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Trauma-informed sound
Listening first
Sound without demand
Nothing is required

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Nothing is required of you here.
Not to relax.
Not to go deeper.
Not to stay.

This is trauma-informed sound.
This is listening without demand.

You can listen… or not.

[Ditto Music @Dittomusic]

Independent artists are the heartbeat of music. 🎵

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Not everyone wants to read a book of poetry.

So I took the poems from my books and transformed them into songs.

The words are the same. The truth is the same. The message is the same. The only difference is the music.

#Songwriter #PoetryToMusic #JulieJewelsSmoot

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Some of my songs were once poems from the books I have written.
Some began as tears.
Some began as questions.
Music gives me a place to transform pain, hope, healing, and resilience into something I can share with the world.
#Songwriter #HealingJourney #Music

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"The Inward Journey of the Divine Feminine" began as a poem and has now become a song.

It is a journey of returning to yourself, reclaiming your voice, honoring your intuition, and remembering the strength that has always lived within.

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"Safe Enough to Be Heard" is a lyrical song about the healing that can happen when your voice is finally welcomed instead of dismissed.

Being heard did not erase the past, but it helped me remember that my story matters.

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You do not need permission to heal.

You do not need permission to speak.

You do not need permission to take up space.

"Crown Without Permission" is a song about claiming
your life as your own.

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#WomenMatter #Music #Empowerment

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For me, woke means understanding that every person deserves dignity, respect, and the freedom to live without violence, discrimination, or fear.

"What Woke Means to Me" explores those ideas through song.

#Songwriter #WhatWokeMeansToMe

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"What Woke Means to Me" is not about politics. It's about paying attention.

Paying attention to suffering.
Paying attention to injustice.
Paying attention to the ways we can treat each other better.

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#Music #Awareness #Humanity

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"What Woke Means to Me" is a lyrical song about awareness, compassion, and refusing to ignore the experiences of others.

To me, being awake means listening when people speak their truth, standing against abuse, and recognizing the humanity in every person.

#LyricalMusic

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#WomenVeterans #IServed #MilitaryWomen

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"Not Your Narrative" is a lyrical song about reclaiming our own stories.

Women did not serve because we were political talking points. We served because we loved our country, answered the call, and took the oath.

Our service is not your narrative to rewrite.

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Women are not born for suffering.
We are not born for silence.
We are not born to carry the consequences of other people's violence.

We are born deserving safety, dignity, and respect.

#WomenMatter #Healing #SpokenWordPoetry

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Women do not exist to make men comfortable at the expense of their own safety, health, voice, or freedom.

#WomenMatter #SelfRespect

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My voice is not a threat.
My boundaries are not an attack.
My autonomy is not up for debate.
#SpokenWord #SurvivorVoices

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A woman setting boundaries is not disrespectful.

A woman protecting herself is not selfish.

A woman choosing herself is not wrong.

#Boundaries #Healing

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Women are not born to be controlled.

We are not born to be managed, owned, monitored, or dominated.

We are born human—worthy of freedom, choice, safety, and respect.

#WomenMatter #Boundaries #SpokenWord

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Too many survivors are harmed twice:
First by the assault.
Then by disbelief, victim-blaming, retaliation, and silence.
Survivors deserve better.
#BelieveSurvivors #MST