In The Press

2023 Pinnacle Book Winner: Memoir
2022 Maincrest Media Award: Women's Nonfiction
2022 Best Book Awards Finalist in Spirituality: Inspirational

“There are countless times in our lives when we’re faced with the most fundamental questions:  Am I important? Do I make a difference? Do I matter?  In Does 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 reflects how important you truly are.” 

—Marci Shimoff, #1 NY Times bestselling author, Happy for No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul



“I have loved Cynthia James’ voice for decades, but this profound book transforms that love into pure admiration. Cynthia’s 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 Matter? It is exceptional—in 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 Cynthia’s soul-touching book and share it widely, because we’re all here to live our lives 'out loud' and to shine our Light into this world.”

—Dr. Roger Teel,  Spiritual Teacher and author of This 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 life’s 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 couldn’t stop reading Cynthia James’ book, Does My Voice Matter?  You 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 of The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times  

“Give yourself the gift of Cynthia James and what you’ll receive is the gift of your Self. I felt seen, heard, and empowered from the first chapter. Cynthia’s 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. You’ll 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. Sue Morter USA Today best-selling author The Energy Codes: The Seven Step System to Heal Your Body, Awaken Your Spirit and Live Your Best Life, and Founder and CEO, Morter Institute for Bio-Energetics