When I lost my voice (and how I found it again.)

In 2015 something happened.

I couldn’t sing.

I felt like I had lost my voice and literally nothing helped.

Even worse, I didn’t have the desire to sing.

But a concert was coming up… and not just any concert.
It was at Carnegie Hall.

Let me back up.

A few months earlier, in 2014, I had lost my father to cancer.

It was a really difficult time and a lot to process.

After he died, I just didn’t want to sing.

I would try, and it felt off, so I gave up.

And then I got laryngitis, something I'd never had before. And it took a long time to recover.

Six months went by and I started to wonder if I ever would again.

Around that time, I discovered a movement therapy practice called Authentic Movement.

It was unlike anything I’d ever done.

You move.... eyes closed....not for performance, but for yourself.

It blew my mind. 🤯

Move in front of a group of people with eyes closed with the goal not being for the audience? It’s not performative? Really? 

This practice is about tuning in and asking yourself, how do I feel like moving right now in this moment? What does my body need to do right now? What does it need to work out?

Boy, never had I EVER considered those questions before. 😂 What a journey this would be.

And that changed everything for me.

It was the first time I experienced what it meant to express myself without performing.

To be in front of others and move & make sound not to impress, but to connect.

That experience opened the door to something I hadn’t realized I was missing:

a relationship with my voice directed INWARDLY that was gentle, safe, and nourishing.

Then, one day, I got a call from a composer I’d worked with 10 years earlier.

He said, “I’ve written something new and I think it’s meant for you. Would you take a look?”

A few days later, the song arrived in the mail.
Its title?

“Start Singing.”

If that wasn’t a sign from the universe, I don’t know what is.

So I did.

And that moment was the beginning of finding my way back to my voice.

Looking back now, I wish someone had told me not to feel bad about taking that break.

I wish someone had told me that the quiet time was part of the journey.

That my voice was waiting patiently for me to return.

But most of all, I wish I’d had the right kind of support- gentle, loving, and encouraging- to help me find my way back.

That’s why I created Vocal Reconnect.

It’s the kind of support I wish I’d had when I was returning to my voice: a 7-day mini course designed to help singers reconnect to their voice in a way that feels easeful, safe, and joyful.

Inside, you’ll get:
🎵 3 rotating, go-at-your-own-pace 15-minute video warmups (my all time favorite SOVT exercises that gently bring your voice back online)

🧘‍♀️ 4 guided meditations to help you release the inner critic and connect to your "good inner coach"

📝 7 days of reflective journal prompts to uncover what your voice truly means to you

💡 Plus bonus guides, a bonus warmup, and resources to support you beyond the week

By the end of the 7 days, you’ll feel:

✔️ Reconnected to your voice- not as a “project” to be fixed but as a friend to hang out with..... a friend you love

✔️ Confident you have the next steps to nurture, strengthen, and ground your voice

✔️ Rested, inspired, and ready to keep singing again

And this week only, Vocal Reconnect is 50% off.

 

If you’ve been feeling blocked, rusty, or afraid you’ve lost your voice- this is your invitation to start singing again.

You don’t need to push or perfect.

You just need to begin.

So while that Carnegie Hall concert didn’t go as well as I would have liked, I learned a lot about self love, patience and honoring what is.

It’s my hope that this course can assist you with this as well and move you forward in your goals with singing.

With love,
💛 Erin

PS: Your voice has always been with you!! Even if it's been awhile since you made some noise. Vocal Reconnect is here to help you listen again. And the next 4 days it's 50% OFF.

P.S.S. If you want to upgrade your experience, now's the perfect time to join A Course in Joyful Singing. It includes Live Calls, private community and TONS of support. I'm offering this course right now at 75% OFF through the end of week Plus Vocal Reconnect is included. 😱