Inspiring Voice

About Inspiring Voice

We hope you are able to hear your own inspiring voice or inner voice, which can so easily be drowned out by all the noise in the world. Are you listening to your own 'iVoice' (instincts/intuition) or an antiquated voice or outdated conditioning? Inspiring Voice is the media outlet of iVoice Communication, a company dedicated to creating confident speakers, successful interpersonal communicators, and healthy human connections.

Publisher

Donna Rustigian Mac

Category

arts · business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Dec 2022

Latest episode

20 May 2026

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 May 2026

   Listen Mindfully - The Foundation of TRUST

   Do you feel like people do not listen to you? Do you listen to them? There are many reasons to improve upon your ability to listen. They include the opportunity to connect and build trust, which is the most important element that should flow through communication. Plus, when we learn to listen better, we acquire to ability to learn from each other as we move forth as partners and collaborators. Studies tell us that deep listening is on the decline. According to the National Institutes of Health, there’s a Listening ‘Crisis’, driven by digital overload. Listening is a vital skill to strengthen because, especially in the workplace, we spend more time listening then we do speaking. And very few people have been trained how to sharpen these skills and listen ‘actively’. Ahhhhhh....but there\'s hope! When you have the guidelines. And you APPLY.

2. 

   16 Feb 2026

   3-Step Habit Change - Mindshift Method

   We humans deal with lots of Communication Habits…such as people pleasing…and perseverating/ruminating/over thinking.How can you overcome or at least decrease or unwind these super common habits?Try Dr. Judson Brewer’s : 3 Step Habit Change process… Dr. Jud is a neuroscientist and addiction psychiatrist…who I’ve been fortunate enough to study with.Dr. Jud’s 3 step process is called the Mindshift Method and uses the analogy of Gears: Like on a Car or Bike.1.       Awareness: Is this that habit loop again? Notice it…stay aware…2.       Curiosity (sans judgment…zero into the results): What am I getting from this? …How does it feel in the body (embodying results…)?3.       BBO? Could I try something different? Compassion - breathe - take a walk or call a friend. Is there a BBO that’s different that you could consider?When you tap into the Mindshift Method… 3-step process…remember, you’re in learning mode…SLOW DOWN…staying off electronics…stay present.And know…that even you …I…can update our habits…when we’re aware.

3. 

   8 Jan 2026

   Leaders and executives can learn to be 'present'

   Executive and Leadership Presence begins with your ability to focus and be fully present.That’s harder than ever. With so much competing for our attention—our ability to engage, listen, and hold meaningful conversations has been compromised.Research…A Harvard study found…our minds wander almost half of everyday. Autopilot is fine for routine tasks, but when it becomes the norm, it undermines both engagement and happiness. People who struggle to stay present feel less satisfied and more disconnected.To counter this, start by noticing when your mind drifts. Then ask: Is this affecting my ability to concentrate, connect or communicate? If so, you might want to consider the practice of becoming more present. I can send you a brief audio to help get you going with that…. Just message me.Presence is the foundation of Executive Presence—at every stage of your career. It’s a skill you can strengthen…even in this distracted world…with practice and over time.

4. 

   7 Mar 2025

   Inspiring Voice - Matt Poepsel PhD - Enlightened Leadership

   As Matt Poepsel and I dig in today…and a little about his book… Expand the Circle: Enlightened Leadership for the New World of Work…When it comes to Leading YOURSELF, Matt says…·     For many leaders, self-awareness is quite anemic·     He also recommends the art of self-acceptance. Embrace your limitations to deepen your leadership·     Becoming internally aware rather than externally helps you avoid being a ‘Pleaser’On…Leading OTHERS Matt recommends…·     Encourage creativity and strike a balance with feasibility·     Senior leaders today must make top-down investments to promote employee wellness is no longer just an option…·     A weak culture produces flimsy bonds; a strong one acquires best talent who wants to stay. And lead.Matt Poepsel, PhDWebsite: http://mattpoepsel.com (http://mattpoepsel.com/)Matt in Action: http://mattpoepsel.com/speak (http://mattpoepsel.com/speak)iVoice Communication, Inc.https://www.ivoicecommunication.com/ (https://www.ivoicecommunication.com/) James Clear, Atomic Habits:https://jamesclear.com/ (https://jamesclear.com/) Matt Poepsel, PhD is the author of Expand the Circle: Enlightened Leadership for Our New World of Work and host of the Lead the People podcast. He serves as Vice President & Godfather of Talent Optimization at The Predictive Index. He holds a PhD in Psychology, an MBA, and a Harvard Business School Certificate of Management Excellence.Matt is a part-time faculty member at Boston College where he teaches in the areas of leadership, human resources, and business spirituality. He’s a coach to executive teams as well as a board member for the Cape Cod Human Resources Association (CCHRA). Matt is a US Marine, an Ironman triathlon finisher, and a student of Buddhist philosophy.iVoice Communication, Inc. is a company dedicated to developing confident speakers, successful interpersonal communicators and healthy human connections through effective communication. We work with individuals and companies who understand the power of people. As people expand, business expands.

