Vanessa’s Bio and Contact Information

Vanessa Cardenas is a Relationship Reset Expert and Betrayal Recovery Specialist who has helped individuals and couples rebuild trust, restore emotional connection, and regain Clarity from the inside out since 2017.

She is the founder of Understanding Ear and the creator of the HOPE Roadmap, a structured approach designed to help people stabilize after betrayal, navigate emotional disconnection, and make grounded decisions about what comes next in their Relationships. Vanessa’s work focuses on emotional safety, intentional communication, and restoring self-trust when relationships feel uncertain or fractured.

For years, Vanessa was considered a best-kept secret, quietly supporting clients through some of the most painful and defining moments of their lives. In 2025, her work was formally recognized when she was named Best Relationship Coach in Westchester County.

Clients often describe her impact simply and powerfully. One shared, “Working with Vanessa helped me come back to myself. I stopped spiraling and finally trusted my own decisions again.”

She believes empowerment begins when people feel safe enough to trust themselves again and strong enough to choose what comes next.

Website

• https://www.UnderstandingEar.com

Booking / Sessions

• https://calendly.com/understandingear/

Instagram

• https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_understandingear/

Facebook

• https://www.facebook.com/UnderstandingEar/

YouTube

• https://www.youtube.com/@Vanessa-Cardenas

LinkedIn

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-understanding-ear/

Substack

• https://beyondbetrayal.substack.com/

Medium

• https://medium.com/@Vanessa-Cardenas

Book

Dealing with the Devastation of Your Partner’s Betrayal

https://amzn.to/3PcA6bj

To connect with Dave, go to davidrobertsmsw.com

Most Recent Episodes

June 1, 2026

Surviving Domestic Violence: How Courage, Curiosity & Connection Lead to Healing

Host Dave Roberts welcomes Kat Polsinelli to the Teaching Journeys podcast to discuss how a decade-long abusive relationship shaped her life and mission. Kat, a domestic violence and PTSD survivor,...

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May 28, 2026

How Dance Heals Trauma: Emma Leach on Five Rhythms, Grief & Finding Your Voice

Host Dave Roberts welcomes Emma Leach to the Teaching Journeys podcast to discuss how art and movement shape healing and meaning. Leach describes a childhood rooted in theater and visual art amid...

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May 26, 2026

From Narcissistic Abuse Survivor to Holistic Healer: Deanna Scaldaferri's Story

Host Dave Roberts welcomes Deanna Scaldaferri to the Teaching Journeys podcast to discuss her work as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist, Reiki master, intuitive life coach, speaker, and...

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Dave Roberts LMSW, Author, Podcaster

David J. Roberts, LMSW, became a parent who experienced the death of a child, when his daughter Jeannine died of cancer on 3/1/03 at the age of 18. He is a retired addiction professional and an adjunct professor in the psychology child life department at Utica University in Utica, New York. Dave also teaches psychology classes at Pratt MWP School of Art and Design. He is the host of The Teaching Journeys Podcast, which can be found on Apple, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

Dave has presented workshops at national conferences of The Compassionate Friends as well as for the Bereaved Parents of the USA. He was also a keynote speaker at the 2011 and 2015 national gatherings of the Bereaved Parents of the USA. Dave also co-presented a workshop titled “Helping Faculty After Traumatic Loss” for the Parkland, Florida community in May of 2018, in the aftermath of the mass shootings at Stoneman Douglas High School.

Roberts has been a past HuffPost contributor and has contributed articles to Medium, Open to Hope Foundation, Mindfulness and Grief, Thrive Global, and the Recovering the Self Journal. He has also appeared on numerous podcasts, as well as Open to Hope Television. In 2021,he co-authored and published a book with Reverend Patty Furino titled, When The Psychology Professor Met The Minister.