Find Your Voice Again.

  

Let’s be real: you didn’t start singing because you loved warm-ups, auditions, or navigating the delightful world of self-promotion. 

 

You started because it lit you up. It moved something in you. 

 

And now? You might feel a little… crispy. 

 

Burned out. 🥵

 

Like your voice is a to-do list instead of a source of joy.

 

If that’s where you are, you’re not broken. You’re just tired. 

 

And maybe a little disconnected from the magic that brought you here.

 

The good news? The joy isn’t gone. 

 

It’s just buried under years of “shoulds.” 

 

You can absolutely create a creative practice that feels like yours again—one that delights, nourishes, and gives your soul a much-needed stretch.

 

Step One: Give Yourself Permission to Be a Beginner Again

 

Sometimes, the pressure to be excellent at all times steals our curiosity. 

 

What if your vocal practice wasn’t about being "on"? 

 

What if it was a place where you could experiment, mess up, and play?

 

⏰ Try this: set a timer for 15 minutes and explore sounds, melodies, or textures without any agenda. 

 

▸ Make weird noises. 

 

▸ Hum lullabies. 

 

▸ Sing one note and feel how it resonates in different parts of your body. 

 

This is your sandbox, your space to experiment, not to audition for Broadway—no judgment allowed.

 

Listen, I’ve been there!

 

When the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music closed, I realized singing had become a chore- even though it was the thing I had built my life around.

 

I spent the next 10 years on a journey to discover where that spark went and connect back to the reason I fell in love with singing in the first place.

 

When I decided to sing FOR ME, everything changed.

 

Step Two: Follow the Thread of Delight

 

►Ask yourself: What do you want to sing when no one’s watching? 

 

Maybe it’s not your usual genre at the moment. 

 

Maybe it’s folk songs, jazz standards, or even improvising with a loop pedal.

 

Let yourself be pulled by joy, not duty.

 

Try making a “Delight Playlist” of songs you love to sing just for fun—not for auditions, not for teaching, not for technique. 

 

Reconnect with the feeling of singing along to something that makes your heart leap. (Yes, I’m looking at you Enya fans. No shame.)

 

One of my clients, a wildly talented Broadway performer, came to me completely fried. 

 

She hadn’t sung for herself in years.

 

So, we ditched the usual picks and she started messing around with songs she used to sing as a kid.

 

Songs she remembers her Mom singing.

 

And guess what? 

 

Her voice opened up. So did her joy.

 

Step Three: Create Ritual, Not Routine

 

Routines can feel like chores. Rituals feel sacred. 

 

Shift your practice from something you have to do into something that feels like a gift.

 

Light a candle before you sing. 

 

Breathe deeply. 

 

Set an intention: “Today, I’m singing to feel free,” or “This is five minutes of music that nobody gets to critique.”

 

You don’t need incense and crystals (though hey, if you’ve got ‘em, go wild!!). 

 

Just a little intention goes a long way.

 

Step Four: Let the Inner Critic Rest

 

You know that voice that says, “You should be better by now,” or “Why can’t you hit that note like you used to?”

 

That’s not your artistic genius speaking—that’s just your inner critic in a bad wig pretending to be your voice teacher.

 

Try this: name that critic. Give it a persona. Mine is called Judge Judy 😉, and she gets cranky when I try to have fun. 

 

I let her hang out in the corner with a crossword puzzle while I play. 😃

 

You don’t have to kick yours out completely—just kindly ask them to hush for a bit.

 

Step Five: Reconnect with Why You Sing

 

Before you ever sang your first aria or Broadway tune, there was a moment when singing felt like home. 

 

Maybe it soothed you. 

 

Maybe it helped you feel seen. 

 

Maybe it was simply fun.

 

✍🏻Write down your earliest joyful memory of singing. 

 

Let that version of you—the younger you who just loved to sing—be your guide.

 

 

Final Thought: Your Voice is Still Yours 

 

Burnout doesn’t mean you’ve lost your gift. 

 

It just means you’ve lost the thread for a while. And that’s okay.

 

You can rebuild your relationship with your voice—not as a machine that produces results, but as a living, breathing part of you. 

 

A practice that brings joy is not indulgent. It’s necessary.

 

So go ahead—sing the weird song. Hum while you make coffee. Serenade your plants. Let your voice be the place you come home to.

 

To help aid you in this process I have a FREE download for you: A Bonus Worksheet with Journal Prompts to rekindle your creative spark. 

 

Let me know how it goes! I’d love to hear about it!