Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth
by Elissa Weinzimmer
Want to find your voice and speak your truth? Join voice and presence coach Elissa Weinzimmer and her guests to explore having a healthy, confident, authentic voice so that you can express yourself fully and communicate effectively with others. More information, including how to join the Voice Body Connection Membership Community, is at www.voicebodyconnection.com/podcast.
Episodes
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90. About winter solstice 2021, with Virginia Rosenberg
Fall is ending. 2021 is ending. The podcast season is ending. (The pandemic does not seem to be ending.) And our resident astrologer Virginia Rosenberg is back on the podcast to share about many things of note going on in the cosmos. The big highlights: there's Pluto/Venus conjunction in…
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89. About harmony (and why I'm taking a sabbatical), with Elissa
What does harmony mean to you? For me, it's about living in alignment with and acceptance of all that's going on. In this last solo episode of the season, I share how - slowly but surely - over the past six months I've started really listening to the voice inside of me that's letting me know I…
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88. About looking out for each other, with Harper Spero
In 2012, Harper Spero learned she had a tumor in her lungs the size of a golf ball. After her subsequent surgery and that transformational experience, Harper began taking radically good care of herself. This included changing her health routines, and also starting her own business so she could be...
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87. About grit and redemption, with Coss Marte
When he was 23 years old, Coss Marte was removed from the streets of the Lower East Side and sentenced to 7 years in prison. In jail, Coss quickly learned that he was in extremely poor health. So he started working out in his cell and in the prison yard. Soon other inmates joined him. Then, an...
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86. About talking to people you disagree with, with Josh Trent
One day this fall, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed, when I saw a post from my friend Josh. It was a screenshot of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's response to President Biden's mask mandate. Gov. Abbott wrote "Biden's vaccine mandate is an assault on private businesses" and below in the...
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85. About resistance, with Elissa
When you think of the word resistance, what comes up for you? My guess is that you (and most of us) think of resistance as something bad; as something to be avoided. But let's ask a different question: What is resistance good for? I would argue that resistance - which I'll define as the…
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84. About elevating disability pride, with Tiffany Yu
Tiffany Yu is on a mission to elevate disability pride. Through the work of her social enterprise Diversability, as well as her social media platforms, speaking, and writing, Tiffany is working not just to lift the stigma about disability, but to celebrate it. In this episode, Tiffany shares her...
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83. About staying creative and inspired, with Sean Brennan
Sean Brennan is my friend and collaborator, an incredible musician, and the editor of this podcast. And today I'm bringing him in front of the mic to share with us about his creative process. A lot of us have been taught that being creative and making art requires diligence and routine. Sean's…
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82. About fall (equinox) 2021, with Virginia Rosenberg
Virginia Rosenberg is back for her quarterly visit as the resident astrologer of the Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth podcast. This episode comes to you in the middle of Mercury Retrograde, and also includes a discussion of the major 2021 transit of Saturn square Uranus, plus entering the Age of...
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81. About balance, with Elissa
When you hear the word 'balance,' what do you think of? Work-life balance? Balancing on one leg? Balancing your checkbook? Welcome back to a new season of the podcast... this month our theme is Balance, and in this episode, I want to encourage you to examine your understanding of that idea. You…
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80. About navigating conflict, with Danielle Faitelson
Today's episode continues to document my journey to understand the Israel-Palestine conflict. I'm so lucky to be talking with my best friend Dani, who lives in Israel, and with whom I had a disagreement last month. You may remember hearing me mention that I re-posted a meme about the...
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79. About summer solstice 2021, with Virginia Rosenberg
Sunday, June 20th is the summer solstice, and our resident astrologer Virginia Rosenberg is back on the podcast. It continues to be a time of epic proportions in the cosmos… just to start we are coming out of an eclipse season and Mercury has been in retrograde once again. If you feel like life…
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78. About peace and the Middle East, with Tracy Alexander
Tracy Alexander was working as a news reporter in her home country, Australia, when she got a call about a job in Israel. Excited for the opportunity to help shape a more conscious narrative in one of the most contentious regions of the planet, she accepted the job. But four years later Tracy…
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77. About compassion, my Jewish identity, and the Middle East, with Elissa
As a Jewish American, the past few weeks of strife in the Middle East have brought to the surface feelings of confusion that I have never taken the time to sort through. In the wake of all of it, I find myself doing research about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that I was never willing to do...
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76. About the people who shaped you, with Eric Toda
Eric Toda has an impressive resume: He is currently the Global Head of Social Marketing at Facebook. He has been a leader at Nike, Snapchat, Gap, and Airbnb. Recently he penned a viral op-ed for Ad Week imploring advocacy for the Asian American community. And also very importantly, Eric was one…
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75. About your story medicine, with Jumakae
What is the story within you that needs to be told? June Kaewsith, also known as Jumakae, can help you find it. And here's why it's important to do that: there's immense healing possible when we are in tune with our own stories, and also the stories of our ancestors. Stories allow a deeper level…
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74. About your genuine brand voice, with Sophia Sunwoo
Sophie Sunwoo is a true entrepreneur. When she was a punk-rock college kid, she got annoyed with buying band t-shirts that didn't look good on women. So she started a business and accidentally struck gold. After exiting, she next moved into running a social impact organization fixing broken water...
