Mar 25, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Captured from Jana’s wall, October 2021 We are nearing the end of term and my students are getting into performance mode. This is the phase where I am reminding them to Show Up: where I ask them to truly come as themselves, open their artist hearts and let us...Mar 11, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Courage Personified: Viktor Frankel’s iconic book of survival reminds us of the power of both courage and hope Last week was one of those weeks where you feel like you’re hanging on just by sheer force of will. Unintentionally (though it could have perhaps...Feb 18, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Heart strings (Kimberly Barber, February 2022) This week on Valentine’s Day, one of my former students, Sarah Stapleton, released her first album. It’s called Heartstrings, and features songs Sarah wrote and recorded herself–it’s largely a...Feb 4, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Slow build (with heart), Kimberly Barber February 2022 I’ve been taking a leadership course these past few weeks based on the work of Brené Brown, called Dare to Lead. One of the topics that came up this week in our sessions was shame resilience (as opposed to...Jan 28, 2022 | Singing and Self Blog
Jana and Juan, Vancouver Island, October 2021 Too personal? I don’t know. I don’t care! My eldest daughter is getting married tomorrow, January 29, to the Love of her Life, the most lovely JUAN (pictured above). This is extremely exciting and wonderful...