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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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E059 - Polyvagal Theory and Communication communication fawn self-regulation trauma patterns vocal liberation Nov 30, 2023

In this blog post I discuss polyvagal theory for voice, for communication, and for speaking.

“Polly who?” you may be thinking.

Read on below or watch the video to learn about polyvagal theory and how it can help you improve your communication and public speaking.

Polyvagal theory...

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E053 - Why you lose your words (and what you can do about it) communication safety transform your voice trauma patterns vocal liberation Aug 31, 2023

Do you have a pattern of losing your words? You’re communicating and then suddenly you become a little thick-headed and you start losing track, and the words stop coming out. It's like you become stupid, frozen, wooden, or just clumsy when you're expressing yourself.

A lot of people have...

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E036 - Consistency, Showing Up and Focus heart transform your voice trauma vocal liberation waking up Jun 29, 2023

Are you good at being consistent and showing up?

Are you focused, or do you tend to get distracted and pulled into a thousand things?

Do you dabble in many interests, or do you follow through with just a few and go deep?

If you want to heal your trauma and negative conditioning, empower and...

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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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Attack of the Awks authenticity freedom radiant voices self-love transform your voice vocal liberation Sep 05, 2022

I stumble into them, the ultimate hipster couple. He's a legendary DJ and she does super cool live visuals for his shows.

He is already looking at me VERY strangely as I’m shaking his girlfriend's hand - awestruck. I'm shaking her hand and shaking her hand and still shaking her hand. Some...

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