WITH ANDREA CRISP
“Just because you are saying it, does not mean people are hearing it. ”
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Have you ever felt disconnected from your source of power? It could be that you are actually not tapping into the power of your voice. Our voices carry such incredible power to heal, to encourage, to inspire and to uplift. And if you aren't using your voice to its fullest potential you may not be making the impact you truly want to make.
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Your mindset is your greatest asset! But it is also what may be holding you back from taking that next step in your life. Are you ready to reframe your mindset so that you can step more confidently into your purpose?
Have you ever felt disconnected from your source of power? It couldn't be that you're actually not tapping into the power of your voice. Our voices carries such incredible power to heal, encourage, inspire and to uplift. And if you aren't using your voice to its fullest potential, you may not be making the impact you truly want to make.
Hey, friend, are you ready to take courageous steps to create a life and business you love? Welcome to the Courage Cast. I'm Andrea Chris, mindset coach, author, and a multi passionate entrepreneur. For years, I was afraid to allow myself to shine that was until I discovered that I could step into my own power, shift my mindset and take ownership of my own destiny. Now I coach women across the globe who are ready to own their life and make a massive impact. Each week, I'll share conversations with amazing humans who have been willing to face their fear and pursue their purpose. I'll provide a blend of practical and spiritual advice to help you take brave steps in your own life and business.
Hey there, welcome to the Courage Cast. My name is Andrea, I am your host, I am thrilled that you are joining me today. Wow, I cannot believe it is literally the middle of October when I am recording this episode. It's just so funny to me how fast the year goes, I have been really been engaged in really finishing the last 90 days of this 2022 year strong. And I've been having so many lessons along the way, it's actually been sometimes a bit overwhelming, I'm not gonna lie. And and just even the thoughts of how I'm approaching my life, my health, my business, and wanting to do it in a way that just feels really, really good mind, body, and spirit. And if you haven't already joined me, for this 90 Day Quantum Leap, it is not anything you have to do other than just jump on the email list. And I will email you once a week with some encouragement and also some questions, some journal prompts for you along the way. And I'm going to leave the link in the show notes for you. If this is something that you really want help with, you really want encouragement to finish the year strong. You know, I've been thinking about what that is going to look like when we get to the last day of 2022. And we're thinking wow, like, look at all that I've accomplished.
And so often, it feels as though it has to be measured in certain outcomes. And often it's just a way of being, we don't necessarily have to do all sorts of things. It's about belief that we are becoming who we need to become. So having said that, today on the podcast, I want to talk to you about your voice. And I want to start by asking you a question. Are you connected to your voice? You may think now you may be thinking okay, Andrea, while I'm speaking. So, yes, I am connected to my voice. But are you really connected to your voice? When you are talking to people? Or when you're sharing your story? Or when you're going live on line? Or you're talking to clients? Are you second guessing yourself all the time? Are you in some sort of unbelief? Are you feeling that what you're saying is not really what you want to be saying? Are you feeling as though you're not showing up in a way that is really authentic to who you are.
If you can say, you know, you kind of hit the nail on the head on the head with that, then it's likely that you are disconnected to your voice. And if you're disconnected to your voice, then you are also disconnected to your power. And we're going to talk about that. But before we do that, I want to share a little bit of a story. So when I was two years old, was probably the first time that I ever sang publicly. And I have loved to sing as long as I can remember, but we were at a family reunion. And my mom put me on stage to perform and I think I was singing You Are My Sunshine. I think that's a song that she told me I was singing. And I got to the end of the song. And I couldn't finish the song. So I just kept singing it and Z and Z and finally she had to come up onto the stage and finish the song with me and everybody clapped and you know I just loved it and but I've been performing I've been singing for as long as I can remember.
