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

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Trans Voice Practice Hurdles: Silliness motivation nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 19, 2022

 For my next couple of posts, I want to talk about the reasons why people resist starting a trans voice practice. There's a little bit of a psychological hurdle that can impede the beginning of a practice and there are very simple ways to get over that.

So today, I want to talk about the...

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Low stakes practice: micro-conversations exercise nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 12, 2022

Trans voice alteration and singing have a lot in common. They're both voice skills that have to be practised regularly in order to build up muscle, endurance, and flexibility. The end goal for a singing practice is usually a performance of some kind, like an open mic or an audition. However, in...

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Q: Is it worth doing voice masculinization exercises pre-testosterone? testosterone voice masculinization Sep 08, 2022

Hello readers! I recently received this question on TikTok: "Is it even worth doing [voice masculinization exercises] pre-T? I've done everything, gotten my voice into the higher male range on voice tools and it still doesn't pass as cis."

The short answer is: definitely yes! Lots of people who...

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

We haven't had a compilation in a while! Here are all the TikToks I made since the beginning of June, including some fun bonus bloopers!

Big love and thanks to my wonderful TikTok editor, Teagan. Hire her!!

Here are the timestamps in case you want to find a specific video:

00:00 - Amara’s...

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New: Trans Voice Teacher Directory ✨ nonbinary voice teacher resources teacher training voice feminization voice masculinization Aug 29, 2022

In the past year, I've run my teacher training course, Learn to Teach Trans Voice in 5 Weeks, two times. Both times, I met outstanding voice teachers from all over the world who speak so many different languages and come from a myriad of experiences and backgrounds.

Although the trans voice...

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Two exercises for adapting to your new voice on testosterone exercise testosterone voice masculinization Aug 18, 2022

If you've followed someone taking testosterone on social media, then you are probably very familiar with the phrase "this is my voice [blank] days on T." Folks love documenting the process of voice changes because it can be so exciting and affirming to track voice masculinization.

The problem...

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