Find Your Voice, Change Your Life

06/17/2026

Amy Harrington was a vice president. Same title, same years of experience as the men around her. But something about those rooms still made her feel like she had less of a right to speak than they did.

In the latest episode of Find Your Voice, Change Your Life, Amy and her sister Nancy Harrington talk about what it really takes for a woman's voice to finally be heard.

Hear the rest of their story.

Comment “PODCAST” for the link

06/16/2026

You know you have something valuable to contribute

Yet when the moment comes, you hold back, second-guess yourself, or stay silent when you wish you had spoken up

The 7 Secrets to Essential Speaking offers a different approach to understanding why speaking feels so difficult—and how to move beyond it

"One of the clearest guides I have seen to claiming your authentic public speaking voice."

Available now for just $7

Comment “BOOK” and I'll send you the link 📖

06/15/2026

"𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰" - 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘶
That's the whole idea behind Speaking Circles®

A small group gathers in a room. Each person takes a turn speaking—not to perform, not to impress, just to be received by people who are fully present with them, one person at a time

No script. No technique. No moment where you're managing how you come across

In the Circle, confident speaking comes from being met with an open gaze and full attention, exactly as you are

That's Relational Presence, and it's the heart of every Speaking Circle®

Join us in person on June 17

𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 "𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗦" 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱

06/10/2026

“I keep telling myself I'll be more confident next time.
But when it's my turn to speak, I still freeze.”

Discover a different approach in The 7 Secrets to Essential Speaking — for just $7

Available here: https://doreendowning.com/product/digital/essential-speaking-book/

06/05/2026

Some of us learn very early that certain parts of who we are make the people around us uncomfortable. So we learn to keep them quiet.

In the latest episode of Find Your Voice, Change Your Life, Lizzie Siegel shares how she spent decades being guarded, choosing her words carefully, and speaking as a version of herself because the fuller truth of who she was made others uncomfortable.

For those whose voice has ever made others uncomfortable, this episode will change how you see your own voice.

Watch the full episode.

Comment “PODCAST” and I’ll send you the link to the full episode

05/06/2026

Shut down so many times, and from a young age

You learn pretty quickly what’s not worth saying

So when you actually want to say something

You hesitate
You hold it back

And the opportunity passes
Ideas left unsaid
Your sense of self hidden

On the latest episode, Andrea Horvath, a high-performance mentor for corporate leaders, shares how that pattern followed her into adulthood

…and what changed when she finally trusted her voice in a moment that mattered

If you’ve ever held something back like this, you’ll want to see how this unfolded—comment "PODCAST" and I'll send you the link to the full episode

05/05/2026

You know what you want to say, but it’s not always easy to stay with it

In Speaking Circles, you have the chance to speak and be listened to without interruption or pressure, and without needing to prepare anything in advance

With practice, your words begin to come through more clearly and with less strain

One person recently shared this with me after attending

“I learned a few things about how to better connect that were blind spots I had… and I walked away feeling heard, seen, and much lighter than when I walked in”

Being heard in that way can change how you approach speaking

If you want to join the next Speaking Circles which will take place on May 13, message me "CIRCLES" and I’ll send you the further details

May 13, 2026
6:00–7:30 PM PT
Berkeley, CA

If you’re not in the area, you might know someone nearby who would benefit from this, feel free to pass it along

And if coming in person doesn’t work, I’m planning a small Speaking Circles on Zoom with space for 5 people, message me if you’d like to be included

04/21/2026

You don’t burn out just from doing too much

You burn out when you keep giving 150% to things that aren’t really what matters most to you

And still show up like it’s working

Still speak
Still perform
Still meet expectations

It doesn’t look like a speaking problem at first

It’s not that you’re not speaking
It’s that you’re not speaking from what’s true

And that takes more energy than you think

Watch the latest episode of the podcast to hear what it takes to stop holding back and start speaking from what’s true

Message me “podcast” and I’ll send you the full episode

04/10/2026

Stop telling yourself you just need more preparation

You've already tried that — and it didn't work

You went blank

Here's what actually happens: the moment you start speaking, your inner critic shows up

You're checking if it sounds right, if you're making sense

And that's exactly what gets in the way

It's not a preparation problem

It's your inner critic talking over you

My book, 7 Secrets to Essential Speaking: Find Your Voice, Change Your Life, shows you how to quiet that voice so what comes out actually matches what you meant to say

If you want to stop your inner critic and free your voice, start here 👇🏼

Get the digital book for just $7 (Message me “BOOK” and I’ll send you the link)

04/09/2026