5. 

   27 Dec 2024

   Deep Breathing Meditation

   Deep breathing while recognizing and regulating stress is not a silver bullet but it's crucial in our overloaded business world. Consider the following 3 steps a few times a day to clear your mind and open your cognitive capacity:1. Loosen up and stretch as you notice your stress level and how you're feeling (is stress low, medium or high?).2. Turn your attention inward and focus on some deep breathing. When the mind wanders (it will), redirect attention inward (to build that mindful muscle).3. Notice if you're feeling any differently after you increase your oxygen intake.This can be done between meetings, before a stressful conversation/presentation, and occasionally throughout the workday. 'Small moments with lots of oxygen' is a great habit to build. This exercise does not take the place of medical advice. It's practical, will help you maintain energy, in addition to recognizing and regulating your stress.It's my hope you listen to the audio a few times then do this on your own. And pay it forward.

6. 

   20 Feb 2024

   Inspiring Voice - Dr. Valerie Young - Imposter Syndrome

   If you or anyone you know has ever struggled with Imposer syndrome---you’re going to want to listen to Dr. Valerie Young who is featured today. Valerie Young…is uniquely qualified on the subject of Imposter Syndrome. She has a PhD, began studying it in the early 1980s and she, herself, has experienced it. So she’s well aware of what it it, how it feels and how it debilitates. On the podcast today you’ll hear her talk about: How Imposter Syndrome affects individual and how it affects the bottom line of business. If Imposter Syndrome is ‘just’ a female issue How prevalent it is in all industries - especially academia, the sciences, engineering, and health care. How we can better understand Imposter Syndrome AND unlearn it. www.ImposterSyndrome.com (http://www.impostersyndrome.com/) www.SLCWomen.com (http://www.slcwomen.com/) www.iVoiceCommunication.com (http://www.ivoicecommunication.com/) Know and OWN Your Worth, To Be a Leader (https://www.ivoicecommunication.com/be-a-leader/)

7. 

   5 Aug 2023

   How to Control Fear of Speaking & Imposter Syndrome

   Today, some liberation! The newer definition of liberation is, when you no longer feel like you must protect yourself…you trust yourself…you’re free to speak what’s true to you… you’re liberated. Please enjoy… something we’ve been sharing and teaching for a long time. How to Control Fear of Speaking or Imposter Syndrome. https://www.ivoicecommunication.com/ (https://www.ivoicecommunication.com/) https://www.ivoicecommunication.com/leaders-communication-women/ (https://www.ivoicecommunication.com/leaders-communication-women/)

8. 

   24 May 2023

   Dr. Chris Sopa - Guide - Hears Her Inspiring Voice Even Louder Now

   Today’s Guide is Industrial Organizational Psychologist and traveling psychologist Dr. Chris Sopa. Chris has impressive credentials…schooling and degrees AND she also has that deep life experience that is hers alone and hers to share.  Through some pretty huge challenges Chris has learned how to improve and perfect listening to her own Inspiring Voice…while extracting what we call the sweet lessons from life experiences. I met Chris while she was on a 4 month journey … visiting many portions of the world, solo. When she returned to the states, she was hit hard. And ended up having to have some major back surgery…which went very wrong. Through it all…Chris endured and leaned, endured and learned and continues to. As Chris’s physical healing continues…you’ll hear a few things that she’s uncovered: The importance of being tuned in and mindful of your thoughts How to RETEACH people how to treat you Shifting your perspective to counter social expectations and conditioning How to set boundaries as opposed to protective walls And what she sees as a healthy, more enlightened future for her, her family and for people everywhere www.ChrisSopa.com (http://www.chrissopa.com/) Donna Rustigian Mac Speaks - iVoice Communication - Donna Rustigian Mac (https://www.ivoicecommunication.com/donna-rustigian-mac-speaks/) ivoicecommunication.com (https://www.ivoicecommunication.com/donna-rustigian-mac-speaks/)

9. 

