Veronica’s Vessel was created by Veronica “Vee” Jacobs, an educator, birth doula, reflective practitioner, event curator and author based in CT. She is also a wife and mama of two beautiful children who continue to shape and deepen the way she moves through the world.

 

As a Black woman who has navigated toxic perfectionism, burnout, anxiety, and the pressure to constantly produce, Veronica has learned what it means to pour into others from an empty cup. While working in higher education, she began to feel disconnected from herself and started craving more alignment in her own life. That required her to begin tending to her own vessel, heal, reflect, unlearn, rest, and recognize that her worth was never tied to productivity. Through this spiritual journey, she became a mother just two weeks before the COVID pandemic began, and everything shifted. Motherhood invited her into a new relationship with herself and revealed how much women need spaces where they can exhale, be cared for and return to themselves.

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She created Veronica’s Vessel because she knows too many Black and Brown women are navigating motherhood without space to be truly honest about what they are holding and without access to the tools and community that will help lighten the load. Her approach to facilitating and holding spaces is holistic, inclusive and rooted in the belief that women and mothers deserve to have a network of community care and not just operate out of survival mode. 

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This work is also connected to Veronica’s lineage. She was raised by a woman devoted to loving, empowering, and pouring into other women. She grew up watching her mother host women’s gatherings, lead ministry, and create spaces rooted in care, wisdom and community. Some of Veronica’s earliest memories are the way her mother spoke life into others, honored femininity as sacred, and taught her how to hold meaningful space with intention and love. 

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Over time, she realized she was returning to wisdom that had always been planted within her. 

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At the core, her work is about helping people recognize their worth, brilliance, and capacity to live more nourished and connected lives. However, through her own journey into womanhood and motherhood, it became clear that mothers are who she feels most called to center. Veronica’s Vessel holds space not only for mothers but for the women within them - the women seeking rest, joy, nervous system care, community and support in everyday life.