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Music

Singing, songwriting, new releases, and recommendations.

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Learning to love your voice and need some support?

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Disability

Lessons I've learned after 10+ years with chronic pain.

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Taking testosterone and grieving your old voice testosterone voice masculinization Aug 03, 2022

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....

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I wrote an article for the CBC! And there was some drama... interviews life nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Jul 25, 2022

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...

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May 2022 Trans Voice TikTok Compilation! nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization May 31, 2022

I really feel like we stepped up our TikTok game this month. I tried hard to create deeply informative videos that addressed a wide variety of common concerns. If you missed them on TikTok, check out this compilation. this also marks one full year of TikToks! Can you believe it?!?

Below you'll...

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When will my target voice come naturally? nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization May 26, 2022

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...

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Top 2 reasons your voice feels weak on testosterone testosterone voice masculinization May 23, 2022

On TikTok the other day, Lee asked, “why the heck did I lose so much strength in my voice now that I’m on T? Can I build some back? I miss singing!

Let’s talk about how testosterone affects the voice because it is so interesting and I have so much to say about it. An important...

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Three easy posture exercises for voice masculinization exercise voice masculinization May 20, 2022

I asked my friend Dibs from Dibs Fitness to share three easy posture exercises for voice masculinization. But what do posture and voice have to do with each other?? A lot, actually, but today let’s focus on the pharynx.

the pharynx is a tube of muscle just above your larynx, at the...

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