Muriel by Jeremy Okai Davis I’m thrilled to share my interview with Jeremy Okai Davis. I recently commissioned a painting from this...

This morning, I chatted with Robert Middleton for one of his Ordinary Visionary interviews. We both had a lot of fun, and I look forward...

I hereby declare 2025 the year of self-nurturing.   I need it after the year I had in 2024! Perhaps you do, too.   Since my last...

Dear Students, Friends and Colleagues, I don’t know about you, but 2024 has been a year full of surprises for me. And they haven’t all...

Dear Students, Friends and Colleagues, I’m glad and grateful to be writing this update, my first in months. I haven’t dropped off the...

Time flies while in rehearsals – it’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a month since I sat down and wrote something to share with my...

The Sherwood library here in the Portland area recently had a Six Word Story contest. A friend of mine who lives in Japan recently moved...

Most people know me as a voice teacher or performer, but I’m also a serious bibliophile. I just love books and words; I’ve written four...

Glossophobia: Strong fear of speaking in public, resulting in fear and anxiety. A quick internet search tells me that while glossophobia...

https://chapeltheatremilwaukie.com/2020/12/01/chapel-theatre-co-play-festival/ Jeremy Okai Davis Next up in our Chapel Theatre Winter...

I’m thrilled to be part of the Chapel Theatre Winter Play Festival again this year! It’s such a cool concept, in a charming venue in an...

Happy Holidays from Lake Oswego! I remember one year, in my first marriage, my ex and I hosted Thanksgiving dinner, serving turkey and...

Rod and Kathie Van Loh had to meet. It was destined. One synchronicity after another guided them to each other – and after 50 years –...

It’s been 13 years, but I remember it like it was yesterday. The feeling of utter powerlessness – and then how quickly it turned around....

What were your favorite books growing up? What did they teach you about communication? Some of my favorite books were Laura Ingalls...

Exciting news! I’ve partnered with AuthorsXP for a fantasy book promotion and August 15-21 three lucky winners will receive a free copy...

(Artwork by Julanne Dalke. "Star Children".) Becoming a voice teacher after years as a workers’ compensation claims professional has been...

After a period in relative hibernation, percolating (while co-writing a screenplay, based on my e-Book How Abella Found Her Voice) I’m...

In this 22 minute video, David Loftus and I discuss what The Authentic Voice means and how to express it in the world. How do you...

This post comes thanks to Lisa Marie Platske, founder and leader of the Upside Summit I attended in January of last year in Scottsdale,...