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🦋 Mix & Match is out now!! 🦋

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...

What does "transition" mean to me?

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...

My Top Surgery Results After One Year

Can you believe it’s been a year since I had top surgery?? One year ago, I had a double mastectomy without nipple grafts at GRS Montreal with Dr. Chen Lee, and it went super smoothly. I was very lucky! Now it’s been a year, and I’m finally allowed to go shirtless in the sun!! Are you ready to s...

Let’s Do a Spring Ritual Together 🌷

The curtain has finally closed on winter, and with March 19th marking the first day of spring, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment. Winter offers us a chance to retreat and recharge, but spring heralds a time for renewal and growth. It's a season that invites us to unfurl and embrace the potent...

What is Voice Outside the Binary?

Hey there, lovelies! It’s your friendly neighborhood gender-affirming voice coach, Renée, and today we’re diving deep into the vibrant world of nonbinary voice training. Picture this: voices as diverse and beautiful as the stars in the night sky, each one unique, each one telling its own story. T...

My next gender-affirming surgery will be...

Hello, lovelies! It's Renée here, diving deep into a topic that's as personal as it gets—my ongoing journey through gender-affirming surgeries. You've followed me through the highs and lows, the voice cracks and triumphs, and now, we're gearing up for round two: The Hysterectomy Chronicles, or as...

What Would You Do on a Day That Didn’t Count?

Hey there! It's Renée, your gender-affirming voice teacher, here to chat about something that's been on my mind lately: the concept of a day that doesn't count. You know, like February 29th in leap years? It's the perfect opportunity to imagine a day where you can do anything without consequences...

Happy Valentine's Day 🏳️‍⚧️🥰✨

Happy Valentine’s Day! Still don’t have a valentine? Well, don’t worry because I’m here to reveal to you the perfect Valentine. Hi, I’m Renée, I'm a gender-affirming voice teacher, and I’m about to magically reveal your valentine in 3… 2… 1… Drumroll, Please... Did you guess it? Your valentine ...

The power of "um"

Hey there, my fellow trans voice pals! Welcome back to another exercise in vocal exploration. If you missed my last post about the "Key-Oh" Exercise, don't worry, you can catch up on that either by giving it a quick read or watching the TikTok version. This time, we're looking more closely at ho...

I sound like Lumpy Space Princess...???

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...