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Finding Your Authentic Voice

Finding Your Authentic Voice

by Doreen Downing | Nov 21, 2007 | Find Your Voice Blog

The inner voice, coming from essence, is the natural voice. And what is the sound of this natural voice? During the formative years, many children learn to fear their authentic expressiveness. They suppress themselves and learn to speak so that they can fit in and be...

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