Archive - Unfiltered by Vanessa McGowan

Touring, Anxiety, and the Cost of Saying Yes

And an amazing new band!

May 14 •

Vanessa McGowan

April 2025

Voicing Your Fears Sets You Free

Writing your superhero origin story

Apr 29 •

Vanessa McGowan

Talent Is Overrated

Why the Most Successful Musicians Aren’t the Most Talented

Apr 19 •

Vanessa McGowan

The Fat Happy Artist

I will not starve any more

Apr 15 •

Vanessa McGowan

When the Dream Becomes a Drug

Recovering from the Hustle for Validation

Apr 6 •

Vanessa McGowan

Feeling burned out and creatively blocked?

Workshop (pay-what-you-can)

Apr 4 •

Vanessa McGowan

Overthinkers Anonymous

12 steps To Creative Freedom In Music

Apr 2 •

Vanessa McGowan

March 2025

Create art, not content.

Create. Capture. Share

Mar 26 •

Vanessa McGowan

I Write To Understand

And To Be Understood

Mar 19 •

Vanessa McGowan

I Lost Myself Trying to Blend In

Are you afraid of being "too much?"

Mar 12 •

Vanessa McGowan

February 2025

The choice between love and ambition

What happens when you honor your heart

Feb 24 •

Vanessa McGowan

Drugs (not the fun kind)

My friends: Zoloft and Xanax

Feb 17 •

Vanessa McGowan

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