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Leap Like MeFinding Your Authentic Voice with Elissa WeinzimmerFinding your authentic voice and using it regularly can be difficult. When today’s guest, Elissa, literally lost her voice, she decided to dedicate her life to helping other people not only protect their voices but learn how to use them in conjunction with a regulated nervous system. In today’s episode, my guest Elissa Weinzimmer shares about how a vocal hemorrhage led her to take a leap into a career as a vocal and presence coach, and how she is now experiencing a second leap rediscovering her singing voice and making music. If you’re tak...2022-11-0250 min
The Sanity Project PodcastFind Your Voice & Speak Your Truth with Elissa WeinzimmerElissa Weinzimmer is an award-winning vocal health educator, presence coach, and the founder of Voice Body Connection. After suddenly losing her own voice at age 21, Elissa began studying the mechanics of voice. Over time she developed a unique, concrete approach that empowers performers, leaders, and speakers to optimize their voices and share them more authentically. Elissa has led training for We Work, Equinox, Microsoft, eBay, Instacart, and more, and has been featured in Business Insider, Thrive Global, and Healthline. She earned her MFA from the University of Alberta, and is trained in Fitzmaurice Voicework®️, Hatha yog...2022-02-0224 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth89. About harmony (and why I’m taking a sabbatical), with ElissaWhat 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 need a big break. I’ll explain my plans to take a sabbatical and reflect on the uncertainty of not knowing what comes next. Here’s what I can trust: I know that by taking this step, I’m living in ha...2021-12-0940 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth86. About talking to people you disagree with, with Josh TrentOne 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 caption Josh wrote “I DO NOT comply.” My first thought was “Eesh, I need to unfollow my friend Josh.” But as my finger moved to hover over the button my second thought was: “Elissa Weinzimmer... you’ve got one person in your feed who’s not in your silo of agre...2021-11-111h 47
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth85. About resistance, with ElissaWhen 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 experience of feeling pressure between ourselves and something outside of us - is good for helping us understand and define who we are. In this solo episode that sets the month’s theme, join me to do a somatic experiment around the feeling of res...2021-11-0442 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth81. About balance, with ElissaWhen 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 may think balance is a fixed, perfect center point that you have to strive for. But in reality, balance is dynamic and spacious. And falling or failing are important parts of continuing to find balance. We’re living in a world where a new normal is unfolding, and it...2021-10-0745 min
The Inner EditElissa Weinzimmer: How to Find Your Voice, Speak Authentically and Why It MattersToday I’m joined by Elissa Weinzimmer, an award-winning vocal health educator, presence coach, and the founder of Voice Body Connection. After suddenly losing her own voice at age 21, Elissa began studying the mechanics of voice. Over time she developed a unique, concrete approach that empowers performers, leaders, and speakers to optimize their voices and share them more authentically. Today you will learn so much about your voice and the voice body connection. We talk about your metaphorical voice and why it is essential to speak your truth and live authentically. “When we express ourselves impeccably we are...2021-09-221h 08The Inner EditElissa Weinzimmer: How to Find Your Voice, Speak Authentically and Why It MattersToday I’m joined by Elissa Weinzimmer, an award-winning vocal health educator, presence coach, and the founder of Voice Body Connection. After suddenly losing her own voice at age 21, Elissa began studying the mechanics of voice. Over time she developed a unique, concrete approach that empowers performers, leaders, and speakers to optimize their voices and share them more authentically. Today you will learn so much about your voice and the voice body connection. We talk about your metaphorical voice and why it is essential to speak your truth and live authentically. “When we express ourselves impeccably we are...2021-09-221h 08
Your Story MedicineHow to Express Yourself When Your Voice Feels Blocked with Elissa WeinzimmerIn this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Elissa Weinzimmer, an award-winning vocal health educator, presence coach, and the founder of Voice Body Connection.
After suddenly losing her own voice at age 21, Elissa began studying the mechanics of voice. Over time she developed a unique, concrete approach that empowers performers, leaders, and speakers to optimize their voices and share them more authentically.
