Self-Empowerment | Honoring Your Voice

Category: Self-Empowerment

The Voice of Compassion in the Midst of Suffering

Posted on 03/08/2022 by KKelly

This is my first blog in two years. Covid, the tragic loss of a beloved family member and moving back to Maine to be closer to my daughter have all resulted in a period of relative silence. Not uncommon in...Read More

Falling on Deaf Ears: When Others Don’t Honor Your Voice

Posted on 04/04/201903/08/2022 by KKelly

I recently had an experience where I tried to explain a business situation to someone who absolutely refused to hear what I had to say. This person, in fact, interrupted me and walked away leaving me feeling resentful, disrespected, and...Read More

Harmony or Discord: Why the World Needs Your Voice

Posted on 02/18/201903/08/2022 by KKelly

Have you ever paused and wondered how so many things just work so naturally? I am amazed at the synchrony of nature. The solar system, my body, right down to the atoms that make up, well, everything, is balanced. Infinite...Read More

Are You Ready?

Posted on 12/07/201812/08/2018 by KKelly

It’s the last month of the year. A time, among the many celebrations, that we often begin to take stock of what we accomplished over the course of the year and compare that with the intentions we set around this...Read More

Returning to Breath

Posted on 11/13/201811/13/2018 by KKelly

I have been practicing yoga for about 15 years now. I was first introduced to yoga 20 years ago by my then sister-in-law. I remember feeling annoyed at the repetitive instruction of breathing, thinking “How redundant...just tell me how to...Read More

I Didn’t Say That…

Posted on 09/20/201809/21/2018 by KKelly

I confess. I do not have a “poker face”. My friends often describe me as "wearing my heart on my sleeve.” The younger generation, namely my daughter, affectionately refers to a certain look as my “bitch face”. If you see...Read More

Whose Voice Is This? Voice and Identity

Posted on 08/27/201808/30/2018 by KKelly

Recently one of my clients, a singer who came to me with vocal nodules, was making breakthroughs with her voice. She was discovering how allowing her natural voice to arise created a beautiful yet unfamiliar sound that was so abundantly...Read More

The Art of Communication: Embracing Your Individual Style

Posted on 08/06/201808/22/2018 by KKelly

Throughout my career, particularly in my early training, I have been immersed in the scientific nature of communication. I took a communication science course, learned the physics and physiology of sound/voice, and behavioral analysis taught me that just like...Read More

Empowering Yourself Through Voice

Posted on 06/06/201808/22/2018 by KKelly

One day when my now adult son was in kindergarten, I was waiting at his bus stop for his school bus to arrive. We lived in a pretty rural area and I had to walk up the road to an...Read More