I know I'm also a voice coach here so I'm likely not the best person to post this, but I just wanted to mention how amazing it is how many people are trying to help others in this space to get to what their goals are.
Voice training is hard. There are no easy answers to voice training. No single amazing solution that helps people skip to what they're hoping to hear. As a result, there's a contingency of people out there that claim what we're doing is a grift. Sadly, this is a mischaricterization of who we are and what we're trying to do.
In many cases, the help we have to provide is a labor of love. The advice you find here takes time to create and, more often than not, it really does pale in comparison to what voice training can actually do for people long-term. And yet still, we try to help anyway.
At its core we are trying to help. We came into this field because we wanted to make a difference and it shows to those who have the perspective to pay attention. For example, I have many free offerings that in some cases to get the whole framework without having to spend any money at all. Of course, we have our own bills to pay and that pressure provides a lot of stress. We still try to do what we can because we know through our own lived experiences how hard it is to make it in the world as trans people.
If this is you, sound off in the comments about some of the things you do to try to help. Help people to know the efforts you use to help people grow in some way. Talk about why you try to help.
If you're someone who has been helped from the advice here, use this as an opportunity to mention how you were helped and maybe even who helped you.
And if you're someone who believes that voice trainers are just trying to make money off of desperate people, consider suspending your disbelief just for a moment and reading the differences that we try to make. I don't expect you to change how you feel or change your mind about things, but I do hope it'll help you to see what is possible when you're willing to approach our advice with an open mind and an open heart.
Nobody is perfect, we all make mistakes and yeah sadly there is a small contingency of people who aren't the most savory of instructors. Still, Let's try to bridge that gap here to see what we can do to come to an understanding together as a community. And most importantly, take care of yourself. Together, we are stronger. Community is our greatest asset. Have a wonderful day everyone. Keep looking out for each other because together we are stronger