Find Your Voice, Change Your Life

Psychologist and Host, Dr. Doreen Downing, invites guests who have suffered from public speaking anxiety to tell their story of struggle and how they overcame fear. They took an inner journey, found the voice that is truly their own, and now speak with confidence.

Find Your Voice, Change Your Life is a education podcast hosted by Dr. Doreen Downing, with 191 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Dr. Doreen Downing hosts Find Your Voice, Change Your Life, a education show with 191 episodes published.

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  Episode #192

  #192 From Pain to Purpose, From Voice to Power

  Sep 24, 202634 minS1

  Today, I interview Aleya Harris, an award-winning keynote speaker and former Google executive, who grew up as a natural talker but became self-conscious when people focused their attention on her. A comment from an adult relative stayed in the back of her mind for years and made her question herself whenever people were watching her speak. As a teenager, Aleya finally stood up to that same uncle and describes the moment as reclaiming her voice. Later, postpartum depression challenged her identity in a different way and gave her what she calls an “earned gift” of empathy. Today, Aleya helps leaders and speakers uncover the stories they have lived, recognize the lessons inside those experiences, and shape them into something they can say with clarity and conviction. Aleya believes that everyone has something to say, stories to tell, and a legacy to leave, and that no matter what you have been through, your experiences can become part of what you offer to others. __________________ Aleya Harris is an award-winning keynote speaker, former Google executive, and Founder & CEO of The Evolution Collective. As the creator of the Story-Driven Leadership™ framework, she helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and organizations find their authentic voice, build trust, and inspire meaningful action. For more than 15 years, Aleya has empowered people to communicate with confidence, lead with purpose, and transform the stories that shape their lives, careers, and leadership. __________________ Find Aleya here: Website: https://www.aleyaharris.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleyaharris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aleyaharris Support the show I’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

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  Episode #191

  #191 When Vulnerability Becomes a Voice

  Sep 3, 202638 minS1

  Today, I interview Catherine Bell who grew up painfully shy and afraid to speak, while also having to start over again and again as her family moved every two years. Making new friends, finding her place, and speaking in front of others overwhelmed her. Even later in life, she let others speak her words for her because she worried about how she would be received. Her breakthrough came gradually. One of the clearest moments happened in a dimly lit café in New York City, when she suddenly felt called to write her book, The Awakened Company . Over time, she began to recognize that her voice could only fully come forward when she was willing to enter those vulnerable, softer places in herself. Today, Catherine brings that awareness into the way she works with people. She encourages others to become more present, listen more deeply, and notice what life may be asking them to see or express. Her work continues to center on helping people move toward greater wholeness, trust their own voice, and bring their own piece of the puzzle into the world. _______________ Catherine R. Bell is the Founder and CEO of the Awakened Company, where she helps leaders, teams, and organizations create healthy, thriving cultures. She is an award-winning Profit 500 founder, serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and certified Enneagram practitioner. Catherine also co-founded the mindfulness app Awakenly, has created two Enneagram audio programs with Sounds True, and teaches at Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. Her upcoming 2026 book with Hay House explores the Enneagram and creativity. _______________ Find Catherine here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellcatherine/ https://x.com/AwakenedCompany https://www.facebook.com/awakenedcompany https://www.instagram.com/theawakenedcompany/ https://www.youtube.com/@AwakenedCompany https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-awakened-company/ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3868695/ https://awakenedcompany.com/ Support the show I’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

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  Episode #190

  #190 The Courage to Stop Settling for Less

  Aug 13, 202634 minS1

  Today, I interview Kayla Middleton who spent much of her life speaking up for other people while finding it much harder to speak up for herself. Growing up in the UK, she was outgoing, expressive, and often seen as the responsible “good girl,” yet years of bullying and expectations shaped how she saw herself. As she moved into adulthood, Kayla found herself settling for a life that felt limited. She believed struggle was simply part of growing up and that the “good life” was meant for other people. In our conversation, Kayla shares the turning point that challenged that belief and helped her realize she could choose differently. What began as a practical decision to change her circumstances became a deeper shift in how she saw herself, her voice, and what was possible for her. Now, Kayla no longer believes she has to settle for the bare minimum. She has learned to stand up for herself, trust her own choices, and give herself permission to build life on her own terms. __________________ Kayla Middleton is an Identity and Mindset Coach for women in service-based businesses. She helps women stop being their own ceiling in business by identifying the beliefs, patterns, and behaviors that are keeping them stuck. Through one-to-one coaching, her membership, and other resources, Kayla helps women understand what is happening beneath the strategies they are already trying to follow. Her work focuses on helping them shift their identity and mindset so they can show up differently, make decisions with more confidence, and move their business forward. Having coached hundreds of women, Kayla is passionate about helping business owners get out of their own way so they can create not only the business they want, but the life they want that business to support. __________________ Find Kayla here: https://instagram.com/kaylamiddleton.co/ https://facebook.com/kayla.middleton.coaching/ https://kaylamiddleton.co.uk/5-signs-opt-in Support the show I’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

