When life is a difficult place to be and the world feels fraught, it can feel like nothing is ever going to get better. We all manage that discouragement in our own way, but we have to work at it. Because giving up is the surest way to lose all the progress we’ve made. This time, I want to tell you a personal story to illustrate that we have, in fact, made real progress. It reminds me to be thankful, and to look forward to more and better. Then, I’ll tell you how music can help you regulate the feelings in your body, and open up lines of communication with people whose life experiences might otherwise be difficult to understand. I hope it helps you feel some hope, and gives you a tool or two you can use to keep moving forward.

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

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Episode 37: Using Your Breath Generously, or Me and the Mack Truck https://www.mvmusik.com/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-37/

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-38. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email letters@mvmusik.com. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.