Quick note from the field
Apr 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
I work with a LOT of scientists and engineers, and I’m asked all the time “how will we measure progress?” Sometimes, you’ve got to challenge your assumptions about which ruler to use. 📏 Often, a ‘voice problem’ is actually a symptom of a deeper misalignment. It’s...
InnerVoice Studio is turning 9!
Mar 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
What’s in here: InnerVoice Studio is turning 9! 🥳 The quickness of the passage of time remains a total mystery. What I’ve been up to so far this year…🤓 Meetups, conferences and workshops, oh my! We’re only getting started, baby. 😎 New programs coming your way! A final...
9 reasons your voice won’t come out in meetings
Feb 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Is this you? When you go to speak up in a meeting, your voice just won’t come out. Five minutes ago you felt fine, but now you feel like you have no control over the volume or tone of your voice. Your throat feels tight and dry and suddenly everything is gravelly and...
Conscious communication and co-creating your own life.
Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot - like a lot - about the idea of conscious communication. It’s always been the undercurrent of my work, but lately, I’ve been trying to define it more clearly and bring it to the foreground. So…here’s today’s attempt. Let me know what...
Endings, beginnings, back pain and taking up space
Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
This post was originally shared on February 7, 2020. This was in 2015 at our final teacher showcase for OpenVoice Studios. I was in the middle of selling off the equipment and furniture and finding someone to take over the lease, and a gazillion stressful activities...
Finding safety and power through connecting with the feminine
Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
This post was originally shared on Facebook on February 7, 2017. There are so many ways in which yoga and singing and life overlap for me. From the foundational components like posture and breathing, self-care and self-compassion...to the nuances of using your body...
When a Home Depot email sparks self-inquiry
Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
I received two back-to-back emails this morning from two completely different organizations with subject lines that began ‘Start the new year strong…’ and then implied that all I needed to do was purchase a new dishwasher or SaaS product to be effective in this...
What does it mean to ‘be myself’?
Jan 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2007, I accidentally crashed my motorcycle and almost died. (True story.) While I’ve talked about it a lot over the years, I don’t really think about it much anymore. And while I have a lot of scars from the whole ordeal, if we met today and I never told you about...
Goals, planning, and a softer commitment to ourselves
Jan 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’m the kind of person, like many, who tends to seek instant gratification. Actually, I take that back. I don’t seek instant gratification. Well, sometimes, but that’s more like for a piece of chocolate or a delicious ham sandwich. What I’m talking about today is a...
In a world of noise, what is it to have a voice?
Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hello, my loves... How's everyone doing out there? As for me, I've been trying to write this for more than 4 weeks. I just haven't been able to do it. It's not for a lack of things to say - I always have things to say. 😉 It's just that the world around us is so noisy...