Best Lainey Prendeville Crawford | Holistic Voice Coach Podcasts (2025)

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52 | Creative Dry Season? My Step-by-Step Guide to Tap into Creative Flow & Replenish Inspiration as a Singer and Artist 25:03

3d ago25:03

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In the creative journey as a singer, songwriter & vocal artist, there are bound to be dry seasons of feeling depleted, empty, uninspired. It’s almost like you’ve reached the bottom of the cup or your stream of creative energy has run dry… and you just have no motivation to sing, create, make music, write songs. That’s why it’s so important to have …

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51 | 3 Reasons You Should Stop Comparing Yourself to Others So You Can Find Your Voice as a Singer and Songwriter 19:51

10d ago19:51

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Have you ever considered what the comparison trap is stealing from you? If you’ve ever compared yourself to others as a singer / artist and come up short in your mind, then today’s episode will be the gentle nudge of tough love that you need to break free from this all-too-common creative block. I’ll be sharing with you 3 reasons to stop comparing …

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50 | Tired of Putting Music on the Backburner? 3 Ways to Kickstart Your Singing Practice & Find Your Voice Again 22:02

17d ago22:02

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If you've been feeling disconnected from your voice and have spent some time away from music for one reason or another, this episode will help you get those creative gears moving again and reignite that desire in your heart to sing. It can be so hard to dust off the cobwebs and start singing again when the distance between you and your art feels li…

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49 | Songwriting as a Creative Outlet Pt. 2: What You Need When You're Getting Started 27:12

24d ago27:12

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In the second part of our conversation about exploring songwriting as a creative outlet, I go deeper into what you need when you're getting started with writing your own songs. Whether you’re a writer whose strength is in the lyrics, a singer who doesn’t play an instrument (or lacks confidence in your existing instrumental skills), a musician who p…

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48 | Songwriting as a Creative Outlet Pt. 1: My Journey from Singing Other People's Music to Writing My Own Songs 18:55

1M ago18:55

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Have you ever felt the desire to explore songwriting as a creative outlet? Whether you are just playing with the idea, wondering where to begin, or you've got notebooks full of songs and you're wondering what to do with this treasure trove of ideas, you're sure to find something of value in today's episode. I went on a little bit of a journey here,…

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47 | Songwriting for Singers: 5 Common Roadblocks to Writing Your Own Music & How to Overcome Them 33:51

1M ago33:51

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Are you a singer who wants to make your own music and explore songwriting as a creative outlet? Do you feel like you have songs inside of you, but you’re struggling to get them out for one reason or another? Singing other people’s music is great and everything, but you have your own stories, your own experiences, your own feelings and emotions and …

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46 | Want to Feel Free in Your Voice as a Singer & Songwriter? Focus on THIS. 24:40

1M ago24:40

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Are you longing to experience the freedom of singing and the joy of making music without all the technical stuff and the noise of the mind getting in the way? As a vocal artist and highly creative person, you know that being free to express yourself and create for the sake of creating is a feeling like no other. But it can sometimes get lost in the…

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45 | Getting Back On Stage: 4 Performance Tips for Rusty Singers 31:15

2M ago31:15

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There are seasons of the vocal journey when we step away from the stage, lean into the silence, and spend some time away ~ whether we’re seemingly forced into it or we intentionally choose to take a break from performing. And sometimes we even shut down our voice and stop singing altogether ~ I’ve been there. If you’ve been in such a season, it can…

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44 | Improve Your Overall Sound with These 3 Simple Vocal Tips for Singers 14:43

2M ago14:43

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In this episode, I share 3 simple vocal tips that will help you open your voice, find vocal freedom, and improve your overall tone quality as a singer and vocalist. These are quick remedies to common mistakes that I see and hear singers making time and time again. When you know how to bring awareness to them, they are actually quite easy to fix. No…

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43 | Finding Your Artistic Voice: 3 Things You Need to Hone Your Unique Sound as a Singer & Songwriter 28:24

2M ago28:24

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If you want to uncover your unique sound and find your artistic voice as a singer, there are 3 things that stand out to me as critical parts of the process. In this episode, we dive into each of these 3 essentials as I explain why they’re important, how they help you get to the heart of your creative voice, and how to actually implement them in you…