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  Episode #189

  #189 She Stopped Changing Herself to Be Loved

  Jul 23, 202635 minS1

  Today, I interview Riana Malia, who grew up through repeated family breakups, broken promises, and the belief that she had to earn love. The instability left her feeling unsettled, too much in some ways and not enough in others, while also teaching her to become deeply resourceful. Those early beliefs followed Riana through marriage, motherhood, financial hardship, betrayal, and relationships where she tried to manage outcomes and become who others needed her to be. Although she went to therapy, read the books, and talked about her experiences, the anger, sadness, and old story continued to shape her life. Her breakthrough came when she realized that repeatedly telling the same story was keeping her inside it. She learned to stand on her story instead, let go of the belief that she had to beg people to love her, and become the same person in every room. That shift helped her break the cycle of broken promises and create a different life. Today, Riana uses what she has learned to help women stop repeating the relationship patterns that no longer serve them. She helps them get clear about who they are, what they want, and the life and love they want to create. __________________ Riana Malia is a Board-Certified Neurosomatic Practitioner, Identity Architect, and private authority for women who have built extraordinary lives and refuse to settle for ordinary love. Her methodology blends neurological rewiring, subconscious reprogramming, and nervous system recoding to address what therapy, retreats, and self-help have not been able to reach. Riana is the creator of the Clear to Create™ Method, which helps women clear old patterns, create aligned beliefs and habits, and claim a new identity. She is also the founder and host of the Brilliance Brunch™, an invitation-only gathering for high-achieving women in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the creator of the Extraordinary Love Index™ (ELI™), an assessment that reveals what may be standing between a woman and extraordinary love. __________________ Find Riana here: Website: https://rianamalia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rianamalia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rianamalia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rianamalia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RianaMalia/ Substack: https://substack.com/@rianamalia Freebie: https://quiz.rianamalia.com/ Support the show I’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

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  Episode #188

  #188 Finding a Voice for Unspoken Grief

  Jul 2, 202640 minS1

  Today, I interview Beth Erlander, a grief expert and therapist who spent years believing she had to stop being a caregiver before she could truly support other caregivers. Although she had helped people through grief for more than 26 years, Beth hesitated to focus on this work because she was still living it herself. In our conversation, she didn't think she was ready, and she wasn't sure she had enough distance from her own experience to guide others through theirs. She shares what helped her stop waiting, why she finally became comfortable with not having all the answers, and how her own experience gave her a deeper understanding of the people she felt called to serve. We also explore why grief is more than death loss, how it can show up in life's transitions, and what it means to give grief a voice. Today, Beth helps those who unexpectedly find themselves caring for a spouse or partner navigate the emotional realities of caregiving. Through her professional experience and her own journey, she is creating programs that help caregivers feel seen, understood, and supported while navigating a grief that often goes unrecognized. __________________ Beth Erlander, LPC, grief expert and seasoned therapist with over 26 years of experience. She works with grief and loss issues from any kind of sudden life transition. Yet the main focus of her work is serving those who find themselves thrust into the role of being the caregiver for their spouse or partner. Her memoir, Life Upside Down: The Fall That Transformed Our Lives, Lifting Me Through Grief Love and Quadriplegia speaks to the journey of being her partner’s caregiver for the past 13 years. Beth is a Creative Grief Support Practitioner, Art Therapist and EMDR practitioner. She is currently training in Somatic Experiencing, Peter Levine’s work where she is gathering more tools to equip grievers to navigate the overwhelming experience of grief in the body. Beth runs an online program called The Wheel of Grief , which gives grievers a map to navigate the wild terrain of loss. She co-leads grief rituals and ceremonies, both online and in person. She is also a Cowry Shell Diviner taught to her by the late and great Elder Malidoma Somé. __________________ Find BETH here: Book: https://crowflowpublications.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betherlander_grief2joy/ Support the show I’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear. Get the Free 7-Step Guide to Fearless Speaking https://www.doreen7steps.com​.

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