Find Your Voice, Change Your Life

Today, I interview Yvonne Dam who had many years of work in the corporate world which conditioned her to speak and act in a certain way. She didn't feel fulfilled because she always felt so pressured to fit in and not speak out of turn. One day, she had enough and decided to leave the corporate world for the chance at a life that really held meaning for her and allowed her to open herself up. Once she began to unlearn the corporate way of thinking, things began to open up and she was able to focus on making her own fulfillment a priority. She now coaches others to "amaze themselves"! __________________Find Yvonne here: yvonne@amaze-yourself.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonnedam https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUnwIw8PCugc9OZh-X88X6w https://www.facebook.com/AmazeYourselfCoaching/ https://www.instagram.com/amazeyourself_coaching/ ___________________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.      Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Today, I interview Laura Feltz who after the intense, fast-paced experiences in the corporate world, the uniformity of behaviors and the hierarchy of these organizations became something that pushed her toward perfectionism. She later developed sight loss and was unable to cling to that perfection and perform the way she was used to in the past.She also didn't allow herself to grieve the loss of her sight because she compared her loss to those with "greater" losses. Typically working an international 60-80 hour-per-week schedule, she knew things had to change. Shortly after she decided to stop driving, she felt there was room to make an adjustment and she stepped down. She became curious about neuro-linguistic programming and different approaches to coaching. With her new set of tools, she has now confronted the things that once held her back. Today, she helps others to overcome their own roadblocks. Get your free copy: “Avoid Sleepless Nights, 7 Tips for Serene Slumber” https://dgnly3ud.pages.infusionsoft.net _____________ Laura Feltz is a Certified Master Results Coach, a Board Designated Institute, Trainer, and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) [ABNLP], a Board Designated Master Practitioner of Timeline Therapy® (TLT) [TLTA], and a Board Designated Instructor of Hypnotherapy [ABH]. She draws upon leading-edge mind/body tools and techniques utilized by board-certified results coaches in 42 countries. Her results-focused and evidence-based approach is designed to deliver meaningful and lasting change. She assists overstretched businesswomen to take the weight of the world off their shoulders so they can have the control, freedom, and peace of mind they crave. Connect with Laura here:laura@laurafeltz.com https://laurafeltz.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-feltz/ IG: @laura.feltz https://www.facebook.com/laurafeltzcoaching ______________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.     Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Today, I interview Gary Wilkin who had such a strong background in technology, that his skill set was being able to speak to clients and find out what their needs are, and then return to the tech side and translate that message to that team, and vice versa. As a leader and liaison, he learned to use very clear, established vocabulary, and he also became an excellent listener. As time passed, his value grew so intensely that certain projects would be helplessly doomed without his help. So, even though he had lost interest in the work itself, he felt stuck there because his role was so valuable. He reached his ceiling and made a conscious decision to move on and do something new and different. Gary likes to say that every transition has three parts: a beginning, a messy middle, and an ending. His experiences transformed his outlook on his life. Now Gary uses his expertise to coach people through visualizing a future they never thought possible. He helps them to make plans to get there, as well as to re-frame the way they think about their lives and roles in this world. Download the Stronger Action Guide, a free booklet by Tom Ziglar: myretirementmission.com _____________ Gary is a licensed Ziglar Choose to Win and See You At the Top coach. He specializes in helping seasoned professionals transform their lives from “I have to” to the life of “I want to”.Gary combines the life experiences gained in a four-decade career in technology across a variety of wide variety of environments with powerful conversations to help his clients transform their lives one simple choice at a time. Connect with Gary here: gary@myretirementmission.com https://myretirementmission.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/garywilkin/ https://www.facebook.com/gary.wilkin.56______________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.    Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Today, I interview Brian Wagstaff whose first experience with speaking anxiety came as during his childhood. When asked to make a phone call for his mother, the call ended in embarrassment. From this point forward, Brian hesitated to speak up in social situations for fear of experiencing another embarrassing situation. As a teenager, he had a wardrobe mishap and ended up feeling quite humiliated about it, which didn't help. And again during those years, he experienced an unnerving band class error (not even his own!) which gave him stage fright in the most literal sense. Eventually after these experiences, Brian came to the realization that while he felt awful and wanted to be invisible, it probably wasn't still as big a deal to those who were in the position to criticize. We so often obsess over our own faults and mistakes that we don't realize that we're the only person obsessing over them. Brian now has the habit of asking two very important questions when these feelings come up. Today, he works with others as a coach, helping them navigate their own fear and self-doubt. He is now the owner of the Public Speakers Association!__________________ Find Brian here: https://publicspeakersassociation.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianwagstaff/ https://www.facebook.com/brian.wagstaff https://twitter.com/BrianWagstaff _________________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.  Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Today I interview Matt Travis who had a lot of learning disabilities when he was a kid and it always created a sense of not feeling that he was enough. This made him struggle to speak in front of classes and groups. When he was in college studying to become a teacher, Matt had to learn to become comfortable with being uncomfortable in order to follow his passion. Being able to speak in front of large groups was a big part of that. Now he could happily speak all day! __________________ Matt Travis is a Rapid Transformation Hypnotherapist, he has a Masters of Health, a Certified Functional Strength Coach, Precision Nutrition Pro Coach, Certified Wildfit Coach, FMS Certified, and a non-stop life-long learner. He runs a company called The Potential-U to help women & mom entrepreneurs transform their subconscious mind, health & business habits to ensure sustainable growth without burnout. Connect with Matt: matt@thepotential-u.com http://www.thepotential-u.