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42 | Music Making & Motherhood: Nurturing Your Children AND Your Creativity as a Mother & Vocal Artist 33:41

2M ago33:41

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This one goes out to all the singing mamas out there, the musical mamas to be, the singers who also aspire to be mothers one day. Can we just say… motherhood is hard! It is both the most difficult thing I’ve ever done AND the most rewarding. So what does all of this mean for your creative life, your music, your voice, your art? Today’s episode is m…

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41 | What You Need to Get Started with Vocal Improvisation: A Simple Roadmap for Singers 20:10

3M ago20:10

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One of the best practices for opening your voice and creativity is Vocal Improvisation. In today's episode, I'll walk you through what it is, why you should weave it into your singing practice, and what you need to get started. At the end of our conversation today, I hope to leave you with a roadmap that leads you to creative flow and vocal freedom…

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40 | Perfectionism vs. Excellence: How to Create Beautiful Work Without Falling into the Trap 21:14

3M ago21:14

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If you’ve ever considered yourself to be a perfectionist, then today’s episode is for you. As a “recovering perfectionist” myself, who has learned to see the truth through the lies and who has found a way to deal with these tendencies when they inevitably creep in, I want to share with you some of the tools that have worked for me. Because if you a…

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39 | How to Get Comfortable Singing in Front of People: 5 Tips to Grow Your Confidence 26:15

3M ago26:15

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Sharing your voice in the world requires vulnerability. Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Stepping into the unknown and allowing people to witness you in it. Being seen and heard in this way can bring up a lot of fear and insecurities when it comes to your singing voice and your creative expression as a whole. The good news is that when…

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38 | Permission to Sing: How to Nurture Your Desire to Make Music 23:47

3M ago23:47

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There’s a seed within you that was planted long ago and is only awaiting your activation in order to crack open, rise up, reach for the light, open and blossom. And that seed is your desire to sing, to make music, to use your creativity and your voice as an instrument to express what’s in your heart. But it’s all too common to allow that seed to go…

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37 | Does Your Dream of Singing Feel Too Far Out of Reach? Here’s the Truth. 21:44

4M ago21:44

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Big creative dreams can sometimes feel out of reach… unrealistic even… and so we often stop ourselves before we start. Or we start and stop and start and stop as we cycle through overwhelm, fear, and doubt. But those dreams are planted inside of you for a reason ~ they are yours to nurture and cultivate and bring to life! That’s why I want to devot…

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36 | The Vocal Artist's Path & The Beginner's Mind: 5 Tips to Start Where You Are 29:07

4M ago29:07

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Often as we enter a new year, we’re thinking about what we want to create... what goals, dreams, and aspirations we want to focus on or work towards this year. There’s something about the calendar turning over that gets us dreaming again… But too often, these new creative projects and goals can be derailed by perfectionism. And so we stop before we…

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35 | Renew Your Artistic Vision in the New Year with This 5 Step Creative Exercise for Singers & Vocal Artists 40:43

4M ago40:43

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You’re in for a special treat today ~ a *mini reTREAT* for you and your creative spirit ~ to close out the year and step into a renewed vision for yourself as an artist in the new year. So set aside some time for yourself and your creativity (and if you need convincing that it’s not only okay, but essential to your well-being to devote time to nurt…

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34 | Why Making Time for Your Creativity Isn't Selfish, but ESSENTIAL to Your Holistic Well-Being 23:41

4M ago23:41

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One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is time with your art to nurture your creativity. And yet, so many of us struggle to give ourselves that gift. We think it’s selfish. There’s always something else we think we should be doing instead… But if we want to live a creative life… to be the artist we were designed to be, to use the gifts we’…

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33 | Shut Down Your Voice? How to Open it Up Again with This ONE Simple Singing Practice 25:52

5M ago25:52

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In this episode of Reawaken Your Voice, I’ll be walking you through a 3-step singing exercise that will help you not only open your singing voice, improve your tone quality, and create more resonance in your sound, but will also help you get more comfortable with being vulnerable… allowing yourself to be seen and heard ~ which is essential if you w…

