Episode 20

Ep. 20: Music, Mental Health, and MANY Interests! With Special Guest Karen Lyu

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How does a shy wallflower (also known as Karen Lyu) who has battled anxiety, ADHD, depression, was disowned by her parents, and more become an award-winning jazz vocalist? Listen in and find out how she navigated all the turmoil and learn how perseverance and intention can make a true difference in living your life on your terms. As you'll read below, being a jazz vocalist is only one of her many hats!

More about my guest:

Karen Lyu is a sought-after holistic voice expert and an award-winning jazz vocalist/songwriter/actor US ex-pat based in Seoul, South Korea. She is a Certified New Science of Singing Voice Teacher and a member of the Voice and Speech Teachers Association (VASTA). Due to her love of jazz, she earned a BSS in Jazz Studies, Vocal Performance from Cornell College in 1993. Her fun, compassionate, concise, and results-focused voice training has been offered in the US and in South Korea at venues such as West Bank School of Music, Korea Improv Theater, Tennessee Language Center, One World Festival, Doosan Corporation, online, and by teleconference. In Minnesota, she was known as the Executive Director and Voice Department Head at the West Bank School of Music. Between the ages of 15 to 50, Karen has also had some success as a waitress, catering server, door-to-door canvasser, secretary, marketing assistant, graphic designer, Filemaker Pro database designer, website designer, journalist, tutor, and English teacher. In addition, she has explored pottery, drawing, painting, cooking, fashion, interior design, roller skating, hiking, track, gymnastics,13 countries, over 20 kinds of dancing, yoga, dozens of museums, and 100s of restaurants for fun. She has also volunteered for several Democratic political campaigns and over 40 non-profit organizations.

Free 25-min Trial Zoom Voice Lesson:

https://calendly.com/karenlyuhvc/25-min-holistic-voice-lesson?back=1&month=2021-06

Contact Karen here:

http://www.karenlyu.com

http://www.holisticvoicecoach.com

http://www.facebook.com/karenlyu

http://www.instagram.com/karenlyu

http://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlyu

http://www.backstage.com/u/karenlyu

http://www.youtube.com/karenlyuandfreshjazz

http://www.reverbnation.com/karenlyuandfreshjazz

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Carol Dickson-Carr

When people used to ask me what I do for a living for the past 14 years or so, I simplify by saying, “I teach people stuff.”

Teaching is my passion!

My undergraduate and graduate degrees are in economics and I’ve also received Coach training in various programs since 2004. Prior to moving to Dallas in 2007, I worked in the private sector calculating economic damages for an employment litigation firm for six years and was a legislative analyst for the House Finance and Tax Committee at the Florida Legislature for a little over five years. (Yawn)

I teach economics and workplace writing at Southern Methodist University and my teaching doesn’t stop on campus—nor do the subjects! I have a passion for things that keep me sane, such as music and movement. They started as hobbies but became moneymakers in private music lessons, play-shops, and fitness (Pilates and Dance). My days are NEVER dull!