Renée's Blog

Greetings, dear readers! I'm Renée, your go-to gender-affirming voice teacher, and I recently stumbled upon a comment that left me in stitches. A brave soul shared their struggle, confessing, "I sound like Lumpy Space Princess when I go low." Now, if you're not acquainted with the dulcet tones of...

Recently, I was invited to be on the live show, The Backpack Show, with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone, which describes itself as a business podcast but fun. Watch the reply below or scroll down to read a summary.   During the podcast, I had the opportunity to share various aspects of my...

¡Hola, amigos! Renée here, your friendly gender-affirming voice teacher. Today, I'm thrilled to take you on a journey through my four-year-long adventure of learning Spanish and how the lessons I've picked up along the way can revolutionize your trans voice practice. So, grab a café de olla and l...

Happy New Year!  🥳 At the end of the year, I always share the best bloopers of the year. If you missed part 1 of the bloopers, you can check them out here. I love this set of bloopers because I think it really captures my essence and positive attitude. Thank you so much to my editor, Teagan Lan...

Hey there, lovely people! As I sit here on the eve of my 36th birthday, I can't help but feel a mix of excitement and gratitude for another year of life. Yep, you heard it right – tomorrow, December 28, is my birthday, and I'm ready to celebrate with a big "woo!" Now, I know what you're thinking...

It's that time again! It's time for the end-of-year blooper reel 🥳 I make two or three short-form videos (TikToks, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts - whatever you want to call them) so you can probably imagine that there is a lot of footage on the cutting room floor. In fact, there were so many ...

Hey there, it's Renée, your go-to gender-affirming voice teacher! Today, let's delve into a fantastic question from one of my commenters: "What do I do if I can control both pitch and resonance, but it still doesn’t sound feminine?" Well, grab a cup of tea and get comfy because I've got three tra...

Hey there, I'm Renée, and I'm a gender-affirming voice teacher! Today, I want to look into a question that I get asked all the time, brought up by Jasmine in my TikTok comment section: how to deal with dysphoria while working on your voice. Trust me, I get it—it's one of the toughest aspects of t...

I received a TikTok comment on one of my trans voice educational videos saying "I will never reach my voice goals because I SHARE A ROOM" I live alone, but I deeply empathize with this person's feelings. You can feel so trapped if you want to make some progress on your transition, but you're not...

Hey there, I'm Renee, your friendly neighbourhood gender-affirming voice teacher. Recently, during one of my live sessions, a student shared a common struggle that many in the trans voice community face – feeling confident about their feminized voice in practice but stumbling when it comes to usi...