Hush Zine Issue 1: Crying is Awesome

I feel like out of all of my work so far, this audio collection is the most about expressing the true self. Sometimes, we're afraid to cry--afraid to feel because nothing is more risky than being real.

This collection of recorded essays, thoughts, and musings is a reminder that all of that is okay, and that using your voice is okay--regardless of how it decides to reveal itself. It can be hard to embrace the space, but that's where we're the most open to whatever appears.

By trusting what came up for me, I was able to share in this collection it means to trust your own voice and creative rhythm. Trust is the key to moving past creative blocks, and this audio collection was brought together through trust and intuitive vision.

Why am I calling this an "audio zine"?

Because just like a print zine, this is a handmade collection of personal thoughts and observations that I felt like sharing. There is also an edited transcript booklet of all of the recordings (plus some extra notes and art) included as a PDF and EPUB if you prefer reading over listening.

Track Titles:

1. Introduction (What is this project?)
2. Soft Spoken (#introvertproblems)
3. Self Indulgent Creativity (The awesomeness of creating just for yourself)
4. Authentic Success (Success beyond numbers)
5. Crying is Awesome (Yes.)
6. Tranquility and Pleasure (On prioritizing wellbeing)
7. The End (Wrap up!)

You can stream this audio zine for free from Bandcamp (clicking on the links next to the tracks will take you there!). You can also purchase tracks individually instead of the whole zine at Bandcamp. By the way, this is just a glimpse of my creative process--I share even more reflections on the kinds of topics I've shared here and more inside The Listening Room.

However, offline listening, the PDF, and Epub booklet is only available in the full download.

Included in the zip file:

• 7 mp3 files
• 1 PDF Transcript booklet
• 1 Epub Transcript booklet

✧Memories✧ I thought a little bit about what I wanted to say. Then I nervously held my phone in my hands and pressed record. I had already experimented with adding voice recordings to my blog once or twice, but this was the first project where I went all in, speaking and expressing directly from my heart.

I always express from my heart when writing, but when I write, I have the luxury of going back and editing, and making things smooth and polished. I guess technically I could do the same with my audio, but there's something about when people speak without the ums and stuff edited out, that I find charming.

When I first started this project, I wanted to make it podcasty with intros and outros. But after one attempt, I decided to just throw all of that aside and go for natural-ness instead.

So here are my real thoughts in my real voice.