Anxiety can affect the voice in surprising and often frustrating ways. For some people, it’s tied to communication or social anxiety. For others, it stems from a more generalised sense of unease. And for singers or professional voice users, anxiety can sometimes feel like the main culprit behind vocal difficulties.
Singers and Vocal Health: Why Rest and Therapy Go Hand in Hand
For singers, the voice is more than an instrument — it’s their livelihood, their identity, and their creative expression. But what happens when the voice starts to falter? Many singers find themselves in vocal crisis, struggling with fatigue, unreliability, or the inability to reach notes they once sang with ease.
Voices, voices everywhere
If your job is to work with a range of clients with voice issues and desires, every week is going to be heavily peppered with voices from clients who present to clinics, in-person or online. It was the added voice issues that presented via the media last week that elevated voice to a more public level. Each of the news stories highlighted an important truth about voice or a common myth worthy of some exploration.