And it's something that I loved so much and I feel felt so connected as a child. Singing for me was an outlet. It was a way of expressing myself. It was a way of creating, and I never second guessed anything about singing, and about music wasn't until I was much older, that I got in my head around, you know, am I good enough? You know, Will I win this competition? You know, as we get older, and we start to do things for other people, all of the sudden, the joy we have in what we're doing seems to dissipate slightly. And I really pursued music. For years, I became a high school music teacher, I really had a dream of becoming a professional singer songwriter, I didn't end up doing that. But I did music as a career for 20 years prior to becoming a coach. And still to this day, I am teaching private voice lessons. And I actually am doing this really cool combination now of doing voice coaching, and mindset coaching, all in one package, which is actually quite cool. But I digress. I love music. I've always loved to sing. But one of the things that has come up for me in the past few years is this disconnect that I have now with my own voice. And I'm going to share a little bit about that at the end of the podcast. But something happened to me about four years ago, that was so hurtful, that I actually stopped singing. And I lost my power.
So we're gonna get to that in just a moment. But you may be thinking to yourself, Okay, well is this episode really, for me? If I'm a coach, or if I'm an entrepreneur, and I don't sing, if it's not something that I do, I'm not a communicator, I don't have a podcast. This is absolutely for you. Because we all are using our voices every single day to communicate with our loved ones with our clients. Whether we're going live on Facebook, or Instagram, or Tiktok, or whether or not we are recording a podcast episode, writing a blog, writing content, our voice is really coming from our source of power. So whether you're speaking it, singing it, writing it, it doesn't really matter. When you are disconnected to your voice, and disconnected to your power, you are not really able to make the impact that you truly desire to make. And when you're not making that impact, you're not calling in abundance in the way that you want to, you're not magnetizing clients the way that you want to. And a lot of that can be fixed. Okay. So there's some really good things that you can start trying, that are going to help you get reconnected reacquainted with your voice and with your power. And just the other day, I was talking on stories to a friend.
And we were talking about, you know, how we are connected to our voices, and to our power. And one of the things that came up over and over again, was that when we are there's this ease, and this flow. And when we are disconnected, it feels like there's pressure, and there is a lot of striving. And so if you feel like you're always striving or you're always feeling this pressure to perform in some way, and to share what you're doing, then it's likely that you're disconnected. So the first thing I want to talk to you about is the mind body spirit connection. When it comes to our voice. This is something that I work with a lot of my students on whether they're kids or adults, it has come up over and over again. When they come to sing for me. I can immediately immediately sense whether or not they are connected into their power or not. And the way I know is how they're first of all, how they're singing their body language, what's actually happening when they're trying to, you know, sing for me and I get that it's always a little bit nerve wracking to sing in front of someone.
But that's really when it comes out is when we are trying to do something in front of other people. You can really tell whether or not there is belief there. And there have been so many times where I have been working with a student. And I asked a question like, you know, how are you doing today and you're like, Well, I wasn't doing well in school today and things were happening, or I, you know, had a problem with my friend. And all these emotions were coming up within them, they were stuffing them down, and it was being held within the body. And they came to their voice listen to sing, it came out through their voice. And so what people are receiving from you, oftentimes, is those bottled up stuck emotion that you are maybe not dealing with, because you're thinking, well, if I just push it down, or push it away, or push it to the side, is eventually going to go away.
But that lingering frustration, or annoyance, or anger, or just pressure, anxiety that you're feeling is showing up in your body, in subsequently coming out through your voice. And you're not having the kind of power you want, because you're not showing up in that way. And those stuck emotions, they could be rooted in unbelief, the need for approval or validation from someone else, the need to really show up in a certain way that doesn't feel authentic to who you are. And in every way that we are using our voice, we are actually exposing parts of ourselves to other people. And you may not see it right away.
But it can become extremely evident to those who are following you, to those who are watching your journey to your potential clients, and to even allowing your career to be successful, and thrive in every way in your life. So whether you're a coach, you're an entrepreneur, you're an artist, in some way you're performing, if you are not dealing with these emotions, and if you're not dealing with the unbelief, that comes with just life in general things that we're everyday going through, you are not going to be expressing yourself to the fullest of your capacity. And one of the ways that I work with my students is we get to the root of what they are holding on to what is that belief or that emotion that is prevalent right now within them. And you might even know immediately once I say that exactly what that emotion looks like for you and how that is playing out.
