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Category Archives: self expression
Five Simple Practices to Improve Your Voice Right Now
Many of my voice clients enter coaching with me with some big goals in mind: “I want to more fully express who I am in the world – starting with my voice.” “Please help me get over this life-long stage … Continue reading
Voiceless
I recently lost my voice to laryngitis for six weeks. During that time, the sounds I could make ranged from a whisper to a croak to a flimsy peep. I couldn’t speak or sing. When I opened my mouth, I … Continue reading
Posted in self expression, silence, singing, voice
Tagged choices, expression, freedom, laryngitis, vocal problem
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About Singing
“I’m the world’s worst singer. Can’t carry a tune in a bucket!” “I used to sing. Then I stopped. Went to school, got a job, had a family, got busy. I sure miss it.” “The only reason I go to … Continue reading
Posted in community, music, oral tradition, self expression, singing, voice
Tagged american idol, ancestors, Brain Rats, negative thoughts, oral tradition, self expression, singing, stage fright, voice
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No one else can sing your song
Voices are so personal. They mirror our story – our gifts, doubts, history, mood, identity, and secret dreams. Every time we speak, we are revealing something about ourselves – the things we’re proud of and perhaps the things we most … Continue reading
Posted in self expression, singing, True Voice, voice, voice coaching
Tagged presence, self expression, singing, voice, voice coaching
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Taming your brain rats
Negative self-talk is a signal that you’re on the verge of learning something new. Swimmers at Lincoln Park swimming pool, 1925 | Photo via Seattle Municipal Archives You are about to take a big risk, inhabit your true power, or … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, self expression, Uncategorized
Tagged Brain Rats, humor, learning, negative thoughts, self expression
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Patterns, Sound, and Surprises: Client Interview #1
This is the first of a series of blog posts based on interviews with voice coaching clients. I am consistently astonished at how working with opening a person’s full voice affects other aspects of their lives. Their stories touch me … Continue reading
Posted in painting, self expression, singing, voice, voice coaching
Tagged fractals, full voice, Michael Bailey, painting, self expression, singing
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Karly’s Garden
Many of you have met my beloved friend, Karly Wahlin, through her beautiful music, blog, poetry, and my stories about her. I met Karly several years ago when I was invited to produce a CD of her soulful classical piano … Continue reading
Posted in community, self expression, silence, True Voice
Tagged diversity, garden, Karly Wahlin, Linders Nursery
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What Is This New Voice?
Long before I wrote songs or books, I wrote poetry. Lots of it. I was that sensitive teenager whose heart poured out into the pages of her journal. Somewhere along the line, I started creating little chapbooks of them. There … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, self expression, voice
Tagged full voice, Images and Voice of Hope, journaling, Mark Nepo, poetry, self expression
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