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Have you ever been told to make yourself smaller? To quiet your voice, shrink your presence, or dim your light to make others comfortable? Dr. Joyce Parry-Moore, classical singer and coach of voice, life, and spirit, has spent decades learning how voice actually works... and how silencing happens. From the concert hall to the streets, from New York to Alaska, she's witnessed the power that comes when marginalized people reclaim their authentic voices. This isn't just a metaphor. Your literal voice-how you breathe, speak, and take up sonic space-shapes everything about how you show up in the world. Fill the Room combines vocal technique, community organizing frameworks, and spiritual practice to guide feminist, queer, trans, and BIPOC readers from silence to power. Through stories from Dr. Joyce's work with singers, activists, and seekers, you'll discover practical tools for reclaiming the voice you were always meant to have. Inside this book you'll find: Vocal practices that build confidence and authentic presence How to recognize and resist the voices that silence you Embodied exercises for literally and figuratively taking up space Stories of transformation from margin to center Frameworks for joining your voice with others in collective action For anyone who's been told to play small, stay quiet, or make themselves more palatable, this is your invitation to fill the room with your full, authentic, powerful self. With warmth, wisdom, and decades of experience unlocking voices, Dr. Joyce doesn't just inspire you to speak up. She shows you exactly how to do it, and why your voice matters more than ever in this critical moment.

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""Read this book, now. Let her voice fill the room of your own heart and soul as this wise woman/leader/teacher/coach inspires and equips you to do just what she had done-overcome whatever obstacles that are holding you back from showing up as your true and fully creative self."" --Dr. Scott Stoner, LMFT, founder of the Wellness Compass Mental Health Initiative ""This is an illustration of the bigness of what our hearts can hold and feel for others. It's part feminist theology and part artists handbook and part survival guide for anyone who's ever been told to be smaller. This isn't just about ""finding"" your voice- it's about realizing that YOUR voice can help change our world."" --Denyce Graves, globally celebrated mezzo-soprano and arts advocate ""Many of us were not brought up to Fill the Room. This book is a reminder of why the practice of standing up powerfully and living our true potential is . . . WORK. Dr. Joyce lovingly weaves stories, art and encouragement to invite us all to let our light shine."" --Mary Lim, J.D., Executive Director of Genesis, 17 years in Community Organizing

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The Rev. Dr. Joyce Parry-Moore (MDiv, DMin) holds degrees in voice and acting, as well as in spirituality and counseling. Combining her skills as a certified well-being coach, Dr. Joyce accompanies seekers as they develop a vision of possibility in their lives and in the world they impact. From New York to Alaska, from the concert hall to the streets, Joyce unlocks for every human the courage to rediscover their calling, and the power to make things happen.

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