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32 | Harsh Inner Critic? 3 Creative Ways to Find Relief as a Singer 17:52

5M ago17:52

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Aaaah, yes. The inner critic. The enemy of artists everywhere, throughout all of time. As singers, it can stop us in our tracks and leave us feeling like our voice isn’t worth listening to. So we shut it down, bury it in silence, and try to forget about our deep longing to sing. If we give it power and believe the lies it spews, we may even give up…

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31 | Vocal Improvisation: A Powerful Tool to Free Your Voice, Creativity, and Expression 25:27

5M ago25:27

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Today we’re talking about one of my favorite tools to open and free the voice ~ and that is… Vocal Improvisation. We’ll go over what it is, why it’s such a powerful tool, and how it not only helps to free the singing voice, but also helps to unlock creative expression while taking you on a journey of self-discovery. If you’re looking for a fun, pra…

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30 | 3 Ways to Reconnect with Your Creativity & Get Back to Singing Again 21:00

5M ago21:00

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Whether it’s been a few weeks or a few years, if you’ve felt distant from your voice and disconnected from your creativity, it is my prayer that today’s episode will help you come back home to that part of yourself that loves to sing and make music and create. I’ll walk you through 3 of my favorite ways to rekindle that creative spark. These are so…

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29 | 7 Natural Remedies to Take Care of Your Singing Voice When You’re Sick 18:38

5M ago18:38

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In today’s episode, I’m going to walk you through 7 tips for taking care of your singing voice when you’re sick with a cold, sinus infection, congestion, or sore throat. Personally, I’m feeling run down with a sinus infection at the moment, so I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to give you some of my best tips I’ve gathered over the years …

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28 | Vocal Embodiment: 3 Phases to Becoming the Living, Breathing Song as a Singer & Artist 29:35

6M ago29:35

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Today’s episode is all about Vocal Embodiment. What it is, what it means as both a singer and as an artist, and how to achieve it. I’ll share with you 3 phases to bring the music inside of you into the world through your voice ~ not only becoming the embodiment of the music itself through your singing voice, but also becoming the embodiment of the …

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27 | Liberate Your Voice: How to Break Free From the Box to Discover Freedom & Flow in Singing 25:56

6M ago25:56

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Do you ever feel like your true expression is stuck inside of you, or like you’ve put yourself in a box creatively that you’re aching to break free from? Does singing sometimes feel rigid? Do you ever find yourself holding back the full power of your voice, like your sound is trapped inside that box and can’t go beyond the confines of its walls? Wh…

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26 | Where Does My Voice Belong? 10 Questions to Ask Yourself to Uncover Buried Dreams & Find Some Direction as a Singer 22:40

6M ago22:40

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If you’ve been trying to figure out a starting point for sharing your voice in the world and you’ve been searching for a place where your voice feels at home, then today’s episode is for you. I’ll walk you through a journaling exercise consisting of 10 questions to ask yourself to determine how you want to use your voice, what kinds of opportunitie…

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25 | How to Use Imagery to Access Your High Notes & Open Up the Top of Your Vocal Range 29:18

6M ago29:18

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Have you been shying away from those high notes? Are you afraid to lean into them so you back off and don’t give them the full power of your sound? Or maybe you’re someone who isn’t afraid to go for it, but when you do reach for those high notes, they feel tense, closed off, pushed, forced or even harsh? Almost like you just hit a ceiling and you’r…

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24 | Building Resilience as a Singer: How to Get Back Up & Sing Again After You Fall 25:16

7M ago25:16

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Have you ever had a performance where everything went wrong? Or where one thing didn’t go well, but that’s the part you remember and so it just feels like the whole thing was a complete train wreck? Have you ever received negative feedback after sharing your voice and singing your heart out and it left you feeling beaten down, wounded and timid, un…

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23 | Beating Yourself Up for All Those Unfinished Songs? Why Your Unused Ideas Are Vital to the Creative Process! 17:43

7M ago17:43

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Hey Friend, In today’s episode we’re gonna talk about all those unfinished songs and unused ideas that may or may not be piling up in scattered places throughout your mind, your computer, your phone notes, your journals, scraps of paper, bits of recordings... aaahh, yes. Such is the way of the creative spirit! You see, I've recently had a perspecti…

