Happy Friday! With Valentine’s Day weekend here, naturally I’ve been thinking about love. But I’m not talking about romantic love this time. Nope… I want to talk about the relationship you have with your voice . Wait… my voice? Yes! Because if we’re honest, you’ve probably been neglecting her. Let’s be real—most people don’t love the sound of their own voice: That immediate cringe when you hear yourself back on video The “Is that what I actually sound like?” moment on a podcast recording The...

We made it to Friday. I hope reading that line brought you the same deep exhale it just brought me. Last Friday, I had a newsletter drafted—but I didn’t hit “send.” Like you, I’ve been facing that “nothing feels right” feeling lately. While I want these weekly newsletters to bring positivity, warmth, and a little fun to your inbox, I also promised honesty and transparency. And it would have been dishonest to send anything without acknowledging where we are right now. Finding Words When the...

It’s Friday morning at the time of writing this, which means it’s time to welcome you to the Cadence Collective. Before we dive in, I want to acknowledge something real: the first two weeks of January—especially here in the Twin Cities—haven’t exactly delivered that classic “new year, new me” energy. For a lot of us, it’s been tense, heavy, and, for some, just plain scary. Finding words in moments like these can feel impossible. But that doesn’t mean we should shy away from them. In fact, in...