My (Vocal) Pet Peeve...

"Hey Singers! I'm losing my voice..."

I have to tell you about something that drives me a little nutso...

As you probably already know I'm a health coach, a singer and a vocal technician (read: fancy voice teacher). And there isn't a Facebook post out there - not political, not vaguebooking, nothing - that bothers me more than this post:

"Hey singers! I'm losing/lost my voice and I need your fastest fixes. And GO!"

Why does this bug me so much?

Because the thought process behind the question is inherently flawed! And I don't think people mean to do this, but this is - in a nutshell - what they're saying:

My career is more important than my body.
Even though my career IS my body.

See the problem here?

And don't get me wrong. I'm the queen of "been there done that" on this one. And honestly... it's only gotten me in creative trouble (pre-nodes, vocal loss for days multiple instead of singular, getting passed up for roles...)

As an artist, we never want our craft to "break" in any capacity. And as a performing artist, it's especially hard when our "craft" or "instrument" is our body.

So here's a perspective shift for you:

Losing your voice, twisting an ankle, getting a cold - it's not just your body telling you to slow down and give it some love and attention...

It's your CRAFT saying, "Whoa! Slow your roll! Let's make sure we're at our best here!"
It's your CRAFT saying "Keep me strong!"
It's your CRAFT saying "Keep me healthy!"

And if this is YOU? If you're the one who always has a cold, or a headache, or you're losing your voice all the time, or you have carpal tunnel from practicing, or you're stressed out because you're being stretched in a million directions at once, or any of the many multitudes of things that keep artists stuck...

Then reach out to me! Hit up my Contact page and let me know what you've been struggling with.  It doesn't matter whether you're in an actual creative career or if you have a creative side of you that needs nourishment.  Let me help you connect your health with your craft so that you're not only doing the work you love - but you feel ENERGIZED and ALIVE and TOTALLY IN TOUCH WITH YOUR BODY while you do it!