Learn more about Elissa and her offerings:
Visit her website: www.voicebodyconnection.com
Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/voicebodyelissa
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GIVE A HECKLosing Her Voice Led To Her Voice & Body Connection with Elissa WeinzimmerWelcome to the 39th episode of the Give A Heck Podcast! Join Dwight Heck and his guest, Elissa Weinzimmer, to discuss how she lost her voice at a young age and the healing process she underwent that rekindled her vocal skills and a new purpose. As someone vigorous and creative before as a student, Elissa admitted to getting obsessed with not working at one point in her life. Unfortunately, because of overworking, Elissa developed a case of mononucleosis that eventually led to her losing her voice. In this episode, Elissa and Dwight discuss yoga and meditation, body and mind...2021-06-281h 12
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth77. About compassion, my Jewish identity, and the Middle East, with ElissaAs 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 before, and making stumbles along the way. I share my story today in the spirit of modeling what it’s like to speak our truth through the messiness and confusion, and how to have compassion for it all. Please tune in to this episode, an...2021-06-0457 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth76. About the people who shaped you, with Eric TodaEric 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 of the boys who attended my Bat Mitzvah in 1998. In this very special episode of the podcast - one that holds the award for being the episode I’ve cried through most - I speak with my childhood friend about how we can use technology to unite or di...2021-05-2743 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth75. About your story medicine, with JumakaeWhat 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 of understanding. And as Jumakae points out in this episode, so many of the things we focus on in our lives are transient. We can’t take money to our graves, but we can leave a legacy through the stories we tell, an...2021-05-2059 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth74. About your genuine brand voice, with Sophia SunwooSophie 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 systems in Cameroon and India. Most recently, Sophia has become the founder of Ascent Strategy, working with women entrepreneurs to grow their start-ups. In addition to this incredible resume, one of my favorite things about Sophia is how authentically she communicates and models having a clear, strong “brand voice.” In tod...2021-05-1353 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth73. About connection, with ElissaAs 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 Body-Mind Centering framework that helps us understand the importance of establishing safety and comfort before we can genuinely connect to and bond with each other. We have the opportunity create a new paradigm if we’re willing to do the work to truly show up and connect. ...2021-05-0639 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth72. About cultivating self-love, with Ko ImKo 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 Newsweek - and at the same time have required her to dig deeper than ever to access her own worthiness. Self-love is a product of our own personal work, but it’s also a reflection of the communities we grow up in and...2021-04-2947 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth71. About returning home to ourselves, with Danellia ArechigaDanellia 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 episode, Danellia shares how connecting to our own innate worthiness is the key to finding that freedom, and how communing with our ancestors can help us return home to ourselves. Listen now, and for show notes and access to the free mini-course, visit...2021-04-2243 min
MUVE Forward239: Finding Your Voice With Elissa WeinzimmerOn today’s episode, I chat with Elissa Weinzimmer, a performer turned director who shares her experience of overcoming the loss of her voice - literally! From a very young age, Elissa had always been a performer. In her college years, she found herself “doing it all” while she could, which resulted in her having a vocal hemorrhage, acid reflux, and muscle tension dysphonia. Although Elissa was told to take one month of vocal rest she refused to let this hold her back from continuing her journey in working in the arts! “I want to help people prevent what I went thro...2021-04-1955 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth70. About being a true influencer, with Bret ShufordBret 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 Broadway Husbands, Bret is the example he always wished he’d had. And a huge part of his work is also as the Broadway Life Coach, teaching fellow creatives how to market themselves effectively. In this episode you’ll learn how to overco...2021-04-1542 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth69. About worthiness (and being a plaintiff in the USC case), with ElissaWhen 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 misconduct. I tentatively entered the legal case against him, unsure if my story was worthy of being included. The lawyers assured me they wanted every story and every voice. The case has now reached a settlement, and USC will pay $1.1 billion in total...2021-04-0845 min
Make It P.O.P! Powerful on Purpose!Make It P.O.P! EP 12 Elissa Weinzimmer Voice Body ConnectionElissa Weinzimmer is an award-winning vocal health educator, presence coach, and the founder of Voice Body Connection. After suddenly losing her own voice at age 21, Elissa began studying the mechanics of voice. Over time she developed a unique, concrete approach that empowers performers, leaders, and speakers to optimize their voices and share them more authentically. http://voicebodyconnection.com Elissa’s clients include Broadway stars, television personalities, politicians, and CEOs. She has led workshops for WeWork, Equinox, Microsoft, eBay, Instacart, and more, and has been featured in Thrive Global, Healthline, SheKnows, Adweek, and Kajabi.
http://voicebodyconnection.co...2021-04-0727 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth68. About spring equinox 2021, with Virginia RosenbergThe 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 picking up. So Virginia encourages us to ask ourselves: Where is my pulse quickening? Where do I feel excitement? We also discuss how 2021 is going to be a year of major transition. As the year unfolds before us, we’ll need to toggle between honoring the struct...2021-03-1853 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth67. About rebirth, with ElissaSpring 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 consider what it’s going to feel like to emerge into a new world. It’s uncomfortable to be in the waiting process before we know what that new world is really going to look like. And it’s uncomfortable to feel as...2021-03-1145 min
listening SUPERPOWER podcastUnlocking Your #Authentic Voice by #SpeakingYourTruth with Elissa WeinzimmerHow do we listen to really know if we are speaking our truth in our daily grind? When do we know if we are using our authentic voice or if we are repeating repetitive, memorized scripts inside our own bubbles of agreement? Elissa shares stories and examples to help us become more connected to our own inner truth, both at work and at home. This helps our ability to problem solve and create new solutions so that we don’t get stuck in stress, fear, and a feeling of unsafety. She also shares her 4-step model to transform conversations fr...2021-01-2549 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth66. About winter solstice 2020, with Virginia RosenbergThere’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 last episode of the season, our resident astrologer Virginia Rosenberg is back to help us make sense of it all. Join us to put a cap on this wild year and vision how we’ll find our voice and speak our truth in the future. Listen now, and for show notes and ac...2020-12-171h 02
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth65. About expansion, with ElissaIn 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 what we can currently imagine. And in 2020 we’ve learned more than ever what it means to expand. Listen now, and for show notes and access to the free mini-course, visit www.voicebodyconnection.com/podcast.2020-12-1032 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth64. About effective communication, with Keven Brahim KaddiThere 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 Culture article. He affirmed how much the model I created converges with other models. In this episode, Keven will talk us through some of the shared wisdom of effective communication, and how we can put it into action in our lives. Listen now, and for show notes and...2020-12-041h 00