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73. About connection, with Elissa
As we're emerging from lockdown, we'll be experiencing a newfound sense of connection to each other after a prolonged period of disconnection. How do we navigate this? How do we find ways to more authentically connect to each other in our workplaces and beyond? In this episode, I share a…
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72. About cultivating self-love, with Ko Im
Ko Im knows self-love. She knows it because she practices it. She knows it because she writes about it. And she knows it because she's worked hard to cultivate it. In this episode, Ko shares how recent events affecting the AAPI community have led her to speak up and out - namely in an OpEd for...
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71. About returning home to ourselves, with Danellia Arechiga
Danellia Arechiga is a birth and post-partum doula, and a vocal liberation guide. This gives her a deep understanding of the canals at both ends of the body. It also means she's intimately familiar with how important it is to find freedom, whether you're birthing a child or your voice. In this...
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70. About being a true influencer, with Bret Shuford
Bret Shuford grew up as a gay kid in southeast Texas who knew he wanted to be on Broadway. Suffice it to say, he didn't have a lot of local examples of adults living the lifestyle he imagined for himself. But now today as a successful Broadway actor and one half of the popular Instagram account...
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69. About worthiness (and being a plaintiff in the USC case), with Elissa
When I was 18 years old I was a freshman at the University of Southern California and I went to get my very first STD test. The doctor I saw was George Tyndall, and I had an interaction with him that I never forgot. In 2018, news broke that Dr. Tyndall was accused of a decades-long string of...
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68. About spring equinox 2021, with Virginia Rosenberg
The spring equinox has arrived once again, and our resident astrologer Virginia Rosenberg is back to help us interpret this moment in time. If you feel like you've been underwater or like you're coming out of a long hibernation, these feelings make sense according to the cosmos. But now energy is...
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67. About rebirth, with Elissa
Spring is springing, and a feeling of rebirth is in the air. And yet at the same time, we're at the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic. So as we pick back up with the Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth podcast, I want to discuss the portal we've been moving through for the past year and…
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66. About winter solstice 2020, with Virginia Rosenberg
There's a change of age happening, y'all. The current movements of celestial bodies in the sky are of epic proportions. As in, never-before-seen-and-will-never-be-seen-again-in-our-lifetimes proportions. And after the 2020 we've had, I think you get that this is all a very big deal. So, in this...
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65. About expansion, with Elissa
In this last solo episode of 2020, grab a piece of paper and a pen because it's time to reflect. In what ways have you expanded in 2020? What did you think your life was going to look like at the end of this year? What does it look like in reality? Expansion means growing beyond the limits of…
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64. About effective communication, with Keven Brahim Kaddi
There are tons of effective communication models out there. Keven Brahim Kaddi has studied and facilitates many of them. As a longtime friend and collaborator of mine (we produced a new musical together in Los Angeles in 2010), I was thrilled when Keven reached out after reading my Conversation...
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63. About conversation in America, with Jim St. Germain
I met Jim St. Germain on a bus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Immediately I realized I had a lot to learn from his inspiring story and his knowledge of American history. This episode is a history lesson, indeed. I relish the way Jim challenges me and calls my thinking to task in this conversation. So often…
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62. About Conversation Culture, with Elissa
It's 2020 and we are polarized. If it wasn't already obvious, this election has made it completely evident that we are split in two in the so-called United States of America. "Cancel Culture" is a prime example of our polarization, and it's reinforcing our divisions. What can we replace it with?…
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61. About finding liberation through our voice, with Thea May
This past summer I was supposed to have been in Sydney, Australia at the Voice and Speech Trainers Association conference, presenting a workshop called "Coaching the Voice of Our Times" with my colleague Thea May. Suffice it to say, that didn't happen. Good news though: Thea and I have put the...
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60. About justice and reform, with RaRa 4 Reform
RaRa 4 Reform was leading an outdoor, socially-distanced political town hall at Ft. Greene Park in Brooklyn a few weeks ago. I stumbled upon it while on a walk and paused to listen, and my ears perked up when I heard her say "You know I speak my truth." And so now she's here with me on the…
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59. About how we talk about race, with Christina Blacken
How do we show up bravely and compassionately for conversations about race? In this episode, leadership and storytelling coach Christina Blacken returns to the podcast to dive into this extremely important topic. A few recommendations for white allies: Listen. Remember you don't have to take up...
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58. About freedom, with Elissa
What does freedom mean to you? This month on the podcast, our theme is Freedom. And as an American I should know something about that, right? After all, the United States of America purports to be a country founded on this ideal. What I've come to realize is that in practice, the brand of freedom...
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57. About investing in women, with Anu Bhardwaj
Anu Bhardwaj has completed undergraduate, masters, and MBA degrees on three continents. She has trekked across Asia studying indiginous remedies for HIV. Her expertise ranges from medicine to business to cryptocurrency, and her network is extensive. And when all is said and done - after all this...
