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At her first voice lesson, Chelsea arrived with years of training but couldn't make a sound when asked to sing. Her body had learned that it wasn't safe to be heard. We hear how childhood abuse in the recording studio led to a decade of hiding her voice—and what it took to find her way back.

This episode invites us to explore what safety actually means for voice. It's not just about finding the right room or the right people—it's about understanding that our voice is tender, fragile, and requires sanctuary to open. Safety is emotional, energetic, and relational. When we don't feel safe, our body literally prevents sound from coming out. We discover why building these layers of protection isn't selfish—it's essential. And why we get to choose who hears our voice, when we share it, and if we share it at all.

✨ Key Takeaways

• Our voice requires sanctuary to open—safety is emotional, energetic, and relational
• Our experience of safety shows up physically in the vocal mechanism
• Safety has three layers: the environment we create with ourselves, with others, and in the world
• You get to choose who hears your voice, when you share it, and if you share it at all

✍️ Journal On This

• Where do you feel safest expressing your voice? What makes those spaces different?
• Who in your life has earned the right to hear your most vulnerable expression?

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If this episode stirred something in you—made you pause, feel some clarity, or think 'yes, me too'—would you take a moment to share that in a review? Every time someone shares how this work touches them, it affirms the way courage spreads from person to person. Your words become breadcrumbs for others searching for their voice too.

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• send me (Chelsea) a note here!
• download the Inward Voice Meditation Journey
• share the podcast with someone who would enjoy it

Thank you for listening ♥️