Reawaken Your Voice | Singer Songwriter, How to Write a Song, Find Your Voice, Make Music, Creative Expression

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 a go-to plan for times like these so you can get back to creating, singing, ma...

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 your voice to others ~ and revealing the truth of what it’s really robbing yo...

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 like it widens more with each passing day.  That's why I've put together 3 ways you c...

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 plays by ear and wants to find your unique voice, or you can relate to bits and pi...

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, sharing my story of the pivot I made over a decade ago, when I stepped away ...

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 concepts that you want to bring to life through music.  And you want to do it in...

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 pursuit of mastery, of conquering vocal technique and gaining the musical skills ...

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 feel a bit intimidating to get back into it and start sharing your voice again.  ...

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 matter where you are on your vocal journey, these minor adjustments will guide...

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 your life and practice as a singer, songwriter, and vocal artist.

So if you’ve fou...

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 more of a candid, open conversation in which I’ll share a bit of my story, ...

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 ~ one that you can take with you on an experimental journey of self-discovery. ...

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 allow perfectionism to take over and infiltrate your creativity, it can comple...

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 you practice doing this, it becomes familiar, it becomes known.

Throu...

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 dormant, burying it deep, fearful of what may happen if we begin to acknowledge ...

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 devote this episode to dispelling a few common blocks or limiting beliefs that too ...

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 even begin… or we start and then beat ourselves up for not being perfect from t...

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 nurturing your creativity, check out my previous episode 34 about releasing the guilt ...

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’ve been given to serve others, we must be willing to pour into ourselves, the...