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56. About re-training your nervous system, with Elissa
The world has shifted and suddenly we're all constantly on camera - presenting in meetings, teaching online, and even just having 'parties' with our friends. If you're finding all this camera time nerve wracking - or if you're avoiding these situations as much as possible - you are not alone....
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55. About fall equinox 2020, with Virginia Rosenberg
Astrology knew it before we did: 2020 is wild. And as we round out towards the end of the year, we are facing some of the most mythic-level, stressful astrological movements we've ever seen in modern times. So our resident astrologer Virginia Rosenberg is back with her guidance and wisdom. The…
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54. About your network, with Elissa
Who is in your network? What is a network anyway? We humans have needs for closeness, intimacy, connection, communication, expression, touch, love... And so many of us on the planet have been living in a way that does not help us meet those needs. Maybe this crazy pandemic time, painful as it is,...
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53. About raising your voice, with Kaitlin June
One day in 2014, Kaitlin June got summoned to the bedside of a friend recovering from surgery in order to give an impromptu singing lesson. Now, Kaitlin had never given a singing lesson before and didn't feel super confident about doing so… after a childhood of traditional voice lessons, they had...
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52. About your human design, with Elyse Preston
Have you heard of Human Design? It's a system for self-understanding that combines the chakras, astrology, the Chinese I Ching, the tree of life in Kabbalah, and metaphysics. Meet Elyse Preston, a Human Design expert and the founder of Be More Connected. As we're exploring our theme of action…
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51. About theatre as activism, with Griffin Matthews
The week after George Floyd was killed, Griffin Matthews posted a video on his instagram feed speaking up about his personal experience with Broadway being racist. The video went viral and the conversation about racism in the American theatre exploded. See, though you may recognize Griffin as...
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50. About taking action, with Elissa
The Bhagavad Gita say "established in being, perform action." Nike says "just do it." What do these messages mean? How are we as human beings meant to take action? This month on the podcast we'll explore action as a theme. In this solo episode, we'll turn to yogic knowledge to discuss impact.…
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49. About diversity and inclusion, with Kellie Wagner
Kellie Wagner is the CEO and Founder of Collective, a diversity, equity, and inclusion lab. Two months ago Kellie and I were chatting as the pandemic had just descended, and I asked if companies were reaching out to utilize Collective's resources. Kellie said it was crickets. And then the world...
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48. About the summer solstice, with Virginia Rosenberg
This is a big moment in human history. Our resident astrologer, Virginia Rosenberg, is back to help us understand how our earthly bodies are interacting with the movements of the celestial bodies. Astrologers have known for a long time that 2020 was going to be big, and we're in the thick of it.…
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47. About a little bit of faith, with Abel Yares
Meet Abel Yares. He's been a psycho-somatic therapist, a cognitive neuro-scientist, a massage therapist, and a dancer. He was born in the Philippines, grew up in New Jersey, moved to New York City, and now lives in Portugal. These days, he helps individuals expand their consciousness with…
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46. About trust (and turning 35), with Elissa
Now more than ever, we all need working trust-o-meters. After all there's some real shit going down on this planet, and we need to know who we can rely on. In this significant solo episode - which marks my 35th birthday, the one year anniversary of this podcast, and the unveiling of the podcast's...
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45. About how we treat mother earth, with Dominic MacCormack
According to countless experts, the climate change emergency is the greatest threat of our era. The issue though, is that this problem is of such enormous magnitude that our individual nervous systems have trouble processing and treating it like an emergency. Today on the podcast you'll meet...
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44. About a regenerative economy, with Mira Megs Lathrop
Our economy is currently breaking down. And while that's scary, it's also an opportunity. So let's ask: how and what do we want to rebuild? Meet Mira Megs Lathrop, the Finanseer. Mira believes that we can go beyond building a sustainable economy and create one that is regenerative. By mirroring...
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43. About your everyday things, with Gabriella D'Italia
How much thought do you give to the clothing you put on your body? To the books that are on your shelf? To the everyday objects that surround you? Everything you own tells a story. And specifically, the way you accumulate things reveals your relationship to scarcity or abundance, and therefore...
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42. About sustainability, with Elissa
Now more than ever a conversation about sustainability is crucial. But what truly does it mean to be sustainable? Current economic models would have us believe that never-ending upward growth is the name of the game. But nature teaches us something different: that there is an endless cycle of...
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41. About overcoming trauma, with Obi Ndefo
On August 17, 2019, Obi Ndefo was loading organic groceries into the trunk of his car on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles when a drunk driver swerved and hit his body directly from behind. He miraculously survived the collision, but had to have both his legs amputated just above the knee. As an...
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Want to find your voice and speak your truth? Join voice and presence coach Elissa Weinzimmer and her guests to explore having a healthy, confident, authentic voice so that you can express yourself fully and communicate effectively with others. More information, including how to join the Voice Body Connection Membership Community, is at www.voicebodyconnection.com/podcast.
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