At Raising Healthy Voices, our goal is:

·         to begin to hear our own, internal voices

and to learn that they exist to speak our

own truths.

Our great challenge is:

·         to become fearless enough to trust ourselves.

          Raising Healthy Voices was started in 2000 as a vehicle for workshops, seminars, retreats, and keynotes designed to help people see the fundamental connectedness of what we’ve come to believe are the separate parts of our busy and challenging lives. 

          Every Raising Healthy Voices event takes us to ourselves, to that voice inside each of us that too many of us have forgotten how to hear (or, sadly, may have never heard):  the center of ourselves, where the truth is.  Once there, we learn how we can move ourselves out in the world as integrated, connected, whole persons, ready to make our choices and decisions from strength-

free of the fear that we are not “enough” or “in control” of our lives.

 We begin, always, with ourselves, with the voice inside each of us that knows us best and always wants the best for us.  This voice holds the keys that enable us to understand and be fully in charge of our lives, bringing about the results we want and need to feel empowered and confident.   

          At Raising Healthy Voices, we understand that this is a mighty topic. It defines us as human beings, and it is operating in everything we do.  That means that every subject is a good place to begin our conversation, and all our thoughts are relevant along the way.  They are the themes of our lives, parts of every person’s experience, and we use them to help us find the sounds of our own, inner voices, where our own truths are held.  By listening to the different ways each of us perceives our own experiences, we all can begin to understand how our own pieces fit into the whole of our lives - whether they be in our work, our lifestyles, or in the relationships we choose. What we discover is no less critical within the context of our personal lives than it is determinative of the ways we function at our workplaces.

           In our workplaces, Raising Healthy Voices represents a new paradigm for staff and managers alike.  Our work begins with the premise that it is not only impossible for us to leave our emotional skills behind when we go to work, it is counterintuitive.  As people, we’re meant to “see” with more than our eyes and to “hear” with more than our ears.  We need these abilities.  We need to apply them to the skills we are taught to get our jobs done well and to meet the countless challenges we face every day.  Sadly, these natural skills have been diminished and devalued, excluded from our professional lives.  They are deactivated when we most need them.

Restoring them is not only freeing, it empowers us!

       For many of us, this is easier said than done.  Many of our voices are covered over by the external sounds of outside messages we’ve internalized. 

 And, of course, as adults, we’ve developed strong inner critics,
who we’ve been led to believe
can lead us to the “right” decisions and choices.

           In our programs, as we search for our truths, we’re also having fun, learning that there is great joy in being human.  Everyone is invited (although no one is obliged) to participate in interactive exercises, and to share in conversations that are designed to overcome any lingering skepticism about the existence of our voices. 

 We learn to trust ourselves for the “right” answers

 and we learn that we can rely on ourselves to determine smart and healthy strategies to live by.  Not just in our work relationships, but in all our relationships - starting with that most important one, with ourselves!

           Your subject - whatever it may be - is relevant in Raising Healthy Voices.  If you don’t see what you want to talk about at this site, name it and send it to me.  I’ll show you how we can put it together for your event.

           Raising Healthy Voices workshops, seminars and keynote addresses are easily fitted into prescribed time frames, for they are structured to offer food for thought, and thought for change, in the ways we choose to live and work.  I’ll be delighted to talk with you about how my work can enhance your conference, meeting or retreat.  With questions, or for more information, please click on the Contact link at the top of this page.  I hope to hear from you soon - and, thanks!

                                                                              Dina Wilcox

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