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Life

Birthdays, big moves, and the byways of life.

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Music

Singing, songwriting, new releases, and recommendations.

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Trans Voice

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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Interviews

Catch up on all my podcast interviews and features!

Latest from my blog

Podcast Interview: Gender Reveal disability interviews trans voice Jan 18, 2023

One of my dreams came true this week - I was interviewed on Gender Reveal! If you don't already listen to this podcast, you're about to find your new favourite. Host Tuck Woodstock has interviewed scores of incredible trans people and the conversations are always illuminating, interesting, and...

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Q: Why do I feel more air resistance after taking testosterone? testosterone trans voice Jan 17, 2023

 This one is for my T boys: my boys on testosterone.

I want to answer the question that I've heard from a lot of you, "Why is it that when I take testosterone, I feel a lot of air resistance or a lot of pressure when I try and speak or sing?"

This is something that's really common,...

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New freebie: Cognitive Load Games for Trans Voice Work ebook! trans vocal exploration ecourse trans voice Jan 16, 2023

If you have signed up for my online course, Trans Vocal Exploration (or if you follow my writing closely!), then you know that I'm a big believer in cognitive load games.

What are cognitive load games, you may ask?

These are playful methods of practice that slowly increase the difficulty on your...

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Top 3 Queer Books That I Read in 2022 life Jan 10, 2023

You might not be aware of this, but I am an avid reader. I love reading! I wanted to share with you my three favourite queer books that I read in 2022. Watch this blog post as a short video above.

1. She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

This book has everything! It's got various...

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Podcast Interview: Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman disability interviews life music trans voice Jan 07, 2023

Recently, I had the pleasure of being interviewed on Leah Roseman's podcast, Conversations with Musicians. In this 90-minute podcast, we discussed my music education and early music life, being trans and disabled in the music industry, my pivot to the trans voice space, and so much more!

There...

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Holiday blooper reel! life Dec 22, 2022

Hello trans voice pals!

I am taking a few weeks off from content creation for the holidays, so you won't see any blog posts or videos from me until January 9th. 

Of course, I wouldn't leave you empty-handed though! Click the video above for some bloopers from the last year of tiktoks

See...

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