   11 May 2023

   Inspiring Voice - Brad Johnson & David Smith - Guides

   On the podcast today we get to hear from a couple of guys…Good Guys who wrote the book, Good Guys, How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace.  Brad Johnson and David Smith are very evolved men…both are highly educated, spent time in the military, and both have personal stories as to WHY they want to help women grow as leaders in the workplace. I’ve spent much of my career helping women take full responsibility for their leadership journeys - so it was heartwarming and so refreshing to meet Brad and Dave who want to give women an assist. Today they’ll talk about: The tremendous business and personal benefits of doing this work How becoming better allies for women in the workplace can ignite and support your DEI initiative. They’ll talk about some realities…like women who’ve had their ideas stolen…and they’ll also discuss how this is not a women’s issue…this is a leadership issue. Plus Brad Johnson and David Smith introduce and explain some very cool and important phenonea… like… Exposure Therapy GQ (I’ll give you a hint on that one…it’s kinda a cousin to EQ…) Reluctant male syndrome And some solid steps you can take to get this started…and help women step into their roles as leader in the workplace. It’s all coming up… To Contact Brad and David go to: WorkplaceAllies.com (http://workplaceallies.com/) Contact us anytime at iVoiceCommunication.com (http://ivoicecommunication.com/)

10. 

    31 Jan 2023

    Inspiring Voice - Dr. Carole Robbin - Guide

    Dr. Carole Robbin taught at Stanford University’s school of business for 17 years. She didn’t teach a business course, instead a super popular elective Interpersonal Dynamics. MBA students called it…Touchy Feely…because they learned the incredible value of human to human connection and the feelings that come along with generating them. Dr. Carole Robbin spends most of her time these days working with leaders in Silicon Valley. That’s where she gets to continue this work…and share her gifts...like teaching us: ·      The importance of authenticity and disclosure ·      Learning the vocabulary of feelings and… ·      Remembering that ‘what you say isn’t always what people hear’ Dr. Carole Robbin is the author of Connect, Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues. www.connectandrelate.com wwwiVoiceCommunication.com

11. 

    6 Jan 2023

    Inspiring Voice - Deborah Grayson Riegel - Guide

    Inspiring interview with Leadership Communication coach, Deborah Grayson Riegel and her latest book, Go To Help.

12. 

    1 Jan 2023

    Inspiring Voice - Ellen Frankel - Wisdom - Vital Women Archives

    What a touching, tender and at times funny account of a woman’s struggle for stature in a 4 foot 8½ inch tall body, Hear Ellen Frankel and her interview with Donna Rustigian Mac on Vital Women Radio and her journey to Mt. Everest! Ellen today is a bereavement counselor and author. Her book, Beyond Measure, speaks to the heart of soul-breaking attempts to fit an arbitrary and elusive cultural ideal of physical perfection. Being short isn’t the problem, Ellen Frankel insists. Instead, the real difficulties lie in the social bias against short people. Ellen shares the difficulties of living short in a world in which stereotypes are based on gender and size. She moves beyond her own experience into the political realm in revealing how pharmaceutical companies—with government backing—are expanding the market for human growth hormone treatment by reclassifying healthy short children as patients in “need” of such injections in hopes of making them taller. She shares the dilemma of being subjected to simultaneous messages that her physical body should be bigger—that is, taller, but not wider—while her expansive spiritual body should be smaller. As a result of too much attention on the external rather than the internal workings of the soul, Ellen flirts with eating disorders and unhealthy relationships with powerful males in an attempt to compensate for her feelings of not “measuring up.” In the process, her real self slips farther away. The path out of her dilemma lies in the shadow of the tallest mountain on Earth. It is through a spiritual pilgrimage to Nepal that Ellen discovers her own strength and spirit, and that we are all dwarfed by Everest and beyond measure.

13. 

    27 Dec 2022

    Inspiring Voice - Diane Ladd - Wisdom - Vital Women Archives

    Celebrate the life of Diane Ladd who revels in celebrating others. Diane is being interviewed by Donna Rustigian Mac on Vital Women Radio as she accepts a lifetime achievement award! Diane Ladd, actress/writer/director/author, is a winner of over 57 international awards including The British Academy Award, Golden Globe Award®, Independent Spirit Film Award and the Cannes’ Palme d’or Award. She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards® and three Academy Awards® for the films Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose. In Rambling Rose, she and her daughter, Laura Dern, in tandem, made show business history as the first mother/daughter duo to earn nominations for the same film. The late Princess Diana chose this film as one of her all-time favorites and honored it with a London Royal Premier and a party in their honor. Diane has authored the books SPIRALING THROUGH the SCHOOL of LIFE – A Mental Physical and Spiritual Discovery, (Find Your Miracles) endorsed by Marianne Williamson, Stephen King, Whoopi Goldberg, Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Wayne Dwyer, among others. Winner of the 2014 Tennessee Williams Literary Award, she was honored at their festival in New Orleans for her newest book, A BAD AFTERNOON for a PIECE of CAKE; a collection of 10 short stories. Aside from seminars on acting; with a Masters in Esoteric Psychology and a certificate in Nutrition, she lectures across the nation on spiritual and health matters for the medical and lay community at large when time permits. A member of the National Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild, Ladd is President of the Art and Culture Taskforce, a 501(c) 3 that promotes culture and arts in schools across America. She is the proud grandmother of ten loving grandchildren.