And maybe even how you're showing up and sharing your story or sharing your voice. And I can even tell the difference, even in how I'm recording podcast versus yesterday, when I recorded this podcast. So yes, this is the second time I've recorded the podcast. In fact, it's more than the second time I recorded it so many times yesterday, they got super frustrated. And then I thought no, I'm gonna wait. And I'm going to record it again today. And today, I'm recording it. And I feel like I'm in a different energy. And I feel like I've released a few things. And that is why I'm able to show up differently and share differently today. And it's not about being perfect. And it's not about you know, being exceptional and everything you do, it's allowing yourself to really be heard in a way that is true to you. And that shows who you are.
So when you are not releasing those emotions, then you are not releasing yourself to truly be connected to the source of who you are, to divine, to your higher power, to whatever it is that you believe that you are connected to. And so along with that Mind, Body Spirit connection, is really being rooted and grounded in the knowledge that who you are and who you have been created to be is someone who can express themselves and express the truest form of who they are. And that will come through in so many ways. But definitely through your Your voice. So if you're struggling right now, with your voice, and you're struggling to communicate who you are, to show up in your power, I want to encourage you to take a look at where you might be holding on to those stuck emotions, to those things that have maybe happened in the past beliefs that have really kept you hidden and small, and not sharing your truth.
Now, I mentioned earlier in the podcast, that there was a time, about four years ago that I went through a situation that I lost my voice. And I've never really talked about this publicly. But this was a situation where I really felt this is when I was singing, that I had more to give. And I was already in my 40s. And I was already feeling kind of like, you know, my time was almost up. And I had a situation where someone sidelined me, and, you know, basically said, Okay, well, we're not going to use you anymore in this capacity. And when that happened, for me, I took it personally. And I shut down. And I almost made it mean, I didn't almost make it mean, I made it mean that I was not useful anymore, that my voice was not welcomed, or needed, or powerful, or good, really, I made it me and all of those things. And I actually started to believe that I didn't have power anymore, that my voice was not necessary that I might as well just sit on the sidelines. And this not only played out in this context that I was in, but it also played out in my business. And it hasn't been until very recently, that I recognized that this hurt. This wounding that I went through was a belief that I attached to that I didn't have anything left to offer.
And there has been this subconscious belief that has been running the show for me, that says you don't have anything left to offer. And it's been playing out in my business, in my relationships, and in many other ways. And it wasn't until I started thinking about just even sharing this podcast, that it came for me. And so even in recording this episode, I don't really have notes, and I'm just kind of shooting from the hip. And I feel in some ways that I'm a little bit all over the place, to be honest with you. But I knew that there was something I needed to share. Because I feel like so often, we don't really share what is going on behind the scenes. And until you recognize and realize that the subconscious beliefs that are running the show for you are actually showing up, you won't make a change, you won't actually get help to really remove those blocks. And to get a more empowering thought. And for me, just even the acknowledgement that I have been running in this belief is enough to shift it for me that awareness to know that I am no longer going to live out of a not enough belief. And what was said to me, probably wasn't said out of malice. But how I took it was the real problem, right? And often, that's how it goes. Whether it's an intended hurt or not, is we take something and we make it mean something and we make a belief around it and a story around it.
And so, I am releasing that belief. I am releasing that story from my own life so that I can free up my voice and free up my power. Because I am enough and you are also enough. And there's power in your story in your voice and what you have to share with the world. And when you reconnect with your voice, you will also reconnect with your power. Friend I hope you found this helpful today. Make sure you connect with me on Instagram at Andrea Crisp Coach, let me know what your big takeaway was, from this episode, how you're going to use your voice differently moving forward. Until next time, remember, you have everything you need to live bravely. If you liked this episode of The Courage Cast, we'd love to hear from you. Leave us a rating and review. And while you're there, hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. Original Music by Stephen Crelly.