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth63. About conversation in America, with Jim St. GermainI 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 we choose to talk to people with whom we can simply go back and forth in a “bubble of agreement.” This episode is not that. It’s a real conversation about the real America. We talk about race and class and America’s true history...2020-11-191h 10
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth62. About Conversation Culture, with ElissaIt’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? I suggest: Conversation Culture. In this solo episode I’ll share the four steps that I believe can help us come back together in conversation: 1) Start with your own body, 2) Get curious and listen, 3) Picture you’re on the same team, and 4) When all else fails, be kind. Join...2020-11-0539 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth61. About finding liberation through our voice, with Thea MayThis 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 content in today’s podcast episode! This conversation blew my mind and I think it will blow yours too. Thea and I agree: in our modern era, the pathway to liberation is through our voice. Join us as we discuss how to get there. You’ll learn about the...2020-10-291h 00
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth60. About justice and reform, with RaRa 4 ReformRaRa 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 podcast! Listen as RaRa shares about the current landscape of injustice in New York City and the need for reform in this metropolis and through the USA and the globe. We’re living in silos where people in the same city can be i...2020-10-221h 01
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth60. About justice and reform, with RaRa 4 ReformRaRa 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 podcast! Listen as RaRa shares about the current landscape of injustice in New York City and the need for reform in this metropolis and through the USA and the globe. We’re living in silos where people in the same city can be i...2020-10-221h 01Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth59. About how we talk about race, with Christina BlackenHow 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 space. Ask open-ended questions that don’t make assumptions, and do your research before you show up. It makes sense that we’ve been nervous to have multi-racial conversations about racism, and anxious to call Grandma out for her unacceptable comments. But it’s time to sharpen our vocabulary and to have these co...2020-10-1558 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth59. About how we talk about race, with Christina BlackenHow 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 space. Ask open-ended questions that don’t make assumptions, and do your research before you show up. It makes sense that we’ve been nervous to have multi-racial conversations about racism, and anxious to call Grandma out for her unacceptable comments. But it’s time to sharpen our vocabulary and to have these co...2020-10-1558 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth58. About freedom, with ElissaWhat 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 we tout in the USA is basically “I do what I want.” That’s not a freedom that uplifts others. We must step out of this zero-sum game and into the reality that true individual freedom elevates the collective. We’ll explore these ideas in t...2020-10-0832 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth58. About freedom, with ElissaWhat 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 we tout in the USA is basically “I do what I want.” That’s not a freedom that uplifts others. We must step out of this zero-sum game and into the reality that true individual freedom elevates the collective. We’ll explore these ideas in t...2020-10-0832 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth57. About investing in women, with Anu BhardwajAnu Bhardwaj has 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 life experience - the work she deems most important is to promote investing in women. As the CEO of Women Investing in Women, Anu is developing a platform to reach women and girls in developing countries with education and inspiration. How? By making podcasts accessible on their “dumb phones.” Tune in to h...2020-10-0100 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth57. About investing in women, with Anu BhardwajAnu 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 life experience - the work she deems most important is to promote investing in women. As the CEO of Women Investing in Women, Anu is developing a platform to reach women and girls in developing countries with education and inspiration. How? By making podcasts accessible on their “dumb phones.” Tune in to hear...2020-10-0156 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth56. About re-training your nervous system, with ElissaThe 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. Today’s special podcast episode is the audio of my free masterclass “Why We Freak Out On Camera, and How To Solve It.” You’ll learn why it's totally natural for your nervous system to go into fight or flight mode when you're staring at a camera lens (or a blink...2020-09-241h 18
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth55. About fall equinox 2020, with Virginia RosenbergAstrology 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 big takeaways? To re-connect to each other, co-regulate, and work as a team. To practice listening and real dialogue. And to remember that our spiritual practice right now is to use our voice and to un-censor ourselves. If you are here on the planet right now, you’re part...2020-09-1752 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth54. About your network, with ElissaWho 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, is also a gift that’s helping us evaluate what’s most important. A network is like a circuit… when it’s complete, it lights us up. In this solo episode, we’ll explore how we can build a sustainable, thriving, abundant network that provides us with every...2020-08-0638 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth53. About raising your voice, with Kaitlin JuneOne 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 spent years as a birth doula and an expressive arts healer. But give the lesson they did, and at the end this friend said: “Kaitlin, this is what you were born to do.” And now Kaitlin June is known as the Voice Doula, helping individuals give birth to their vo...2020-07-301h 06
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth52. About your human design, with Elyse PrestonHave 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 this month, Elyse will share why there’s no single right way for human beings to act. In fact, according to Human Design each unique energy type has a different blueprint for how to take action and when to pause. And when you’re familiar with your individual pattern...2020-07-231h 12
Vocal Freedom PodcastVocal Freedom Episode 12 - Elissa WeinzimmerMy guest this week is Elissa Weinzimmer, a voice and presence coach living in New York City. Elissa shares some of her incredible journey so far and is on a strong social justice mission as she strives to help everyone raise their awareness about not just vocal health but speaking their truth, mindfully and without restriction. Elissa is the founder of Voice Body Connection with Elissa Weinzimmer - Visit her website to learn more hereand has her own podcast "The Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth" Podcast - listen hereI'm looking forwa...2020-07-1700 min
This Is My TruthEpisode 32: Find Your Voice. Speak Your Truth: A Conversation with Elissa WeinzimmerToday I am so excited to share my conversation with Elissa Weinzimmer. I think most of us can relate to the notion of losing our voice...most of us metaphorically. Elissa's journey is one of a literal loss of voice and what that meant to her identity. She and I are on similar missions to create safe spaces where you can talk about things you don't talk about anywhere else.
