A voice coach shares her personal and professional journey, detailing how her career and life experiences have shaped her perspective on the human voice. She reflects on her early career as a speech and language therapist and how a personal experience with her father's stroke deepened her passion for her work. The conversation explores her belief that the voice is a reflection of one's entire being, tied to the body, mind, and emotions. She candidly discusses her own struggles with anxiety and self-doubt and explains how she's learned to manage these challenges through breathwork and a conscious effort to challenge her own inner critic. The episode concludes with her powerful message about finding one's voice, not as a destination, but as a continuous journey of self-discovery.
Up Next in Season 4 | Find your voice
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Getting Back Up Again - Henry Regan
In this candid and deeply personal episode, an actor shares his journey of navigating mental health struggles, an autism diagnosis for his daughter, and the transformative experience of fatherhood. He reflects on his career, explaining how drama school helped him find his voice by teaching him to...
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Meaning Making Machine - Aidan McCarthy
An insightful conversation with an Irish sound professional about his life and career. He shares personal stories about overcoming a childhood where he felt he had no voice, his journey to self-discovery, and his creative pursuits as a filmmaker. He reflects on the importance of authentic listeni...
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Scared But Still Doing It - Becky Fou...
A voice actor candidly shares their journey of personal growth, beginning with a "lifestyle overhaul" to overcome anxiety and unhealthy habits. They reflect on the fear of both failure and success, the challenge of overthinking every social interaction, and the struggle to find a balance between ...