Doreen Downing is a psychologist with over thirty years of experience working with individuals, couples, and groups. She is also the founder of Essential Speaking and is the Training Director for Speaking Circles® International.
Having experienced a fear of public speaking early in her life, Doreen found ways to overcome her fears by honoring her “essential self.” Now she is passionate about helping others to find their voices and speak confidently from their “vibrant inner spirit”.
Doreen hosts a podcast called Find Your Voice, Change Your Life, which has gained a huge following, now ranking in the top 5% of 2.8 million podcasts. This is how she describes the purpose of her podcast:
“I interview people who share how they overcame their fears about stepping up and speaking out. They each offer tips and strategies that you can apply to your own journey to find your voice and change your life.”
I was honored to appear as Doreen’s guest on the podcast, where I shared my own story of finding my voice throughout my life journey—as a creative, adventurous youth, a musician, a Christian, a therapist, a professor, and now, as an author. We spoke about times when I lost my confident voice and had to find it again.
Doreen is a highly gifted interviewer, listener, and encourager. She helped me to feel brave as I shared some personal, vulnerable parts of my story. It was a delightfully honest conversation. Learn more about Doreen and the podcast here.