The Inner Compass
Podcast

THE PODCAST ·

Inner Compass Podcast with Vanessa Bennett is for people who are tired of “self-improvement” that leaves their lives unchanged.

It’s a grounded space for real transformation, where healing is treated as both personal work and cultural resistance.

Hosted by Vanessa Bennett, LMFT, depth psychotherapist and author, each episode explores the inner architecture of pattern: codependency, attachment, longing, resentment, desire, shame, and the myths we inherit about love, worth, womanhood, and power. The show bridges depth psychology, lived experience, and cultural analysis without reducing transformation to tools or tips.

This is depth work, not quick fixes.

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From The Inner Compass Community

I'm immensely grateful

“I’m immensely grateful for the experience, education, and relationships that formed during Inner Compass Academy. The coaching component, in particular, opened a creative floodgate for me—I went from having no clear plan to suddenly building a website and mapping out a future in depth coaching. This program helped clarify not just what I want to do, but how to start doing it.”
— Spencer Spellman
I could not be happier that I said YES

“Thank you again for having me as a part of the inaugural cohort for your brilliant idea of bringing your knowledge of Depth to others. I had no idea what I was actually getting myself into, but I could not be happier that I said YES! I enjoyed the learning, the connection and the self discovery that came with it.”
— Cohort 1 Member
Equipped me with tools to support my clients

“As an attorney, who counsels clients through the emotionally charged process of divorce, I found Inner Compass Academy to be profoundly impactful. The course not only deepened my understanding of the human psyche but also equipped me with tools to support my clients with greater empathy, clarity, and presence during one of the most difficult periods of their lives.
— Jenifer Foley
Vanessa dives into the topics that I hardly see others take on.

“Vanessa dives into the topics that I hardly see others take on. And it’s from an on the ground view, not just theoretical. For myself, these topics are helping to address years/decades of confusion, suffering, and deficiencies in therapeutic spaces.”
— Lisa

ABOUT THE HOST

Vanessa Bennett, LMFT, is a licensed depth psychotherapist, author, and facilitator known for her no-nonsense yet compassionate approach to healing. She is the author of The Motherhood Myth and coauthor of It’s Not Me, It’s You.

A former New Yorker turned Angelino now practicing internationally, Vanessa leads transformational retreats and workshops rooted in Jungian and depth-oriented psychology. She is the founder of Inner Compass Academy, a depth-based training and coaching program, and hosts the Inner Compass Podcast. Through her writing and teaching, she supports both personal and collective healing—helping people break generational patterns and awaken to the ways harmful social systems shape their lives, so they can reclaim agency and live less from conditioning, and more from choice.