More about Elissa: Elissa Weinzimmer is Founder of Voice Body Connection, empowering speakers and singers to have healthy, powerful voices. She has been a voice and presence coa...2020-07-1638 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth51. About theatre as activism, with Griffin MatthewsThe 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 D’Unte on the television show Dear White People, he’s also the creator of an auto-biographical documentary musical called Witness Uganda. And my friends, I can tell you that Witness Uganda is an astonishing piece of art. I know because, starting in 2010, I was Griffin’s assistant on the show. What’s been h...2020-07-161h 05
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth50. About taking action, with ElissaThe 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. We’ll explore polyvagal theory as a lens for understanding “right” action. And we’ll discuss how this knowledge can help us change and dismantle systems that are oppressive and irrelevant. Listen now, and for show notes and info on the Voice Body Connection...2020-07-0949 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth49. About diversity and inclusion, with Kellie WagnerKellie 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 changed again - George Floyd was killed and the Black Lives Matter movement surged - and now she’s been deluged with more inquiries than in the history of the whole company. In this powerful episode, Kellie shares why active anti-racism is crucial in the workplace and at home...2020-06-2548 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth48. About the summer solstice, with Virginia RosenbergThis 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. As we approach the summer solstice, we’re also in the midst of eclipse season. And over the course of the year we’re making a big transition from Capricorn to Aquarian energy. We’ll talk about what all that means, both for us personally and as a col...2020-06-1857 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth47. About a little bit of faith, with Abel YaresMeet 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 intuitive channeling. And in this episode of the podcast, Abel channels what we need to hear as a collective during this intense moment of history. What is it that we need right now? A little bit of faith. ✨ Listen now, and for show notes and info on the Voice Body...2020-06-111h 08
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth46. About trust (and turning 35), with ElissaNow 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 brand new name - I share what I’ve come to understand about trust. We’ll do an energy body meditation to help you protect yourself inside a loving cocoon, and I’ll explain how I’ve learned to converse with and calm dow...2020-06-0453 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth45. About how we treat mother earth, with Dominic MacCormackAccording 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 Dominic MacCormack, an expert on land use and water resources. Dominic’s answer to how to address climate change? With storytelling. With our voices. Dominic offers that it’s crucial that we share our visions with each other about the world we want to live in. Only through raising our voices can we...2020-05-261h 06
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth44. About a regenerative economy, with Mira Megs LathropOur 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 nature and living in a paradigm of abundance, we can transcend the extractive practices that no longer work for us economically or ecologically and innovate to a system that functions in right relationship. Mira offers clear steps you can take to make a difference, like breaking up wit...2020-05-191h 09
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth43. About your everyday things, with Gabriella D'ItaliaHow 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 shows how sustainably you’re living. In today’s podcast episode, meet Gabriella D’Italia. She’s an artist and a coach helping people restore sacred balance with their everyday things through holistic styling and more. Gabriella has changed my life, and I think hearing this conversation might change y...2020-05-1254 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth42. About sustainability, with ElissaNow 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 creation, maintenance, and destruction. How can we embrace the way nature sustains itself - through cycles - in order to vision a new way of being? How can we envision a new approach to our bodies, our material belongings, our financial resources, and planet earth? In today’s episode, I sh...2020-05-0743 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth41. About overcoming trauma, with Obi NdefoOn 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 actor and a yoga teacher, this sudden trauma completely changed Obi’s life. But he’s made a remarkable recovery, as a result of the ability to soften and accept, and also to strengthen his body and spirit. Now, as we all struggle with the challenge of a worl...2020-04-301h 14
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth40. About grief and loss, with Genevieve DeelyIn September 2016, two and a half year old Penelope Grace Deely died of meningitis within 36 hours of getting sick. For Penny’s mother, Genevieve Deely, it was the greatest tragedy that could have ever occurred. Over the course of time, though, Genevieve took her grief and turned it into profound healing. To the great inspiration of all those around her - including me - Gen continuously shared her words and her voice, eventually publishing a book called “The Birth of Hope.” Now, during the coronavirus pandemic, we are experiencing an immense collective tragedy. As many human souls are exiting planet...2020-04-231h 13
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth39. About time and the Mayan calendar, with Omboy RomeWe’re living in a new time. And that calls for a conversation about time. Meet Omboy Rome: cosmic hip hop artist, sound healer, and practitioner of the Mayan Dreamspell (the Mayan calendar). In this galactic conversation, Rome and I discuss how this difficult moment in our history can actually be a portal to live and inhabit time differently. Plus you’ll get to hear some of Rome’s music too. Now is the moment to cultivate stillness, acceptance, and harmony with planet earth. We are not going back to normal. Everything we do with our time is art, and th...2020-04-161h 03
