Renée's Blog

This commenter says, “wait, you can be cis or trans or neither? how does neither work? Isn’t it an either/or thing?” I’m no expert on the philosophy of gender, so this is simply my understanding of things. But my working definition of a transgender person is someone who identifies as a gender ...

This commenter on TikTok says, “So you know how “T voice” is something that is audible to other queer people? Could you explain what the features of that voice are?” The “T voice” that this commenter is referring to is the trans-masculine specific voice that some people get as a result of taki...

 For my next couple of posts, I want to talk about the reasons why people resist starting a trans voice practice. There's a little bit of a psychological hurdle that can impede the beginning of a practice and there are very simple ways to get over that. So today, I want to talk about the boun...

I've got a scorching hot take for my readers today! If, like me, you regularly wade in the waters of online trans discourse, then you are probably very familiar with this concept: you don't need to transition to be trans. I have long been a firm believer in this! You can just know you're not th...

It's hard to believe that it's only been one year since I launched my first e-course, Trans Vocal Exploration. So much has happened in the past twelve months, and my life and work are so completely different that it feels like a lifetime ago. Last week, I posted a blog post with an overview of e...

It's hard to believe that it's been almost a year since I released the course that totally changed my life and career, Trans Vocal Exploration. That course launched on September 1st, 2021. Since then, I have created quite a few other offers both free and paid, so I thought it would be good to cre...

I think it's a little taboo to talk about grief and hormone replacement therapy in the trans community. We're already fighting for our lives and working hard every day to gain acceptance, it feels like a major transgression to imply that there might be doubts along the path of medical transition....

A few months ago, I was extremely honoured to be asked to write an opinion piece for CBC Montreal. I'm always excited for any opportunity to talk about the voice and my work, and so of course, I jumped on it. Cut to last week, and the article finally came out! It was given the headline "Everyone...

When people ask me about exercises they can do throughout the day to feminize their voice, I know they're looking for simple, practical techniques that fit seamlessly into daily life. As a gender-affirming voice teacher, I've worked with countless trans women and transfeminine st...

On instagram, mort_de_lire said: "Something you've mentioned in several videos is getting into your target voice. Is there a point where it comes naturally and you don't have to think about it anymore?" This is a totally understandable question, especially at the beginning of your voice pract...