Latest Publicspeakinganxiety Podcast Episodes
#105 Finding Flow in Conversation and in Life Private
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - May 25, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday I interview Denise Blanc. Denise grew up in Chicago where she had close relationships with her siblings and looked up to her parents – but in different ways. Her father was very intelligent, a "man's man" who was good with numbers. Her mother ran a tight ship at home, always desiring that ...
#104 Expressways to Conflict Resolution
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - May 18, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Phil Blagg. In this captivating interview, we delve into a revelation that has remained hidden for the entirety of his life until now. Throughout the years, Phil guarded a family secret with unwavering dedication, keeping it locked away from the world. As we explore how keepin...
#104 "Expressways to Conflict Resolution”
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - May 18, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Phil Blagg. In this captivating interview, we delve into a revelation that has remained hidden for the entirety of his life until now. Throughout the years, Phil guarded a family secret with unwavering dedication, keeping it locked away from the world. As we explore how keepin...
#103 From Introverted Perfectionist to Mindful Lawyer
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - May 11, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday I interview Claire E. Parsons, a successful lawyer who practices in Ohio. Both of her parents were lawyers, and her sister was born just 15 months before her. Growing up, Claire was quiet, introverted, and a bit of a nerd. Her sister, on the other hand, was very extroverted and enjoyed bei...
#102 From Self-Doubt to Center Stage
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - May 04, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Iris Goldfeder, an entrepreneur, professional musician, and co-owner of Gas Stove Creative. Iris shares her journey of pursuing her passion for music and overcoming stage fright. Despite struggling with self-doubt and throwing up before auditions, Iris joined the band Brave an...
#101 Exploring Consciousness and Discovering One’s Self
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - April 27, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday I interview Nicholas Whitaker who shares his journey of finding his place in the world. He felt out of place in his hometown and decided to leave, which led him to Baltimore where he struggled with poverty and lived with a woman that was not a good fit. For years, he lived in unstable hous...
#100 From Sports to Speeches: Discovering Your Authenticity and Leadership
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - April 20, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday I interview my husband, Earl Downing, and we'll explore the theme of finding your voice and expressing your Essence. Earl recounts his experiences with sports and how they gave him a safe and therapeutic outlet to be loud and expressive. He also shares his high school leadership journey, w...
#99 Rewriting Your Childhood Stories
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - April 13, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Calvin Niles who was raised in Barbados, a small island in the Caribbean. He had a loving environment, but his father was a strict disciplinarian who made sure his children minded their manners. His father's discipline style instilled in him a need for approval and reinforced ...
#98 Ask Questions, Listen, Learn, and Rise
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - April 06, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Sabrina Victoria who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and her parents were Jehovah's Witnesses. They had been converted when Sabrina was five, and from then on, her upbringing was strict, religious, and submissive. In keeping with their new faith, Sabrina followed the rules....
#97 Grounding, Power, and the Intimacy of Being Real
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - March 30, 2023 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Sonja Rayne Lee. Unfortunately, part of Sonja's story includes childhood trauma, so there was a lot for her to overcome from a young age. At 12 she was molested. Luckily, her family immediately put her in therapy so she could begin working through it. But it was hard. Sonja fe...
#96 Your Self-Worth is Infinite
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - March 23, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Jeff Davis. Unfortunately, Jeff's childhood was filled with bullying. He was a late bloomer, so he was the little guy surrounded by other boys who were getting tall and growing up. Because of this, he didn't have a girlfriend and he was teased a lot. He also had a lisp and a s...
#95 The Power of Engaged Listeners
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - March 17, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Suzannah Baum who grew up in a household where the order of things was for women to be quiet and not disrupt the status quo. She looked up to her mother and thought it was completely normal to keep her comments to herself, pushing personal opinions and emotional reactions down...
#94 The Energy that Echoes Through Us
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - March 09, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview James Guzzetta. From the very beginning of his life, James had an intimate connection with nature and music. At age 1, James remembers being captivated by the light streaming down on him through tree branches. At age 4, he began playing music, and his experience heightened his...
#93 The Voice That Empowered Me
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - March 02, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Jami Carlacio whose mother died when Jami was an infant. An older sibling cared for her for a few months, and then her grandmother took over for a while. When Jami was five, the family was gathered in Spokane and her grandmother suddenly died while they were there. An already ...
