journal or something for others to read—I am here to share my story. Through my words, I hope you find a comrade in your struggles and maybe inspiration too. I write about women discovering themselves and fulfilling their potential—however they define it. When we think about our futures, we can get stuck in “shoulds” and guilt about moving forward. But I believe that adventure, dreaming, desire, and defining our own success is our path to freedom.

Oaxaca Anthology

AN ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES BY WRITERS WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO OAXACA, MEXICO

“Tonight, I leave on a red eye. I sit in the faded ugly turquoise seats at the airport, rain drums the windows revealing a white plane framed by a gray sky. I board the plane with my usual baggage, "What is my purpose?" banging in my chest like a heartbeat. Find it. Find it. Find it. Eleven hours later I emerge from the Oaxaca airport blinking bleary-eyed in the dazzling sun to find a red and white taxi… All I can see is brilliant doorways whizzing by, hot pink, turquoise, yellow, lime green, orange, and red…I’m in that tenuous place where I’ve broken what I have, I long for something more, but haven’t yet found it.”

True Stories Anthology

DANCE OF DISRUPTION, FROM TRUE STORIES ANTHOLOGY, A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES BY WRITERS IN THE NARRATIVE PROJECT.

“Months ago from my side of the bed, I’d said to Scott, “I don’t feel like you can see me, and if you can’t see me, how can you really love me?” Both of us staring up at the ceiling, not touching, a current of blame and guilt passing through our shared covers.

He sighed. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Of course, I love you.”

Today, in the wake of the dark, early morning conversation in bed with my husband about the state of our marriage, I’m boarding a plane. I’m eager to swap my cold, damp residence in North Vancouver for a solo trip to Hawaii…”

Kind Words