This week's guest is specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Lydia Hart. Lydia specialises in the field of Voice and Upper Airway and also works for the NHS and in the Joint Voice Clinic at Wexham Park Hospital. She joins Alexa on Singing Teacher’s Talk to talk about the work she does as an SLT and how that can help you as a singing teacher. 

KEY MOMENTS

‘The longer I’ve worked in this field… I’m realising that we overpathologize so much’ 

‘If I hear a voice that sounds a bit unusual then I might do a mental GRBAS of it’

‘If you know your own body then you’ll know if you’re getting reflux’ 

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Voice Care Centre: voicecarecentre.co.uk
• Vocal Health Education: vocalhealtlh.co.uk
• Declan Costello: www.voicedoctor.co.uk
• University of Reading: http://www.reading.ac.uk/
• GRBAS Scale
• PPI = Proton Pump Inhibitor
• Stephen King
• Singing Teacher’s Talk Podcast; Episode 32 - The Bio-Psycho-Social Model with Stephen King
• NeilMed Saline Nasal Rinse
• Tor Spence: voicefituk.co.uk; @voicefituk

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Lydia Hart is a specialist Speech and Language Therapist, working in the field of Voice and Upper Airway. This means she can help people who are experiencing difficulties with their speaking or singing voice, or other throat symptoms. Lydia is known for being vibrant, caring and sensitive, taking time to create and hold a space for clients to work on their voice in a holistic way.

Alongside her work at Voice Care Centre, Lydia works for the NHS and works in the Joint Voice Clinic at Wexham Park Hospital, with leading laryngologist Declan Costello. This involves assessment and management of a range of voice disorders, from muscle tension dysphonia to vocal cord paralysis, and her clinical expertise is constantly expanding.

Lydia is passionate about health and wellbeing, in both her personal and professional life. She enjoys yoga and breath work, as well as weightlifting and rock climbing. Lydia is a singer herself, and voice therapy – which ultimately means working with a person, not a diagnosis – is a true vocation for her.

EPISODE RESOURCES 

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Guest Website:

• www.lydiahartvoice.com

Social Media:

• @lydiahartvoice

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