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22 | 3 Essential Pillars for Your Vocal (re)Discovery & Creative Revival: A Holistic Approach 26:12

7M ago26:12

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Have you been feeling like your voice and expression are stuck inside of you? Maybe you’ve suppressed your voice for a long time, or maybe you’re finally feeling like things are moving, but it’s kind of lopsided or clunky. Maybe something just feels out of alignment and you can’t quite get your voice to do what you want it to do. In this week’s epi…

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21 | Singing with Feeling: 7 Tips to be More Expressive in Your Singing 25:47

7M ago25:47

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In today’s episode, I’m covering another one of my favorite topics ~ expression. How to convey emotion through your singing voice and sing with feeling. I’ll highlight 7 key ingredients that go into expressive singing ~ the kind that touches the heart, the kind that moves people, the kind that makes them feel things, the kind that makes YOU ~ the s…

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20 | Learn to Navigate Your Full Vocal Range by Understanding These 3 Key Areas of Resonance 31:29

8M ago31:29

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Hey there, Songbird! In today’s episode, we’re diving into a little bit of vocal technique ~ but don’t worry ~ we’re keeping it simple! We’re talking about getting to know your voice and its capabilities by gaining an understanding of your vocal range and how to navigate the different parts of it. When you deepen your understanding of the resonance…

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19 | Healing the Wounded Singer: How to Rewrite Your Singing Story & Reclaim Your Voice 24:41

8M ago24:41

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When did you stop singing? What was it that caused you to shut down your voice? And when did you notice that desire return? When did you realize it wasn’t going anywhere and all you could do was surrender to it? This episode goes out to the wounded singer ~ the woman who shut down her voice somewhere along the way and stopped singing. The woman who…

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18 | Judging Your Sound When You Hear Your Own Voice? Do THIS Instead. 22:42

8M ago22:42

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Have you found yourself facing a really harsh inner critic anytime you listen back to a recording of yourself singing? Or holding back your full sound because you’re too worried about what it sounds like? Maybe you’re unsure of what it’s even supposed to sound like… In today’s episode, I talk about what to do instead of the worry and the self-judgm…

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17 | Finding Your Voice & Confidence Begins with this ONE Simple (and Fun!) Practice 28:24

8M ago28:24

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Finding your voice is a journey ~ whether we’re talking about your singing voice or your authentic self-expression as a whole. As you set out to explore and discover the truth about who you are, how you were designed, what makes you unique, what makes you just as human as the rest of us, and how you’re called to use your voice in the world, you wil…

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16 | 3 Ways to Tap into the Healing Power of Your Voice 26:08

8M ago26:08

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Hey Friend, In today’s episode, we’re covering one of my favorite topics ~ how to use your singing voice as an instrument for healing yourself and others. I’ll share with you 3 ways to tap into the natural healing power of your voice and how you can apply them in your own voice practice and on your own journey from the head to the heart. So if you …

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15 | Take Your Creative Passion Project Off the Back Burner: 5 Steps to Begin (Again) for Female Singers, Songwriters, Musicians 18:26

9M ago18:26

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Hey Friend, Do you have a creative passion project? You know... the one that’s been sitting on the back burner, collecting dust, waiting for the right time to begin again? The one that’s been on your heart for quite some time now, but you keep pushing it aside for someday? Yeah, that one… I know because I have one, too! Well, what would it be like …

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14 | Calm Your Nerves Before Singing for Others with this Step-by-Step Grounding Practice 28:00

9M ago28:00

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Hey Friend! In the moments leading up to sharing your voice and singing for people, there can be a lot of noise going through your mind as the butterflies take over and the nerves set in. It’s almost enough to keep you from doing it at all ~ if you let it. But if you can move past that fear and sing through it, you’ll rediscover your love of singin…

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13 | Burned Out & Uninspired? 10 Ways to Get Back into Creative Flow for Female Singers & Songwriters 25:08

9M ago25:08

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Hey Friend! As much as we would love to live in a state of constant creative flow, the reality is that we can often lose touch with our inspiration. We can easily find ourselves distracted, stagnant, losing sight of why we started something in the first place, stuck in a rut of apathy or boredom. If you’ve been feeling like your creative flame has …