14. 

    27 Dec 2022

    Inspiring Voice - Venita Qualls - Addicts and Communication - Healer

    Venita has been there. And yes, done that. And today, she shares what she's learned from being in the trenches of addictions to help others break outdated habits and patterns. She's a healer. Venita is a seasoned mental health and licensed drug and alcohol clinician with many years of counseling experience.  Venita specializes in substance abuse and mental health counseling working with individuals, families and couples who are suffering from Addiction, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety and other disorders. Venita maintains a private practice in Taunton and Fall River, MA. With over 30 years of human services experience, Venita has worked with other mental health agencies, as well as, working for the Massachusetts Probation Department.  She is a graduate of Cambridge College specializing in Mental Health and Addiction, and is currently serving as a private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Venita is an interactive, solution-focused therapist. Her therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. She integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, she works with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.

15. 

    21 Dec 2022

    Inspiring Voice - Marianne Williamson - Wisdom - Vital Women Archives

    One of the most spiritual yet grounded women of our time. Hear Marianne Williamson being interviewed by Donna Rustigian Mac on Vital Women Radio. Marianne is a bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader. For over three decades, Marianne has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles. She is the author of 14 books, four of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. A quote from the mega-bestseller A Return to Love, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure…” is considered an anthem for a contemporary generation of seekers. Williamson founded Project Angel Food (https://www.angelfood.org/), a non-profit that has delivered more than 14 million meals to ill and dying homebound patients since 1989. The group was created to help people suffering from the ravages of HIV/AIDS. She has also worked throughout her career on poverty, anti-hunger and racial reconciliation issues. In 2004, she co-founded The Peace Alliance and supports the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace. She ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020.

16. 

    21 Dec 2022

    Inspiring Voice - Peter Greenberg - Addicts and Communication - Healer

    Peter Greenberg shares his story of addiction. It's all true. And so very common. He was lost as a teenager and we can honestly say he was found, or found himself. Addictions are the greatest challenge of our time. They perpetuate and kill. Luckily Peter, who practices psychotherapy and counseling in Cranston, RI, took what he knows to be true abut the world of addictions and has been supporting addicts and their families for many decades. Listen to his story. It might open your world to a glimmer of hope. Or so much more.

17. 

    18 Dec 2022

    Welcome to Inspiring Voice

    Welcome to Inspiring Voice! This is the media outlet for iVoice Communication.

18. 

    15 Dec 2022

    Inspiring Voice - Dr. Alice Domar - Wisdom - Vital Women Archives

    Another pioneer...this time in the field of mind/body medicine. We introduce you to Dr. Alice Domar Ph.D., being interviewed by Donna Rustigian Mac on Vital Women Radio. 'Dr. Ali' conducts ongoing ground-breaking research which focuses on the relationship between stress and various medical conditions, as well as the impact of lifestyle habits on mental and physical health. Dr. Domar has compiled an impressive list of accomplishments as a best-selling author, media authority and sought-after public speaker. She is the author of numerous books, and is on the advisory board for Parents Magazine, Resolve, and Easy Eats. She has been on the Board of Experts for LLuminari and a columnist for Redbook and Health magazines. She was also a featured expert on the online social health network BeWell.com. Three of her books have been finalists for the Books for a Better Life Award. She is the narrator of the DVD’s “Stress and Relaxation Explained” and “Infertility Explained”, both of which won silver Telly Awards. Dr. Domar has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Dateline NBC, CNN, PBS, and the CBS and NBC Evening News, to name a few. She presents lectures and conducts workshops throughout the US and around the world and went on tour with Oprah in the spring of 2004 and 2005 with the LLuminari team. Dr. Domar was named to the prestigious list of 15 “Women to Watch in 2004” by Lifetime TV. One of her books was co-authored with Dr. Susan Love, called “Live a Little” (Three Rivers Press, 2011). Her latest book is “Finding Calm for the Expectant Mom” (TarcherPerigree, 2016). She has been a keynote speaker and workshop leader at conferences worldwide and her clients have included PepsiCo, Bloomberg, Bank of NY/Mellon, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, NECA, Merck, Ferring, and EMD Serono.

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