#92 Joy, Love, and Miracles
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - February 23, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Lorraine Segal. Lorraine grew up in southern California. She tells us about her struggle to feel the same love she saw elsewhere around her. Her own parents never showed unconditional love, so Lorraine lacked the support and affection she craved. She felt she could never mea...
#91 Confident Communication is a Journey
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - February 16, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Hrideep Barot. Growing up in India, Hrideep says he thinks his lack of confidence began at a very young age when he was struggling with night terrors. He couldn't sleep without having nightmares, so he ended up in therapy and began suffering from crippling social anxiety. He f...
#90 Raw and Real
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - February 09, 2023 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Gail Kraft, who fought for her life from the very beginning after her mother made an attempt to abort her. Although Gail lived, she never got to form a strong relationship with her mother, because her mom died when Gail was just three years old. From that point, her father tre...
#89 Keep on Walking
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - February 02, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Sheldon R.S. Crocker who grew up in a very, very small town in Newfoundland, Canada. He was born with Arthrogryposis, which causes muscle atrophy and contractions at most joints. From birth he was challenged with not being able to walk. In order to become the inspiring speaker...
#88 Consistency, Joy, & Speaking From the Heart
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - January 28, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Melahni Ake who was born in Florida, but shortly afterwards her family moved to their hometown of Indianapolis where her grandparents had established a thriving church ministry. When her father suffered a sudden illness the family went back to Florida for his treatment, but h...
#87 Freedom Grows Love: Advocating for Others
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - January 19, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday I interview Leanne Dorish, who says that people have always paid attention to her because of her height. She learned very early on that people were always watching. When she spoke, her stature sometimes led to people seeing her voice as too strong. She pulled back a bit and became a skille...
#86 From Tears to Triumph
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - January 12, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Linda Bello-Ruiz who grew up in Redwood Valley, California, in a family of six children. Linda was blessed with great parents, but with a crowded household, she wanted to find her own way to stand out. She craved attention, so she often used her height and bright red hair to t...
#85 Solving Difficult Problems and Making an Impact
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - January 05, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Michaelene Cristini Risley who grew up in the midwest in an Italian Catholic family. From the start, she tells us that the pedestal men are put on in this culture makes women a little more hesitant to speak in their power. That, coupled with the typical idea that men leave the...
#84 Release Doubt and Remember to Smile
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - December 29, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Lesley Nase who is the middle child of five children. Due to a large port wine birthmark across her face, her shyness would sometimes come forward. She remembers once being timid about walking past some kids, in fear of the stares. Her sweet and encouraging mother reminded he...
#83 Honor Your Values
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - December 22, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Chris Salem who remembers being disappointed and hurt by his father. His dad wasn't around much and didn't give him the encouragement and praise he so longed for, and this lack of support dug a deep hole in Chris's heart. Chris says his mother was great. She was always there...
#82 Permission to Lift the Veil
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - December 15, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Kamala Murphey whose family was a fairly rigid system. Her father – who had at one point studied to become a priest but in the end, did not – was a strict perfectionist. He and his doting wife had high expectations of their two daughters, thrilled with the acclaim they saw on ...
#81 Fieldwork of the Heart and Mind
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - December 08, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Candy Motzek who was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. Her father is black and her mother is white, and in those early times, many people didn't understand interracial couples and didn't always react well. Some were unkind. Candy says she felt like an "oddity". Already a...
#80 Neurodiversity, Networking, & Finding the Zone of Genius
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - December 01, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Michael Whitehouse who grew up in Massachusetts and found himself in an interesting family dynamic. His parents divorced when he was seven, so he split his time among 4 homes: his mother's, his father's, his mother's parents', and his father's parents'. Many people thought it ...
#79 Moments of Breakthrough
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - November 24, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Dr. Gary Wohlman, a powerful teacher who is important to me because he was one of my first coaches! I had a transformative experience with him and I am so honored and proud to share him with you all today. Gary was born in New York City to Russian Jewish parents. They were h...
#77 The Real Me
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - November 10, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Michelle Prince who grew up in Chicago in a strong, faith-based family. Her parents were from big Catholic families, so she and her brother had deep Catholic roots during their upbringing. It was a safe and happy home, but there were strict rules and high expectations. Her m...
#75 Free to Be You and Me
Find Your Voice, Change Your Life - October 27, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday, I interview Jean Kathryn Carlson who grew up in a religious family and felt invisible for much of her childhood. The goal was to be perfect and keep the peace in order to secure her place in heaven. She never felt enabled to be herself, to open up, or to color outside the lines. She fel...
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