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth38. About acceptance, with ElissaWhat about this moment do you think needs to be different? My guess is that there’s a lot you would change about your life and the world right now. But remember what the Buddha said… resisting reality only leads to suffering. This month’s theme on the podcast is acceptance, and in today’s solo episode we’ll explore why being able to accept the circumstances of our lives is a spiritual act. I’ll share how to stop wasting your energy trying not to feel the things that you’re feeling. And I’ll sing you a song I wrote tha...2020-04-0936 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth37. About technology as a tool for growth, with Jack DempseyJack Dempsey is a software engineer with a penchant for self-improvement. A few years ago our paths crossed, and I shared an early version of the How To Speak Your Truth process with him. Like any good geek, Jack decided he would create a tool to help him remember to use the process. So he built a text-based app, and a few weeks later I cried over my sushi when he showed it to me. In this episode, Jack and I discuss why it may be weird - but it’s actually super practical - to pay attention to th...2020-04-0252 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth36. About the coronavirus pandemic, with Sara DahanAcross the world, people are quarantined in their homes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In an unprecedented moment like this, it’s crucial that we give ourselves the opportunity to understand and express our truth. Today, I welcome Sara Dahan onto the How To Speak Your Truth podcast. Sara is a trained epidemiologist and an expert in public health, community, and loneliness. (Talk about a person designed to help us in this moment!) In this episode, Sara explains how we can practice social distancing while still taking care of our mental health. And in case you get pu...2020-03-261h 00Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth35. About the spring equinox, with Virginia RosenbergThank goodness it’s time to have our resident astrologer Virginia Rosenberg back on the podcast. We are living in unprecedented times, and now more than ever we can gain support from our awareness of the planets and the stars. In this episode, Virginia explains the movements currently happening in the sky, and how we can interpret the meaning and significance of the coronavirus pandemic. I feel such comfort hearing the wisdom that Virginia shares, and only feel more strongly about the conviction upon which all my work is based: your voice and your truth matters. Listen now, and fo...2020-03-1951 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth34. About awareness, with ElissaIn the 1970’s, a man named Noel Burch was working at a company called Gordon Training International teaching something called “The Four Stages of Competence.” He created this innovative model to describe how humans learn new things, and over the years psychologists and many others have continued to share it. When I was first introduced to it a decade ago, it completely blew my mind. What I love about it most is that we learn that the first step to changing anything is awareness. How true this is… we cannot change anything about ourselves until we recognize it first. So in th...2020-03-1240 min
Speakers Who Get ResultsUsing Your Voice To Make An Impact With Elissa WeinzimmerDream Interview: Oprah Winfrey
In any social situation, our voice is the very first thing that the people in front of us notice and remember. Therein is the reason why developing your voice is so important. Elissa Weinzimmer of Voice Body Connection teaches you how to get in touch with your voice for maximum impact. In a world where first impressions can dictate entire relationships, you’ve got to make sure you’re ready to make a splash from the get-go. With the help of some vocal exercises for strengthening your voice and increasing your rang...2020-03-0529 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth33. About yielding, with ElissaOne of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in my life is the importance of giving myself the space and permission to rest. After all, I was (and we are) taught to glorify hard work and busy-ness. But if we want to live a life that is in alignment with our truth, the most spiritual thing we can do is rest when we need to. In this solo episode, I’ll introduce a concept called yielding and share exercises to help you embody it. Yielding - which, is a term from Body-Mind Centering - is a process of finding the...2020-02-0649 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth32. About expressing your spirit, with Lotus SkyMy friend Lotus Sky is a musical channel and shamanic guide who helps people access and share their voices. In the year that we’ve known each other, Lotus Sky and I have bonded over our shared desire to support others in their free expression, but we’ve also opened up to each other about our own personal vocal struggles. So as we continue to discuss growth and our voices on the podcast this month, it was a no-brainer to have Lotus Sky come on and share her story. You’ll hear how this incredible healer of a human lost h...2020-01-2357 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth31. About having a healthy voice, with Dr. Reena GuptaDr. Reena Gupta is a laryngologist, meaning that she’s an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor who specializes in the care of the professional voice. What makes her unique among her colleagues is that she combines her western medical training with a holistic and integrative approach to vocal health. Now, as she’s going through a major period of growth and opening up her own practice, Dr. Gupta shares about both the science and art of the voice. Prepare to have your limiting beliefs busted in this episode… Yes, your mental health can affect your voice! And yes, speaking your t...2020-01-1647 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth30. About reclaiming your voice, with Melanie TapsonWhen Melanie Tapson started experiencing vocal challenges as a young performer, no doctor or specialist could explain to her what was going on. It took a decade before someone finally gave her the answer, and that was: it’s just tension. Now, as a speech-language pathologist specializing in voice care - and, lucky for me, as the resident speech pathologist in my Release Your Voice course! - Melanie helps her clients understand and move through their voice challenges. In this episode, you’ll hear Melanie’s astounding and heart wrenching story about how she’s grown throughout her journey, and I’m...2020-01-091h 00Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth29. About growth and overcoming (vocal) trauma, with ElissaI didn’t mark my calendar for November and December of 2019 with the to-do: “Re-surface and process my vocal trauma.” But that’s what happened. For the past couple months I’ve been riding waves of memory, joy, and grief as I’ve come to understand so much more about why and how I lost my voice at age 21. In this first episode of 2020, I’ll share the up-to-date version of the story. You’ll learn why my Dad found me crying in my childhood bedroom on Thanksgiving Day, and how I found myself