Renée's Blog

Hey there, fabulous voice explorers! Today, I’m tackling a question that pops up quite often in our community: "How do I avoid the T voice after starting testosterone?" One of my students asked this, and it's such an important topic that I’ve dedicated a whole TikTok to it. But let's dive deeper ...

Hey there, fabulous folks! I’m Renée, your friendly neighborhood gender-affirming voice teacher, and today, I want to address a comment that really got me thinking. Someone recently said, “I just don’t voice train because I don’t care. I don’t know why I just don’t. It’s not for me, you know? Is...

Now that I’ve had two gender-affirming surgery, is my transition “done” now? Hi, I’m Renée, I’m a gender-affirming voice teacher, and I am also a transgender individual, specifically of the nonbinary variety and some have asked if my transition is finished now that I’ve had my surgeries, or if I...

Let's talk about something crucial—body autonomy and the freedom to make choices about our own bodies. I've had top surgery, which ruffled some feathers, but most people in my life and ecosystem were fine with it, and I'm so grateful for that! But what really seems to spark controversy is that I ...

Hi, I’m Renée, and I’m a gender-affirming voice teacher. I've always been fascinated by how people use their voices to navigate different aspects of their lives. One of the most intriguing cases that you may already be familiar with is that of Paris Hilton. The Evolution of Paris Hilton's Voice ...

Pride month is over and you know what that means! Wrath month… Hi, I’m Renée, a gender-affirming voice teacher here to remind you that while Pride month may have concluded, our spirit of pride and liberation doesn’t have to end. For many of us, pride isn’t confined to June; it’s a year-round cel...

It has been nearly five weeks since I had my hysterectomy, and I’m finally ready to talk about it! I’ve missed updating you all, but I have to admit, I’ve been struggling to figure out how much I want to share about this surgery. Trans people get gender-affirming surgeries for so many reasons, ...

I don't think it's just me. This year, Pride month feels different. I've been recovering from a hysterectomy for the last three weeks, which is why you haven't heard from me in a while (more on that in next week's letter). But I couldn't let Pride Month start without sending you a message. For ...

I am thrilled to finally announce the launch of my new course, Mix and Match: Designing Your Nonbinary Voice, available as of today! Cue the confetti and maybe a little celebratory scream because, oh boy, has it been a journey! Creating this course has been nothing short of a labour of love—lite...

I am a nonbinary transgender individual and today I want to talk about what “transition” means to me. I started identifying as genderqueer when I was about 18 years old and at that time the word “nonbinary” wasn’t in common parlance and there was virtually no discussion about what a nonbinary tr...