Renée's Blog

When I sat down with Eli Conley—a queer transgender singer-songwriter and teaching artist with over 20 years of experience on testosterone—I knew we'd tackle one of the biggest myths in trans voice training: that going on T means losing your singing voice forever. Spoiler alert: ...

Voice is one of the most powerful tools for self-expression. And for trans and nonbinary people, it can be a profound pathway to gender affirmation. Recently, I had the honour of joining Jeffrey Marsh on their podcast Inner Voice to discuss gender-affirming voice work, the relatio...

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Amanda Wan for her podcast, The Layers of Us, where we explored identity, growth, and the stories that shape who we are. Our conversation dove deep into something that's both incredibly personal and universally relevant: the human voice and its con...

What does it mean to put a value on your story? For so many queer and trans people, being asked to share our experiences is a regular occurrence — in classrooms, at conferences, on panels, and in workplaces. Too often, we’re expected to do this for free, as if our voices aren’t worth compensation...

I had the great pleasure of joining Christopher Donoso on his podcast Tell Me ’Bout It to talk about my journey as a trans voice teacher, my path into this work, and why helping trans and nonbinary people find their voices is both deeply personal and deeply joyful. Christopher and I covered so m...

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of chatting with Louise, the host of The "T" Elders Podcast. Louise is a trans woman in the UK, and we spoke all about her voice training journey, her experience transitioning through the NHS, and her partner's experience with private transition-related health...

When Amara Olimb Kreh first started exploring her voice, she didn’t plan on becoming a professional audiobook narrator. In fact, like many trans people, she began with a more personal goal: to sound more like herself. In this interview, Amara shares her journey from early voice exploration to na...

I recently had the pleasure of joining Ben Ferney on The Queer Economy podcast to talk all things gender-affirming voice, queerness, disability, and what it really looks like to build a business rooted in transformation. We talked about my path from jazz singer to voice teacher, how TikTok unexp...

What does supportive, affirming voice care actually look like? And how do you find a provider who’s the right fit for you? In this interview, I sat down with Nora Mahon, a speech-language pathologist who specializes in gender-affirming voice and co-founded the Vocal Congruence Project. Together,...

Last year, I sat down with Dibs from Dibs Fitness for a candid conversation about chronic pain, joyful movement, and finding my way back into exercise after a long period of struggle and uncertainty. We talked about aqua fit classes, pacing myself, learning to run again, and what it’s like to tra...