finishing a song I started writing 25 years...2019-12-3145 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth28. About meditation, with Emily FletcherEmily Fletcher has taught 20,000 people worldwide to meditate, and I am very honored to have been one of the first. I met Emily back in 2011 when we were both starting our businesses, and since then I’ve been lucky to have her teaching, wisdom, and friendship in my life. In this final episode of 2019, join Emily and I as we talk deeply about the most foundational practice either of us has ever committed to: meditation. Emily shares why the barriers you think are keeping you from being a “good meditator” are possible to overcome, and speaks vulnerably about her own pe...2019-12-2547 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth27. About the winter solstice, with Virginia RosenbergThis Saturday is the winter solstice, the shortest day of our year. So our resident astrologer Virginia Rosenberg is back on the podcast to help us look back on 2019, look ahead to 2020, and reflect on the power of this moment in time. In order to speak our truth during this season, we must be vulnerable. Yet it’s also crucial that we honor the progress we’ve made in this past year and celebrate our accomplishments. Even if we’re “not where we want to be” yet, everything is unfolding in perfect time. Listen now, and for more information on the pod...2019-12-1951 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth26. About your relationships, with Maya LightMy dear friend Maya Light is back on the podcast! Since the theme is Commitment this month, I knew all of you would want to hear more juicy stuff about relationships, etc. So I thought to myself: Who’s another ex I can ask to be on the show? Can I ask my therapist?? And then after laughing for awhile, I realized that giving you a window into my deep, daily musings with Maya would be the most open and vulnerable thing I could offer. As an event producer, DJ, energy worker, and writer, Maya brings a deep, embodied ap...2019-12-121h 04Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth25. About commitment, with ElissaHoly shamoly, friends. I spilled my guts and shared my *truth* in this episode. In fact, this is the most vulnerable storytelling I’ve ever shared publicly. I chose the theme Commitment this month because it’s been my personal theme for 2019. And boy oh boy, I have spent the year understanding what it means to make a commitment. In this episode I share openly about the things I’ve been letting go of (hint: this has to do with habits around money and love), the new choices and behaviors I’ve been committing to, and the story of the day...2019-12-0550 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth24. About finding your people, with Paul PeglarI met Paul Peglar in college when we were in “rival” a cappella groups across Los Angeles. Over the years we’ve come in and out of each others’ daily lives and communities. And today I’m connected to Paul through one of my most central communities: the artist collective called ECHT that Paul founded here in Brooklyn, New York. Paul’s superpower is bringing artists together in unique live experiences, and bridging the gap between artist and audience. In this extra special Thanksgiving episode, Paul shares how to find your people no matter where you are, and why joining toge...2019-11-2853 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth23. About building what you need, with Mary ClavieresAfter Mary Clavieres gave birth to her daughter via C-section, she learned that there was nowhere to buy more pairs of the postpartum mesh underwear the hospital had given her. So what did she do? She started a company called Brief Transitions. As she built that business, she learned that being a mom-entrepreneur could be very isolating. So what did she do? She started a community called the Transitions Collective. Today on the podcast, I welcome my client and friend Mary Clavieres. Mary shares her wisdom about how the most successful communities (and businesses!) arise from the needs of...2019-11-2038 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth22. About getting together, with Kevin HuynhAccording to Kevin Huynh, co-author of “Get Together,” a community is a group of people who come together over what they care about. And community is a super important aspect of being human. After all, we’re social creatures who derive inspiration, support, and a sense of belonging from our communities. So what do you care about? In this episode, Kevin shares the personal history that led him to stop pursuing engineering and focus on community building full-time. Plus we get meta: Kevin actually gives me a coaching session on the development of the Speak Your Truth Membership Community (... which...2019-11-1449 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth21. About community, with ElissaWhat does community mean to you? As we head into winter in the northern hemisphere, there’s a natural movement towards warmth, connection, and togetherness. But does surrounding yourself with other humans constitute being in community? I’ve asked myself this question repeatedly in the past decade as I’ve moved from Los Angeles to Edmonton to New York City to Tulsa, and back to New York. As we explore November’s theme Community in this first podcast of the month, I share about my “introversion experiment” (I’m an extrovert by nature) and the discoveries I’ve made about isolation...2019-11-0742 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth20. About singing your shadow, with Stephanie RookerIn honor of Halloween we’re going behind the veil... and into my lesson with my singing teacher Stephanie Rooker. I didn’t take singing lessons for twelve years after I lost my voice. For one thing, I felt estranged from my voice, but I also wasn’t interested in studying technique. What I wanted was to set my voice free. And then I found Stephanie: a singer, a teacher, a sound healer, and a holder of sacred space. What Stephanie has taught me is music medicine - how to sing my shadow - and that process is bringing my voi...2019-10-3158 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth19. About the psychology of your shadow, with Sherene VismayaIt would have been remiss to explore the theme of shadow this month and not bring in a Jungian psychoanalyst. So you’re in for a treat everyone… meet Sherene Vismaya. Before I ever got personally connected to Sherene, her book “Surviving Saturn’s Return” was my bible as I was approaching age 30. Sherene is a psychoanalyst, an astrologer, a tarot reader, a movement teacher, and a woman of extreme wisdom. I learned so much hearing her share about how we can approach and slowly uncover our shadow. In fact, I was so comfortable with her that I wound up sharing...2019-10-2349 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth18. About the tarot deck, with Blind OracleIt is with