We're done.
THE WORLD
TAUGHT US TO DIM.
You were never too much.
You were never behind.
You were never broken.
Somewhere along the way... you simply learned to dim parts of yourself in order to belong. Born With This Light is an invitation to remember what was never lost.
You were never behind.
You were never broken.
Somewhere along the way... you simply learned to dim parts of yourself in order to belong. Born With This Light is an invitation to remember what was never lost.
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It's a philosophy.
A new conversation.
A movement.
A practice.
A community.
A return.
THIS ISN'T A BOOK.
to fit in.
to perform.
to earn our worth.
to ask for permission.
to disconnect from ourselves.
to trade truth for belonging.
THE WORLD TAUGHT US...
We're done.
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Born With This Light is for the woman who has achieved much...
...yet knows there is still more of herself waiting to be lived.
...yet knows there is still more of herself waiting to be lived.
It's for the woman who is no longer interested in becoming someone else.
Only in remembering.
Through deeply personal stories, reflections, and embodied practices, this book invites you to reconnect with the truth, purpose, and power that have always lived within you.
Only in remembering.
Through deeply personal stories, reflections, and embodied practices, this book invites you to reconnect with the truth, purpose, and power that have always lived within you.
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“This book continues where Louise Hay ended”
- Homaya
“This is a manual for how to shift from the false self to the real you that the world is waiting for”
- Corrina
“Binge-worthy”
- Melissa
“A masterpiece I will keep returning to”
- Emilie
“This book will pierce your soul”
- Jaclyn
“Every woman ready to lead differently needs this book”
- Anna
“Resonant, remarkable, reflective and rich with takeaways that connect you back to your power”
- Alissa
ABOUT VANESSA
Remember who you were before the world taught you to dim.
Vanessa Grutman has helped thousands of women reconnect to their bodies, build businesses, reclaim their voice, and lead lives rooted in truth rather than performance.
But beneath every retreat, every mastermind, every keynote and every conversation has always been one central message:
But beneath every retreat, every mastermind, every keynote and every conversation has always been one central message:
Born With This Light is not a departure from her work. It is the thread that has always been there.
The philosophy behind everything she creates.
The philosophy behind everything she creates.
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THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
• You've built a life that looks successful but doesn't fully feel like yours.
• You're tired of separating your ambition, your spirituality, your body, and your truth.
• You know there is more of you waiting to be expressed.
• You're ready to stop becoming...
and start remembering.
• You're tired of separating your ambition, your spirituality, your body, and your truth.
• You know there is more of you waiting to be expressed.
• You're ready to stop becoming...
and start remembering.
"If you are done pretending and ready to remember your essence, your truth, and the fact that you were born for more, devour this book.
Profound yet deeply relatable, Born With This Light is a beautiful invitation to step into your wholeness.
As a somatic movement guide, I was especially moved by Vanessa’s exploration of the body’s intelligence - how it can hold and express truths before the mind is ready to understand them.
Many of us have experienced emotions or physical sensations we could not logically explain. Vanessa offers compassionate language for these moments and reminds us that the body is not betraying us, but guiding us back to ourselves."
- ABEILLE,
Somatic Movement Guide, Creator of SomaVie movement
"These aren’t just words you’ll read they are ancient codes that will get embedded in your being.
Vanessa is a transmitter of truth, power and wisdom — taking you on journey of remembrance of who you are and who you came here to be.
Your soul will awaken through her powerful storytelling and potent teachings. If you’re ready to reclaim your sovereignty and ignite a spark within you Born With This Light is for you.
It will pierce your soul."
- JACLYN,
Author, Speaker, Spiritual Mentor
"Born With This Light is not simply a book you read, it is a remembrance. Vanessa has created a powerful invitation for women to stop forcing, performing, and abandoning themselves in the pursuit of success, and instead return to the truth, wisdom, and light already within them. As Vanessa’s friend, I know these words are not theory, they are embodied. This book beautifully bridges the spiritual and practical, showing us that our bodies, nervous systems, and energy are not obstacles to our leadership, but the foundation of it all. Every woman ready to lead differently needs this book."
- ANNA,
Business & Visibility Coach, Podcaster, Female Founder Retreat Host
"I love this book so much. It felt like I was ready letters to myself about my own journey. Vanessa wrote this in such a way with such vulnerability and honesty that you can really see and feel yourself and own experiences in her words. She shares 'golden keys' throughout and one that has stuck with was early on in the book where she wrote, 'The life you were taught to chase can look like success from the outside and feel like survival on the inside'. That one hit me. Born With This Light takes you on a journey of remembering, rediscovering and reclaiming your light and who you are!"
- JENN,
Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist & Medical Exercise Specialist & Biz Leader for Audacious Women
"Born With This Light by Vanessa Grutman came to me at the most Divine time as I walk through yet another threshold and crossroad in my life. A powerful manifesto for women to stop abandoning themselves in the name of culture, society, familial tradition and generational belonging or what success "should" look or feel like, this book will touch every high performing woman's soul.
I devoured the pages and I want to keep re-reading it. It reminds me of when I carried Rebecca Campbell's Light is the New Black everywhere. Born With This Light is already highlighted and dogearred by myself in similar fashion with all the remembrance that came alive within me as I read it. Thank you Vanessa for creating this masterpiece in such a time like this."
- TANIA,
Founder, Creative Director, Author and Speaker
"When you dive into this book you embark on a journey of extended awareness about the way your human body and light body rise. Some part of the journey might be parallel to circumstances you experienced, others will fill up the gap of what you haven’t move through yet, as it will create a new script and a well-guided route for your liberated, ease-full expansion.
This is a luminous manual weaved with life stories, as you read it - your mind will get clarity, your heart will be healed, your body will be honored, and your spirit will get inspired while the entire horizon of how you move through life will be activated in higher octaves.
In my heart’s eyes - Vanessa’s Grutman work continues where Louise Hay ended. Responding and matching the era we are at, the collective point of focus and the common mission for those who walk in light.
Take it in, for life!"
- HOMAYA,
Mentor for field defining voices
"What a beautiful experience reading Born of This Light… it’s a complete synthesis of the journey of becoming your light. This is the manual for how to shift from the false self to the real you that the world is waiting for. Highly recommend every woman who’s feeling like something is deeply or even slightly “off” to read this book. You’ll find out why it called to you."
- CORRINA,
Frequency Mentor
"This book resonated with me on such a deep level. The timing of reading it couldn't have been better. I recognized so much of myself in Vanessa's words, and that's what makes it so powerful. It's honest, vulnerable, and filled with hope. I truly believe many women will see themselves in these pages and be inspired to reconnect with their inner spark and shine again!"
- CAROLINE,
Founder of THE EVERYDAY LUXURY
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THE JOURNEY
Only the one that feels true for you today.
There isn't one right next step.
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Born With This Light
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This is where the conversation continues.
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This is where the conversation continues.
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THE WORLD TAUGHT US...
to fit in.
to perform.
to ask for permission.
We're done.
to earn our worth.
to disconnect from ourselves.
to trade truth for belonging.
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