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E069 – Practice Heart-Centered Communication authenticity communication heart humanity safety vocal liberation Aug 30, 2024

How much time do you spend in your heart? What does that even look like—does it mean anything? Or is it just a concept written about in Hallmark cards? I'm going to discuss a very practical, pragmatic heart-centeredness here, because otherwise it can sound very fluffy. 

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E066 - Slowing down and being more real authenticity communication heart social media May 24, 2024

In this episode I share tools to help you act naturally on camera: how to drop the mask and show up as yourself. We’ll explore some steps and learn how to feel okay when pressing record, knowing that you're going to be on the internet.

I'll also share a bit of my personal journey and some...

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E062 - Social Media as a Teacher authenticity communication social media Feb 08, 2024

How do you feel about showing up on social media and writing posts? And most importantly, what happens inside you when you post, or when you even think about posting?

Watch this video or read the post below to learn what social media can teach us about our confidence, about...

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E061 - The Anti New Year Resolutions authenticity communication freedom humanity vocal liberation Jan 25, 2024

It's early 2024, and some of us have chosen words for the year or set up New Year's resolutions. So how's that going? Is your year unfolding the way you wished? You may have set some lofty goals—hopes for a better life, a more easeful life or anything else.

I think it's great to be...

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E058 - Where Are You Speaking From? authenticity boundaries communication healthy boundaries Nov 16, 2023

Hello there,

We speak all day, with family members or co-workers or friends or even the Internet.

But we don't often ask ourselves, "Where am I speaking from?" We just kind of let the words come out and see what happens.

Perhaps we breathe a little bit or compose ourselves before, but for the...

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What Were Your First Words? authenticity freedom heart radiant voices self-love transform your voice trauma vocal liberation Sep 05, 2022

I often think about our first words as babies... starting with 'gaaaaaa', then leveling up to 'ma' or 'dada'

We began as these beautiful, open little beings. And as our parents interacted with us, we learned the rules for communicating.

Hopefully they loved us, told us so, and we could feel their...

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From Tone-deaf to In Tune in 1.5 Minutes authenticity freedom radiant voices transform your voice vocal liberation Sep 05, 2022

"I was told I was tone-deaf."

A few people in the workshop shared this.

"I was thrown out of the choir."

Lots of nodding heads to this.

“I get very nervous when I know people can hear me.”

Everyone in agreement here.

“I’ve always wanted to sing with others, but I freeze...

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How to Make Someone Stop Singing authenticity freedom humanity radiant voices transform your voice trauma vocal liberation Sep 05, 2022

"Stop singing!" we yelled but we were laughing.

Dad chimed in, "It's awful!"

My mom used to sing a comical song to tease us: "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" by Doris Day.

The family would laugh and shout, and eventually she would stop singing. It was all rather jolly and...

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The Recovery of Lost Children authenticity freedom heart radiant voices transform your voice vocal liberation Sep 05, 2022

"Children should be seen and not heard".

You might think it's a cliché, but when I'm working with blocked voices, these words come out all the time.

"My parents discouraged my emotions. I quickly learned that they disapproved if I was angry or emotional".

And so a child little by little...

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When Did You Feel Comfortable in Your Skin? authenticity freedom radiant voices radiant voices academy safety self-love self-regulation transform your voice trauma vocal liberation Sep 05, 2022

Yesterday I was running before dawn, with my head torch bobbling out a thin arc of white light. As I huffed and puffed in the freezing darkness, I remembered something awkward and painful from when I was 20 years old.

I remembered being in a club called The Playground, filled with cool kids...

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What Did the Introvert Say? authenticity freedom jeremy de tolly radiant voices radiant voices academy transform your voice vocal liberation Sep 05, 2022

“Inside of me is a powerful human being, who can’t quite release the words she wants to release”.

I hear this a lot.

Frustration, a sense of being blocked, “my thoughts won’t exit my mouth in an eloquent kind of way!”

I ask her about how she feels BEFORE going...

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I’d Love to Sing Like Her - and You Can Too! authenticity freedom radiant voices transform your voice vocal liberation Sep 05, 2022

“I kept comparing myself to people that had really good voices. I wanted to sing better so badly.”

Liesl is a profound South African spiritual guide and medicine woman, well known for her work leading plant medicine journeys, sweat lodges, vision quests and more. But the way she felt...

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