Blind Trust
I’m filled with emotion. I just saw a screening of a movie that I worked on last fall, called “La La Land”. It was amazing and is perhaps the best movie I have… Continue reading
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‘No Longer the Quiet, Shy Girl Who was in Pain’
I never planned to be here. I never thought I would write this blog, write this consistently and live the life I am living. Today is my three-year anniversary of starting The Illuminated Voice. This blog started out… Continue reading
When Did Consistency Become Novelty?
“Stephanie…” my friend, the novelist, got my attention as we sat at a large group dinner. He paused and searched for what he wanted to say. “You’re …” I waited for him to speak.… Continue reading
Mindful Monday #137 – The Source of Our Greatest Strength
This past Friday I wrote a post titled “She told me to stay single.” The post is a real life account of a woman I met this year that kindly told me… Continue reading
Mindful Monday #120 – Love Takes Off the Mask
During my writing/ away time, I am also serving the community. For one day a week. I am co-teaching a mother -daughter / father-daughter writing workshop for teenage girls. This week kicks off the… Continue reading
My Sacred Space
I’m currently in the “middle of nowhere” and I have been here for almost two weeks. I choose not to identify my location for a good reason. I took a mini vacation to Santa… Continue reading
Mindful Monday #114 – Instincts
“Consider that you know what is deeply best for you…”
Life in Full Bloom
This week was the best week of my life. Prior to finding my voice in the Fall of 2013, I set the goal at the start of that year to balance my life.… Continue reading
Mindful Monday #99 – Not Afraid
Working on location has been so insightful and it is one of the best things that I didn’t know I needed. I did not want to work on location for three years because… Continue reading
My Grown Up Christmas Wish
Why am I writing? Should I continue to blog? Does my writing matter? I have been blogging a little over two years and this fall I started to question my blogging. I started blogging… Continue reading
My Inciting Incident
This past Friday was my 5 year anniversary of moving to Los Angeles (LA). My move was prompted by my desire to further my career in the entertainment industry. In college, once I… Continue reading
A Note to the Readers
December 6th marks the 1 year anniversary of “The Illuminated Voice.” For those of you who have subscribed, read weekly or are reading for the first time, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. … Continue reading
Say What You Need to Say
I am a writing advisor for a national writing program that is starting a new chapter in Arizona. This program is one of the reasons why I choose to stay in AZ for… Continue reading
Great Expectations – Revisited
“I thought I’d be married by now.” “I thought I’d have children at this age.” “I thought I’d be in a different place in life.” We have all heard these lines before or… Continue reading
Grounded – My Month of Writing
This month of writing is taking on a life of it’s own. I found myself in conversations with authors, a mentor from college, my friend the fiction writer, my friend the spiritual intuitive,… Continue reading