Finding Your Authentic Voice with Saskia

Part 1: Understanding the Gender-Affirming Voice Journey: Finding Your Authentic Voice

A breakdown of what the gender affirming voice training journey involves, and how the different elements of the voice can be explored and modified to either masculinise, neutralise, or feminise the voice. Many of the elements that are explored exist on spectrums, and through a journey of playful exploration you can not only masculinise, neutralise or feminise your voice, but find your true and authentic voice. 

Part 2: Building Confidence and Authenticity Through Nurturing Your Inner Voice

Our inner voice can often be unkind and unfair to us (called cognitive distortions). By retraining this inner voice to be kind, gentle and supportive, we can build confidence and give ourselves permission to embrace our authentic self. 

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Saskia (they/she) is a speech and language therapist based in Cape Town, South Africa. One of their main focuses is gender affirming voice…