Freeing My Voice

Creative Space with Jennifer Logue

On today’s episode of Creative Space, I’m sharing a new step in my creative journey: freeing my voice. For 8 long years, I didn’t talk about my epilepsy diagnosis publicly, and repressing it had a lot of unintended consequences, including blocking my creative flow.
I hope my experience and insight can serve to help anyone else out there who may be feeling stuck creatively.
I only went public about my epilepsy a month ago, with an article I wrote called “What Living With Epilepsy is Really Like,” and you can read that here if you’re interested.
The minute I took that scary step, I felt so much freer. Like a huge weight was lifted off of me.
And the more I allowed myself to examine the impact of hiding my story, I saw how it changed my whole creative trajectory—I gave up music slowly, which really hurt my soul. (If you’re interested in hearing about this, check out the podcast episode all about it, “The Impact of Epilepsy On My Creative Journey.”)
So now, I’m in the process of freeing my voice, both physically (by working with a vocal coach for the first time in decades) and creatively (by being unafraid to write through what I’m going through).
I also found a little inspiration on the day of recording this podcast when I listened to Jay Shetty interview Paris Hilton about her memoir, and how she turned pain into purpose. His podcast is incredible, one of the best, and this episode is so powerful. You can listen here.
For more on me, visit: jenniferlogue.com.

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SHOW NOTES:

0:00—Introduction

0:54—The freedom of opening up about epilepsy

1:20—The fears I fought through

2:25—We all heal in different ways at different paces

3:11—How giving up music chipped away at me

4:13—Burying my own voice

5:00—The journey to reclaiming my voice

5:22—In vulnerability comes healing and empowerment

5:32—Jay Shetty + Paris Hilton interview about turning pain into purpose

6:37—How sharing our story can create a better world

7:40—Asking God for guidance

7:57—Getting on the mic at Ron DiSilvestro’s Studio 4 Workshop

9:00—Making the decision to resume vocal training

9:21—Freeing my emotional AND physical voice

10:00—Why we should all train our voice to open up creatively

Capitole

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. The freedom of opening up about epilepsy (00:00:54)

3. The fears I fought through (00:01:20)

4. We all heal in different ways at different paces (00:02:25)

5. How giving up music chipped away at me (00:03:11)

6. Burying my own voice (00:04:13)

7. The journey to reclaiming my voice (00:05:00)

8. In vulnerability comes healing and empowerment (00:05:22)

9. Jay Shetty + Paris Hilton interview about turning pain into purpose (00:05:32)

10. How sharing our story can create a better world (00:06:37)

11. Asking God for guidance (00:07:40)

12. Getting on the mic at Ron DiSilvestro’s Studio 4 Workshop (00:07:57)

13. Making the decision to resume vocal training (00:09:00)

14. Freeing my emotional AND physical voice (00:09:21)

15. Why we should all train our voice to open up creatively (00:10:00)