great reverence and gratitude that I welcome my tarot reader to the podcast, a Blind Oracle. If you’re not familiar with the tarot, it’s a very special deck of cards used to offer reflections on our lived human experience. Often thought of as an occult practice, tarot is in fact a beautiful way to bring to light what’s in the shadow. In this episode we discuss how the tarot deck helps us access and speak our truth, and we pull two draws of cards: one for me personally and one for our collective. When I...2019-10-1745 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth17. About dancing your shadow, with Rochelle SchieckHere’s some shadow medicine for us all... in this week’s episode of the How To Speak Your Truth podcast I am incredibly honored to be speaking to Rochelle Schieck, founder of Qoya (and extra special guest, her son Desmond!). Qoya is a feminine movement practice based on the premise that through movement we remember our essence. Having danced Qoya for four years, I can say that one of my very favorite parts of a class is to dance the shadow side of the theme. In this episode, Rochelle shares why the shadow is so important and offers a si...2019-10-1043 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth16. About your shadow, with ElissaAs fall arrives in the northern hemisphere, the theme we’ll be exploring this month on the podcast is Shadow. When we unconsciously reject our shadow, we cannot show up in our lives fully and authentically. There is medicine in the shadow. So in this solo episode to kick off October, I’ll share stories and reflections about my process of integrating my own shadow. In particular, I’ll share a spontaneous experience I had channeling my matrilineal grandmothers and asking them to release me from an unspoken family agreement. Plus for the very first time on this podcast (though...2019-10-0345 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth15. About your voice, with Lynn SingerToday’s podcast topic is one of the nearest and dearest to my heart: your voice. So it is an honor that on this episode you’ll be hearing the deeply resonant and soulful voice of my colleague Lynn Singer. In her decades of studying and teaching acting and voicework in New York City, Lynn has worked with some of the greatest personalities in the world. But though she’s learned with some of the best, Lynn’s approach to voice training is fully and uniquely her own. Listen as Lynn shares about how truth comes from vulnerability and why acce...2019-09-2656 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth14. About the fall equinox, with Virginia RosenbergOur astrologer Virginia Rosenberg is back in honor of the fall equinox (in the northern hemisphere… and spring in the southern!). Now you may ask: Why is there a resident astrologer on the How To Speak Your Truth podcast? Because knowledge of celestial bodies can teach us so much about our own embodied experience on earth. The story in the sky right now is helping us understand the emotional weights we need to release. Especially as we enter Libra season - a time of exploring relationships and balance - it’s important to let our emotions move and be expr...2019-09-2045 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth13. About friendship, with Briel PomerantzMeet Briel, my life “wifey.” We grew up together attending theatre camp and synagogue, and now we’ve been friends for 25 years. It hasn’t always been easy… we’ve mostly lived long distances apart, we’ve had our fights (we’ll tell you about the one that happened in wine country), and in many ways we’re two very different people. But over and over through the years, we’ve continued to commit to being best friends. In this week’s episode, “About friendship,” we’ll dive into why it’s so important to be fully authentic with the people closest to you, and...2019-09-1247 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth12. About authenticity, with ElissaIn preparation for recording the solo episode on this month’s theme, Authenticity, I looked up hashtag #authenticity on instagram. The feed was hilarious - a slew of Jeeps and Nikes. Fair enough... in today’s social media and influencer culture, authenticity can be co-opted by anyone who wants to lay claim to it. But that doesn’t mean the concept is tainted. Being authentic is real and it matters. In episode 12, I share stories of how my grad school mentors tried to talk me out of discussing truth in my thesis, and why letting myself have a bad day ha...2019-09-0540 minFind Your Voice, Speak Your Truth11. About getting sh!t done, with Alex BatdorfWhen adults used to ask Alex Batdorf what she wanted to be when she grew up, she’d say: “I’m going to rule the world.” I think she wasn’t wrong... this queen is powerful. Alex is a serial entrepreneur, a business strategy coach, and a sought after speaker who helps women entrepreneurs scale their businesses to $1 million. Why? Because when women have the capacity to build highly successful businesses, the entire economy changes. And that’s the change Alex wants to see in the world. In this episode, About getting sh!t done, Alex and I talk about the im...2019-08-2253 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth10. About passion, with Chocolako AgburuI had the absolute pleasure of sitting directly across from my soul sister Chocolako (yes, on my microphone in Brooklyn!) to record this episode about passion. Choc is an inspiring yoga teacher and wise soul who describes herself as a “spirited glomad with African roots and a rainbow heart.” Since meeting in Bali two years ago, Choc and I have spent hours discussing our hopes, dreams, and passions in life. In the episode you’ll hear Choc share about the importance of finding passion inside your own being rather than seeking it externally. And together we came up with this c...2019-08-1449 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth09. About fulfillment, with Jeff KoberThis week, I am deeply honored to be bringing you the voice of Jeff Kober on the How To Speak Your Truth podcast. Jeff is a meditation teacher and one of my greatest mentors. In this episode we talk about the Vedic definitions of truth and desire, and the question of how to find fulfillment in our lives (hint: no seeking required). After the conversation I thought to myself: “Well, Jeff answered our big question… we understand what truth is now, so I suppose I can stop recording episodes of this show!” All jokes aside, this episode is a profou...2019-08-0852 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth08. About desire, with ElissaThis may prove to be one of the most nerve-wracking episodes to record ever. That’s for two reasons: 1) I make a full declaration of why I identify as polyamorous and 2) I recorded it live with my Speak Your Truth Membership Community (which I’ll be doing for all future solo episodes!). August’s theme is Desire. In the episode I start by sharing