Fill the Room

Join Dr. Joyce (and her friend Tinkerbell) as she reflects on this time in the year when light and darkness are balanced. Consider ways in which you can give thanks, celebrate, and prepare for transformations ahead.

Happy Autumn Equinox! Celebrate with Dr. Joyce as she suggests ways to reflect, cultivate gratitude, and welcome transformation during this liminal time of the year, when light and darkness are in balance.

A ten-minute video conversation with some of the participants of Dr. Joyce's recent group voice class. Treat yourself to joining these wise women as they share some of their experiences of transformation while discovering, developing, and sharing their voices in solidarity with one another. Then go out and share the good news with others, or event schedule a voice coaching for yourself! Rememb...

An audio only version of our conversation with some of the wise women who participated in Dr. Joyce's recent group class. While you're out on your walk, or washing the dishes, listen and be inspired by their stories of transformation. Then go out there and make some noise yourself!

Ten-minute audio including excerpts from a Fill the Room choir to help inspire and comfort you during these times. You're not alone! Let's make some noise, together!

Celebrate the joyous freedom of using our voices in a group to create change in ourselves and our community! Volunteers from our first (!) Fill the Room Choir, convened at the Bellingham Senior Center, share two snippets of their group singing to inspire you in this short, ten-minute video. Raise your voice today in gratitude and/or in protest. You have the power to make a difference!

Enjoy the chance to sing along with Dr. Joyce! Ten minutes of two lovely songs, which can be sung in a round if you're getting together with a group of Voices! We're renewing our group voice class for Women 50 or Better, starting July 8, so stop by the Bellingham Senior Center and sign up. Here's to the Fill the Room Movement, advancing liberation, one voice at a time.

Curious about what voice coaching looks and sounds like? Check out this 15 minute video with Dr. Joyce as she talks about the power of the human voice and how to access some of your unique vocal freedom and power. Just a taste!

Video episode of Dr. Joyce discussing methods with which listeners can better navigate these troubling times. Learn techniques from the Fill the Room Coaching practice and explore upcoming packages that support your own search for meaning.

Dr. Joyce discusses ways in which listeners can find greater peace in navigating these troubling times. Translating the Serenity Prayer into secular language, she suggests steps for finding clarity, expression, and community. This 13-minute episode includes meditation and suggested supports to help listeners with this searching.

Want to know what happens when a rabbi and a priest walk into a podcast? Lots of laughter, that's what! Especially when they are longtime colleagues and former opera singers. Join Dr. Joyce as she talks with her friend Cantor Rabbi Jacqueline Marx about transitioning from the stage to the pulpit, and how they both learned not to be silenced but rather to use their big voices to help others.

What happens when a rabbi and a priest walk into a podcast? Hilarity breaks loose! Join Dr. Joyce as she talks with longtime friend and fellow opera singer Jacqueline Marx about transitioning from the stage to the pulpit, and how they are both now using their big voices to make a difference in people's lives.

Who is in your "support vehicle" along your journey? Dr. Joyce talks about the graces of journey and finding help along the way. Also, exciting news about book events!

Ten minutes to talk with Dr. Joyce about the importance of taking time to retreat for healing and renewal. Also learn about upcoming events and an online retreat! Shout out to Lummi Island , WA and to the fabulous comic, Tig Notaro for coming to Bellingham next month!

Take ten minutes with Dr. Joyce to consider retreating as a way to heal and refocus. Also learn about upcoming workshops and retreats with Fill the Room where you can join with others in discovering and developing your authentic voice. Shout outs to beautiful Lummi Island and gratitude for the proud Lummi Nation . Also, full support for the talented Tig Notaro for performing in our little hamlet o...

Our guest, educator and advocate Mara Early from Juneau Alaska, talks with me about how her voice work developed throughout her life journey. What a joy to reconnect and remember that our stories ripple out across time and place to help us be the change we want to see in ourselves and world. NOTE: the video (of me) gets stuck halfway through, but you can still enjoy seeing Mara's shining count...

The audio version of my wonderful conversation with author, educator, advocate, and mom, Mara Early from my old hometown of Juneau, Alaska! What a joy to discover that the power of developing your voice ripples and amplifies throughout a lifespan, and across time and place.

Audio only for your walks and relaxation. Dr. Joyce talks about how to listen deeply and share stories with another human. Let's bring back this way to truly know one another and create a world full of empathy and connection.

Dr. Joyce talks about how deep listening and storytelling helps to connect us and create a better world with greater empathy and understanding.

For an inspiring 15-minute listen! Hear four university students share their thoughts on being silenced at the first FTL event at Village Books in Bellingham. Warning: we use some swears!

Dr. Joyce is joined by four students at WWU who shared their thoughts on resisting being silenced. Our first of many future live events! Stay tuned for more.

For when you're out and about, the audio version of my conversation with author and queer activist Bethany Meier-Evans. Bethany and I discuss her book Queer Joy and how finding and sharing our joy to fill the room can be an act of resistance!

Dr. Joyce speaks with the first guest to the podcast, Rev. Bethany Meier Evans about her new book, Queer Joy: A Mosaic of Self Love, Community, and Resistance. The two authors, both published by Tehom Center Publishing, discuss the healing power of sharing claiming our narratives and sharing our stories, even the joyful ones!

This week we discuss the power of understanding our own culture as we develop our identities and collaborate across cultures. A couple of fun announcements too!

Lots to celebrate this week! Dr. Joyce talks about Courage through the lens of Valentine's Day, Lunar New Year, and the launch of Fill the Room book on February 17.