Jun 8, 2026 · 16 min · 8 segments
In this powerful episode of SkillCast, host Nurbanu speaks with resilience coach and wellness advocate Vanessa Haripersad about her extraordinary journey with lupus, kidney failure, faith, and…
Vanessa HaripersadGuestNurbanu SomaniHostIt sounds like a near death experience where you went to where your soul was meant to be.
And I think it was the whole essence of I surrender to you.
I give you permission to guide me, oh Lord.
And I think that's exactly what it was.
You have a bigger purpose in life.
You have a mission that you need to fulfill.
Dying is not for you.
I'm gonna make you better so you can do what your mission is, what you were born to do, which I believe in this case is inspire, empower, and lead with purpose and spirituality.
And I feel like it's like a sign, like that is a sign from the universe.
You are on path.
And the fact that when you have these difficulties in life, it's more of a sign to test your resilience, which is said.
And if life is all like roses and daisies and you have no challenges, no struggles in your life, then how can you know who you truly are? How can you do better for others until you've experienced pain yourself? Because then you have that essence of compassion, emotional intelligence because you've been there, done that.
So you can empower those who are in the early stages struggling.
So I believe that's what it is and that's what it sounds like.
You actually
I felt like it was a vision because the next morning when the doctor walked in the room and he said exactly, it was like...
So I wasn't sure whether I was still high from the meds because when he said that, I'm still thinking, is this real? And they told me that...
And then the doctors came and said to me, did you even have lupus? I'm like, you can't be serious.
They even went to go find my rheumatologist and stuff, but that's what it was.
And the pain that I've been experiencing for the last 10 years, Since I've come out of hospital, it's gone.
It sounds like a near death experience where you went to where your soul was meant to be.
And I think it was the whole essence of I surrender to you.
I give you permission to guide me, oh Lord.
And I think that's exactly what it was.
You have a bigger purpose in life.
You have a mission that you need to fulfill.
Dying is not for you.
I'm gonna make you better so you can do what your mission is, what you were born to do, which I believe in this case is inspire, empower, and lead with purpose and spirituality.
And I feel like it's like a sign, like that is a sign from the universe.
You are on path.
And the fact that when you have these difficulties in life, it's more of a sign to test your resilience, which is said.
And if life is all like roses and daisies and you have no challenges, no struggles in your life, then how can you know who you truly are? How can you do better for others until you've experienced pain yourself? Because then you have that essence of compassion, emotional intelligence because you've been there, done that.
So you can empower those who are in the early stages struggling.
So I believe that's what it is and that's what it sounds like.
You actually
I felt like it was a vision because the next morning when the doctor walked in the room and he said exactly, it was like...
So I wasn't sure whether I was still high from the meds because when he said that, I'm still thinking, is this real? And they told me that...
And then the doctors came and said to me, did you even have lupus? I'm like, you can't be serious.
They even went to go find my rheumatologist and stuff, but that's what it was.
And the pain that I've been experiencing for the last 10 years, Since I've come out of hospital, it's gone.
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