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12 | "Can I Even Call Myself a Singer?" 3 Steps to Overcome Imposter Syndrome & Embrace the Artist Within 17:00

9M ago17:00

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Do you sometimes question whether or not you can call yourself a singer? No matter your level of experience or musical background, this question may rise up in you along the vocal journey, whether you’re just embarking on this new adventure or coming back to your voice after many years of distance. When you’re going through a creative dry spell, or…

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11 | How to Make Time for Music When You Have No Time 23:49

10M ago23:49

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Struggling to find the time and energy to devote to your art? I get it ~ the struggle is real. If you’ve been having difficulty finding uninterrupted time for singing and making music, I want you to know that you’re not alone ~ and there is hope. In today’s episode, we’re having a little heart to heart about what it really takes to nourish your cre…

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10 | Heal Your Relationship with Your Singing Voice with this Step-by-Step Creative Exercise 22:56

10M ago22:56

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Hey there, Friend! In today’s episode, I guide you through a step-by-step creative exercise to help you heal your relationship with your singing voice. If you’re struggling with a harsh inner critic or suffering from a painful memory that makes you want to curl into a ball and hide away in a cave rather than sharing your voice, the expressive arts …

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9 | How to Avoid the Comparison Trap as a Singer & Uncover Your Unique Sound 24:48

10M ago24:48

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Hey Friend, Ahh, yes. The comparison trap. It shows up in all areas of life as human beings, so it’s no surprise that as singers and artists, it has the potential to derail us from even believing our voice is worth sharing. But this doesn’t have to be your story. This is a trap that is completely avoidable when you recognize it, see it for what it …

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8 | Unlock Your Singing Voice from the Inside Out with the B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Formula 35:13

10M ago35:13

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Hey there, Songbird! Perhaps you know by now that the desire to express yourself through your voice ~ to experience what it feels like to sing with freedom and feeling ~ that desire is not going away. When the calling ~ the deep longing ~ is there, I believe it was planted there for a reason. That means it’s IN you ~ the music, the gift, the song i…

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7 | Fear of Singing in Front of Others? 4 Steps to Find Your Courage & Build the Confidence to Share Your Voice 32:15

11M ago32:15

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Hey Friend, Some call it performance anxiety. Others call it stage fright. Whatever name you give it ~ it’s that feeling you get in your gut when you even think about singing in front of people. That feeling when your breath gets shallow, your palms get sweaty, your heart starts pounding, your body starts shaking uncontrollably and your throat clos…

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6 | Stuck Between the Old and the New? 3 Steps to Navigate a Season of Change as a Singer & Artist 26:37

11M ago26:37

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Hey Friend, Today I’m talking about that uncomfortable, voiceless place we sometimes find ourselves in when we’re stuck between the old and the new. What do you do when you find yourself feeling totally disconnected from things you created in the past, but a bit intimidated to tap into and create from where you are today? What do you do when the ol…

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5 | Break Free from the Inner Critic & Get Back to the Heart of Singing with this ONE Simple Shift 19:21

11M ago19:21

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Hey there, Songbird! Do you ever feel like you’ve forgotten why you started singing in the first place? Like you’ve somehow drifted away from the heart of it all? If you’ve found yourself caught up in your head about vocal technique and the inner critic has taken over, this episode is a must listen. Today I’m sharing with you one simple shift in ho…

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4 | "Is it finished?" Sharing Your Music & the Art of Letting Go 44:01

11M ago44:01

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Hey there Songbird! Are you wondering if your creative work is ready to share? How do you know if it’s finished? Today we’re talking about the art of letting go… letting go of your creations, sharing your music, putting your songs out there, releasing your creative work into the world. And sometimes, this “letting go” means… putting a piece to rest…

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1 | My Story & Why Reawaken Your Voice 34:04

12M ago34:04

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Hey Friend! In this first episode of Reawaken Your Voice, I'll share my story with you… how I went from opera singer & voice teacher to silent cave dweller and artist in hiding to holistic voice coach, sound healer, and singer songwriter. I’ll also share my vision for the show and how I’ve been inspired to pour into YOU as we embark on this podcast…

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