Does My Voice Matter: A Journey of Self-Discovery, Authenticity, and Empowerment

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We live in a critical and oftentimes violent world. People are afraid to talk about what they feel, think, or believe. They withhold energy for fear of being ridiculed, punished, or excluded. They hide their deepest dreams and desires away and cover them up with doubt, insecurity, old experiences, and fears. Cynthia James know thisbecause that was her experience.

Covering seven decades of living, traveling, and growing, Does My Voice Matter follows Jamess journey of self-discovery and authenticity as she gradually recognizes that she has a voiceand learns how to use it. She uses her own life experiences as a backdrop for her exploration of how the voice is used as a tool of engagement; how a singular or collective voice can enhance empowerment, transparency, and accountability; and, finally, how expression can develop new ideas, shift cultures, political views, transform organizations, create laws, and improve lives.

Written for anyone who wants to discover the power within that makes them special, Does My Voice Matter has a vital message: Uniqueness is your own glorious imprint on this planet, and it is calling you to come out. It doesnt matter if your awakening is large or small, it doesnt matter what your age, race, religion, or history isanyone can begin right where they are, right now.

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2022 Maincrest Media Award: Women's Nonfiction

2022 Best Book Awards Finalist in Spirituality: Inspirational

There are countless times in our lives when were faced with the most fundamental questions: Am I important Do I make a difference Do I matter InDoes My Voice Matter, Cynthia James offers brilliant guidance and powerful inspiration, as she takes us on a personal journey filled with adventure and transformation. What a wonderful opportunity and resource to help you reinvent your life in a way that reflectshow important you truly are.

Marci Shimoff, #1NY Timesbestselling author,Happy for No ReasonandChicken Soup for the Woman's Soul

I have loved Cynthia James voice for decades, but this profound book transforms that love into pure admiration. Cynthias book helps us to realize that a path to better mental health is understanding that yes, our voices do matter. We all must do everything in our power to listen to other voices, and most importantly, listen to our own. Her moving, important, difficult, and joyous journey inspires us to find that resonant voice within.

Charles Randolph-Wright, award-winning writer, director and producer of television, film and theatre

Cynthia James is a wonder. Learn from her. Listen to her. Despite growing up on circumstances that would have flattened most of us, she thrived with a natural born grace and spirituality that awes me. She is a living example of the power of prayer, of truth, of goodness. and with this book, she shows us that it is possible, even in these complex and challenging times, to find our own voices.

Geneen Roth, author of multiple New York Times bestsellers including When Food is Love and Women Food and God

I love my colleague and dear friend, Cynthia James! She brings us another landmark book,Does My Voice MatterItis exceptionalin fact, remarkable! With profound vulnerability and insight, she shares defining moments that led her to the embracing and honoring of her authentic voice. Immerse yourself in Cynthias soul-touching book and share it widely, because were all here to live our lives 'out loud' and to shine our Light into this world.

Dr. Roger Teel, Spiritual Teacher and author ofThis Life is Joy

In all her offerings, Cynthia invites the readers to come to their authentic selves, accept the inner guidance offered, and then gives solid, workable tools, to come to a more balanced, peaceful, productive life. Her vehicle this time is her own lifes story filled with all its ups, downs, questions, sidetracks, successes, seeming missteps, triumphs and insights.Her honesty about her many different experiences shines a light for all of us seeking a more authentic life.

Kathleen Noone, Emmy Award winning Actress, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Spiritual Psychology, Labyrinth Facilitator

I was spellbound, I couldnt stop reading Cynthia James book,Does My Voice MatterYou feel as though you are right there with her as she shares the extraordinary highs and lows, sorrows, and joys in every part of her amazing life of poverty, stardom, motherhood, womanhood, success and more, showing us that we each have enormous potential and we each are essential. and the revealing questions that Cynthia poses to us all.

Dr. Anita Sanchez, Nahua (Aztec) and Latina, author ofThe Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times

Give yourself the gift of Cynthia James and what youll receive is the gift of your Self. I felt seen, heard, and empowered from the first chapter. Cynthias presence on the page and on the stage is like a transmission from a higher realm that leaves you feeling uplifted, inspired, and ready to take on the world. I invite you take this glorious and often humorous adventure of the soul with Cynthia. Youll be the better for it.

Sandra Joseph, author of Unmasking What Matters: 10 Life Lessons from 10 Years on Broadway

Does my Voice Matter is a deeply passionate tale, a true story how one woman dared to climb her own personal mountain to find her voice and between the lines gives us essential keys to understanding ourselves. Cynthia leaves with us her life lived, as a model for us to climb our own mountain, yell out loud, and listen with joy the sound our own voice.

Shirley Jo Finney, award-winning international director of theater, television and films

Cynthia James leaves no un-speakables unaddressed. She shares, she teaches and she inspires. At a time when humanity is being beckoned, if not begged, to rise to a higher plane and harness our greatness rather than argue for our separateness, she shows us the way.There is a richness of wisdom here to help navigate the toughest of roads toward the greatest truth on earth: Together we are more and we each matter deeply.

Dr. SueMorter USA Today best-selling authorTheEnergy Codes: The Seven Step System to Heal Your Body, Awaken Your Spirit and Live Your Best Life, and Founder and CEO,MorterInstitute for Bio-Energetics

Author Bio

Cynthia James is a transformational specialist and the author of three award-winning and bestselling booksWhat Will Set You Free, Revealing Your Extraordinary Essence, and I Choose Me (a #1 Amazon Bestseller in three categories). She is a sought-after radio guest and the host of the podcast Women Awakening. She has completed two masters degree programs, one in consciousness studies and the other in spiritual psychology. An ordained licensed minister, she is a frequent presenter and workshop facilitator at spiritual centers around the world who also leads pilgrimages to sacred sites. She is a featured presenter with the Shift Network and Humanities Team summits, two of the largest and most successful providers of virtual courses, online workshops, and tele-seminar events taught by experts in the areas of spirituality and personal growth. Cynthia and her husband, renowned photographer and author, Carl Studna, co-facilitate leadership courses at their studio/retreat center in Colorado.