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-travis-a0979b11/ https://www.facebook.com/thepotentialu ____________________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.     Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Today, I interview Dr. Tressa Berman who was a child performer -- singer and songwriter from an early age. She put away her creative life for something that felt "safer," and became an academic professor until somewhere in the middle of that career, she had a breakdown/breakthrough.This breakdown  brought her to her spiritual path and back to her creative life. She eventually left academia to embrace the unknown and all the perceived risks. So her "breakdown" led to her "breakthrough" ... which is what she teaches people to realize with the tools that grew from owning her creative voice. Free Exploration Call: tressa@transformational-creative-coaching.com __________________ Dr. Tressa Berman is an experienced coach, teacher, and author in the creative field. As an anthropologist and former college professor, she has mentored thousands of artists, designers, makers, and dreamers to realize their potential and share their talents with the world. As a transformational guide, she first learned how to heal herself through meditation and contemplation in more than 30 years of practice with Buddhist teachers and Indigenous healers. Her vision is to co-create a more conscious and responsive world through creativity, and her passion is to help others to unleash their fully-expressed creative potential. Find Dr. Tressa Berman here:tressa@transformational-creative-coaching.com https://transformational-creative-coaching.com/ https://interculturalpractice.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tressa-berman-phd-b0144764/ ______________________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.     Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Today, I interview JoAnna Brandi wo was part of the "be seen and not heard" generation of children. She grew up in a household that revolved around her parents and their words. In a strong, outspoken Italian family, she struggled to speak up in the crowd. She was also conditioned by strictly enforced rules in Catholic school. She was terrified when she had to start public speaking. She traced it back to a situation that happened when she was 16 years old and was answering a court case for her Mom and the judge made her "approach the bench". It terrified her! She has learned through the years to use positivity to fuel yourself. She appreciates spreading positivity and encouragement and allowing it to benefit all areas of life. _____________ JoAnna Brandi is a Certified Chief Happiness Officer and helps companies keep their employees and their customers happy by "hardwiring happiness" into the culture. That drives what she calls the Positive Spillover Effect! Connect with JoAnna here:https://www.facebook.com/ReturnOnHappiness https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannabrandi/ https://twitter.com/KeepEmHappy https://www.instagram.com/joannabrandi__ _______________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.    Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Today, I interview Laban Ditchburn who discovered that although self-deprecation worked as a defense mechanism, it was doing damage to his view of himself. It was tearing down his confidence. Although we've all seen it used in comedy, when you get to the root of it, it's clearly "cringe-worthy", as Laban puts it. He started to treat himself better and remove the negative self-talk.This opened the door to a more positive outlook and the ability to allow others to love him. He now shares the value of overcoming the self-harm (whether it's bad self-talk or numbing himself with addictive behavior) as a transformative part of his story to self-love, understanding, and finding his real voice and identity. His goal now is to be known as "the most positive speaker on the planet." ____________________ After conquering the full gamut of addictions, from food and booze to sex, gambling, and drugs Laban now defines the word transformation. He cured his own "incurable" auto-immune disease and soon realized that taking everything at face value, wasn't always the best way forward. And when he repaired the body, he also healed his mind and his spirit. Laban is the Author of the sensational "Bet On You" book series, a speaker, Dino-Balls coach, and host of the "Become Your Own Superhero" show. Laban's burning passion is to inspire change to those that want it and are ready to take the first steps to do so. Connect with Laban here: www.LabanDitchburn.comhttps://au.linkedin.com/in/labanditchburn https://www.facebook.com/LabanDitchburn.Inc https://www.instagram.com/labanditchburn.inc _______________________ I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.  Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Today, I interview Robin Winn who was born into a large, loud family. Her parents had a powerful presence, and she never felt that her voice was as big. There were a lot of opinions, and speaking out randomly wasn't encouraged, and the only way to appear powerful was to be articulate. She instead learned to communicate through touch and writing. Later in therapy, she learned to speak in a safe space. As her therapist listened, Robin learned to listen to herself as well. She found her own boldness to speak one to one, and even became a therapist! However, she realized that something was still holding her back in speaking out in the world. I am honored and thrilled to say that she has felt the door truly and fully opening for her after being part of one of the Speaking Circles training sessions that I led. This is why I do what I do, and why her story means so much to me!Now Robin shares her insights by teaching about Human Design. Learn more by downloading her FREE eBook: https://www.clientsandhumandesign.com/free-book __________________ Find her here: https://clientsandhumandesign.com/ https://www.facebook.com/robin.winn.56 robinwinnma@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/robin-winn-776546a8__________________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.    Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

Today, I interview Janine Bolon who grew up in a military and nursing household, where communication was brief and direct. She felt she didn't know how to tell a compelling, connective story.She also moved a lot throughout her young life, causing her to feel constant loss and disconnection. After years abroad, she suddenly found herself in a small, Mayberry town in Missouri. As the first one in her family to attend college, her family had no frame of reference to offer support. She later experienced a divorce, followed by a lightning strike. Through meditation and focusing on the universe and God, she realized that the rules and limitations were falling around her. She found her own new life, new voice, and new meaning in 2015 and now uses it to encourage others in their own healing and self-realization. __________________ Find her here: janine@the8gates.com https://the8gates.com/ https://financialfirstresponse.com/ https://authorpodcasting.com/authors/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/janinebolon https://twitter.com/The8gates ____________________ I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com. Support the showI’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.