Renée's Blog

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...

You’re trying to sound brighter, higher, more feminine, or just more you, but something feels off. Your voice sounds cartoonish, or like it’s coming through your nose. You’re not alone. A lot of people in transfeminine voice training hit this wall. You’re working on pitch and brightness, and sud...

People talk about gender euphoria like it’s a final destination. Like once you’ve had top surgery, nailed the perfect outfit, or completed your trans voice training, you’ll just live there forever, forever affirmed, forever complete. But that’s not how it works. Not for me, and not for most of th...

Welcome to the first instalment of Voice Qs from Trans Folks Like You—the series where I answer your most common questions about trans voice training. Today, we’re diving into one of the biggest questions I get asked: “Will my new voice ever become my default?” You can watch the full video belo...

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,...

It’s the last few days of Pride Month, and I wanted to do something special. I already have a live Trans Voice Q&A happening on Instagram this Monday night (June 30 at 7pm Eastern), but honestly… that didn’t feel like quite enough. So I’m going even bigger. 🎉 I’m giving away THREE spots in my v...

If you’ve ever opened a spectrogram and immediately thought, “What am I looking at?”—you’re not alone. Compared to a tuner, which gives you one clear number, a spectrogram shows a whole world of information all at once. And that’s both the beauty and the challenge of it. Spectrograms can be an i...

To celebrate the end of Pride Month, I’m hosting a live Trans Voice Q&A over on Instagram—and you’re invited! 📅 Monday, June 30 ⏰ 7pm Eastern 📍 instagram.com/reneeyoxon Whether you’re just starting voice training, feeling stuck in the middle, or curious about what’s possible, bring your questio...

When Whitney Nichole, creator of the Singing Straw, invited me to chat about gender affirming voice care, I was thrilled to share my journey and expertise with her community. As a transgender voice coach who's been teaching voice for nearly two decades, I've seen firsthand how tra...