Published The Podcast Episode 15 : Deanna Breiwick
Finding Your Authentic Voice with Deanna Breiwick
Two creatives, an opera singer and a writing teacher, one deep dive into voice, creativity, and what it means to truly free our expression.
What if your greatest creative breakthrough isn't about getting better, but becoming more yourself?
This is one of those creative conversations that gets me jazzed to get back into the studio and create something.
Internationally acclaimed soprano, yoga teacher, and author Deanna Breiwick, is a powerhouse with the voice of an angel. She’s spent a lifetime mastering her craft, and is now explores something even deeper: what happens when we free the voice (and our creativity) from perfectionism and return it to joy.
Deanna's memoir, Pulling Back the Curtain: A Singer's Journey to Authenticity, became the jumping-off point for a much bigger conversation about authenticity, freedom of expression, passion, presence, and the creative voice.
What is the hidden cost of perfectionism? What happens when mastery gets tangled up with the need for approval? And how do we find our way back to the passion and joy that made us want to create in the first place?
Deanna shares how writing the book became its own creative reawakening. What began as a practical guide for singers evolved into a deeply personal memoir as she let the manuscript become what it needed to be. In the process, she confronted the fear, shame, and vulnerability that had shaped her relationship with her voice and discovered something extraordinary: freeing her voice on the page helped free her singing voice, too.
This conversation is for writers and artists of every kind.
As she prepares to welcome her first child, she reflects on how pregnancy has deepened her understanding of vocal expression, creativity, and the profound connection between the larynx, the pelvic floor, and the body's wisdom.
Deanna also leads us in a simple, powerful exercise to connect to the vibration of your voice in your body.
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Learn more about Deanna’s work and her performance schedule
Website: www.deannabreiwick.com
Free breath support practice: https://deannabreiwick.myflodesk.com/breathcheck
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Hi friends,
I don’t think there’s anything cooler than books. And being a writer.
I’m an old school bibliophile. There’s nothing I enjoy more than reading books, talking about books and writing books. I secretly believe I am the recent incarnation from the Library of Alexandria because I’ve got a sacred duty ingrained in me to collect the best books in the world. My personal bookshelf is a collection of what I believe is the most important knowledge we’ve put together in book form so far whether it comes in fiction (The Lord of the Rings, Pride and Prejudice, Gilgamesh and The Dune series) or herbal remedies, neurolinguistic programming, love spells, Buddhist philosophy, Sufi poetry, or Wayne Dyer/ Louise Hay.
I’m not into digital or audio books- I want hard copies I can hold in my hand. I’m ready for everything to go off line although I hope it never does.
I’ve been a writer since I made my first book in kindergarten about a witch and her cats (two topics that still fascinate me) and have since taught creative writing and copywriting (what a combo!) in the outdoors in rural Argentina, to polo players and tennis pros in S. Florida, and to online coaches writing the ads (and full length books) that get their message out there and change lives around the world.
Darlene Turriff and I started The Authors Collaborative a few years ago to turn the lonely art of writing and self-publishing a book into a cooperative activity with all the inspiration, guidance, and friendship we writers need to stay motivated and write amazing books we’re proud of.
I am an internationally bestselling award winning author of 7 books, ghostwriter, copy editor and co-founder of the Authors Collaborative writer’s community.
I love helping coaches, speakers and thought leaders take it up a notch energetically & financially by writing a book. I have helped over 100 coaches write a professional book and I can help you too.
I have cracked the code on the creative process so that you can successfully create the impact you always wanted.
The secret is to just get started.
For now, let’s talk about writing the books that change the world.
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