the ancient Vedic perspective that true desire is not created by our ego, but rather sent by universal consciousness in order to direct us where we’re meant to go. I also share how this...2019-07-3041 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth07. About dating, with Chris DavisMeet Chris Davis. We used to date. Now we don’t, but we’re really good friends. And we were able to make that transition smoothly because we’re free to speak our truth with each other. In this episode you’ll hear our dating story, which includes meeting on Bumble, going on a first date at a minor league baseball game, and saying “I love you” in the first week of knowing each other. Chris and I get super honest about how we’ve navigated our connection, and share the difficult, truthful things we’ve said to each other over the co...2019-07-2246 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth06. About bonding, with Maya LightHow do you cultivate meaningful bonds in your relationships? This week I’m joined by Maya Light, one of my closest friends. Maya and I are on a journey to replace co-dependency with co-regulation. In the episode we discuss methods for creating supported relationships, knowing where your boundaries for receiving are, and the human need for closeness. We also look at attachment theory and how your early bonds can shape your relationship style in adulthood, as well as finding a balance between your personal needs and the needs of those with whom you are connecting. Maya is my daily voi...2019-07-1852 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth05. About family, with Steven WeinzimmerAre you able to speak your truth with your family? Episode 5 is really special, y’all. And that’s because in this episode I speak with my own father, Steven Weinzimmer. Families often have blurred boundaries around purpose, responsibility and expectations, and my family is certainly no different. But the powerful thing is that we’re finally able to talk about it. My dad shares stories from his youth that range from romantic to tragic. We touch on shame and guilt and trauma, and how parents often put pressure on their children so they can have opportunities and experiences that th...2019-07-1157 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth04. About independence and boundaries, with ElissaDo you have challenges protecting your independence and creating boundaries? (Um hi, me too!) In honor of 4th of July in the U.S., I’m kicking off this month with a solo episode about independence and boundaries. Moving forward every month of the podcast will have a theme, so this is our theme for the rest of July. In this episode I share some of my own struggles with creating clear boundaries, as well as my journey back to myself after a tough break-up. I also talk about one of my favorite ideas: honoring our boundaries as if the...2019-06-2930 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth03. About money, with Ashley Feinstein GerstleyI was thrilled (and terrified, and all the things) to talk to my friend and money coach Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, founder of the Fiscal Femme, for Episode 3 of the podcast. Money is one of my greatest areas of challenge, and over the past three years Ashley has helped me do some very raw, deep, honest work around it. So in this episode, I come clean about how I’ve behaved in the past and we talk about how to come into right relationship and live your truth with your money. Ashley also shares why it’s so important to brea...2019-06-2748 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth02. About astrology, with Virginia RosenbergIn Episode 2 of the How To Speak Your Truth podcast, you’ll meet my friend and our resident astrologer for the podcast, Virginia Rosenberg. Virginia will be joining us once each season on the solstice and equinoxes, and we recorded this episode on Monday June 17 right after the height of the full moon in Sagittarius. In the conversation, Virginia introduces us to some basic concepts of astrology including how it can bring us into better touch with nature and the elements and can be a tool to get in touch with the energy of *right now.* Her truth - my...2019-06-1954 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth01. About your story, with Christina BlackenIt couldn’t be more perfect that the first guest on the How To Speak Your Truth podcast is my coach and dear friend, Christina Blacken. Christina is a professional badass and storyteller… through her storytelling platform and consultancy, The New Quo, she works with individuals and organizations to help them share their stories with more confidence and clarity. This episode is REAL - Christina shares stories about how she stood up to a terrible idea at her workplace (oof, it was bad!), how she maintained her integrity in the face of a degrading experience with her favorite high scho...2019-06-1239 min
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth00. Welcome, with Elissa WeinzimmerIn this intro episode to the podcast, which I recorded on May 26, 2019 (my 34th birthday!), I get super personal with my story about losing my voice and how I became a voice coach. Plus I talk you through the How To Speak Your Truth framework. Of course, this first episode wouldn’t be complete without stepping up on my soapbox to share why I think speaking your truth matters so much in our world. I’m so honored you’re here, welcome! For more information, including how to join the Speak Your Truth Membership Community, visit www.howtospeakyourtruth.com.2019-06-0455 min
Medium Well17: Using your voice, stepping into your power, and building your presence by being present with Elissa Weinzimmer, Voice and Presence CoachOn today’s episode of Medium Well I chat with Elissa Weinzimmer, a voice and presence coach and the founder of Voice Body Connection. We talk about building your presence through being present, how mindfulness plays a role, and even do some on-air live coaching to help me be more concise and articulate on this podcast! Elissa is a gem and her thoughts and advice resonated with me deeply as her advice was so much deeper than what you might expect from a speaking coach. In this episode, we discuss: How she decided to be a...2019-02-131h 39
Greenroom ConversationsS01E43 - Elissa WeinzimmerElissa Weinzimmer, Voice and Movement Coach, found her career path when overuse and acid reflux caused her to loose her voice and through her study of Fitzmaurice Voicework TM she found her path to teaching and helping others with helping others to find their own voice. After pursuing an MFA in Theatre Voice Pedagogy at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada she recently moved to New York City and is building her own teaching studio and Vibrant Voice Techniques. We talk about; the importance of maintaining your voice under demands, how to build a teaching studio, using technology to...2015-07-2936 min