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Julie Fogh and Casey Erin Clark, co-founders of Vital Voice Training, are excited to share "Voice (is)" - a podcast where they have conversations with people whose voices they love to dive into the good, the bad, and the messy of what makes your voice YOURS.

Expect actionable advice about public speaking, confidence, nerves, in-office communication, etc, as well as deeper discussions on what power looks (and sounds!) like, how to let go of perfectionism and use fear to your advantage, and how to show up as your authentic self in a world full of unconscious bias.

Vital Voice Training is a voice, public speaking, and communication coaching company founded to help clients communicate with savvy, charisma, and confidence. Whether you are giving a speech, leading a sales appointment or a brand new team, pitching your big idea for funding, or just finding the courage to make your voice heard, co-founders Julie Fogh and Casey Erin Clark’s extensive backgrounds in speech coaching and professional acting give them a unique perspective on what makes people want to listen. For the client, the result is your voice: amplified (not just louder).

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SOBER with Dani Medrano: On women, drinking, and building a life you don't need to escape from

Mar 17, 2021

Julie and Casey sit down with Dani Medrano, a San Francisco based writer, community builder and sober lady to talk about all drinking, and the joy of a sober life. The pandemic has increased our collective alcohol intake pretty significantly, so if you are questioning your relationship with alcohol (whatever stage) this discussion is for you. 

TOP TAKEAWAYS

  • Women are drinking more during the pandemic, to the detriment of their health.
  • Alcohol is marketed to us as a catch all for celebration, connection, stress relief, etc. etc. Yet, questioning your drinking is considered a “you” problem.
  • You don’t need to hit “rock bottom” to question your drinking, and questioning your drinking does NOT automatically make you an alcoholic.
  • Alcohol is marketed to women in a way that takes advantage of the incredible stresses and double binds women live under.
  • 12 Step programs are only one option—for women, the rhetoric of powerlessness and breaking down of the ego may be the exact opposite of what they need to recover.
  • Recovery isn’t a set of rules to live by; it’s a process unique to you to build a life you don’t need to escape from.
  • Community is critical.
  • Sober does not equal boring.

Resources:

Recovery options besides AA (these are just a few)

Tempest: jointempest.com

The Luckiest Club: theluckiestclub.com

Forever 35 Sober: Find them on Facebook

Book Recommendations:

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace

Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker

Nothing Good Can Come From This by Kristi Coulter

We Are the Luckiest by Laura McKowen

Podcasts:

Edit with Aidan Donnelly Rowley and Jolene Park

Recovery Happy Hour with Trisha

Instagram Follows:

@urbansagesf

@teedoodler

@recoveryhappyhour

@soberisthenewblack

Dani Medrano is a writer, program manager, recovery coach and pep-talk provider in San Francisco, CA. When she’s not working, writing, or lifting weights, you can find her walking her dog, Tater, or in the kitchen eating homemade mochi muffins with her roommates.
 
Are you sober? Sobercurious? Check out Dani's newsletter at http://slowmotionsober.substack.com/ to learn more about The Sober from Bullshit Recovery Club and to join the community. She'd so love to hear from you.