Ep.135 The Valentine Voice Care Mission and Building Your Own Practice Premises with Kate Valentine

Singing Teachers Talk

We first welcomed Kate Valentine to the Singing Teachers Talk podcast back on episode 85. But now, Kate is back with us in episode 135, to tell us all about Valentine Voice Care Lewes, a centre for vocal wellness development, prevention, and rehabilitation, which she has built in East Sussex

KEY MOMENTS
‘It felt like hell, I was so lonely and felt so stripped of my identity because of my vocal injury’

‘This shrinking pool of opportunities means everyone is anxious’

‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Practitioners mentioned: Hannah Sanderson; Daisy Duval; Julie Cooper; Pemma Ashdown; Chloe Spencer; Amy Hunter; Ann Coxhead; Gillian Ramm; Louisa Barry; Philippa Poulton; Leigh Bisset; Rebecca Meitlis; Charlotte Mobbs; Lee Bisset; Rebecca Carolyn Andrews; Sian Winstanley
• Feldenkrais Method: feldenkrais.com
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep. 85 Vocal Health Red Flags Explained with Kate Valentine
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.32 The Bio-Psycho-Social Model with Stephen King
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep 68 Training Transgender Voices with Dr Felix Graham
• Vocal Health Education: vocalhealth.co.uk
• British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM): bapam.org.uk
• Voice Care Centre: voicecarecentre.co.uk
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.39 Osteopathy for Singers (and Joint Farts) with Chloe Spencer
• Marshall Light Studio: marshalllightstudio.com

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ABOUT THE GUEST
Kate Valentine specialises in Vocal Health and Injury Prevention for singers, Vocal Massage and Laryngeal Manual Therapy. A passionate ambassador for vocal health, it is her mission to help remove the mystery and stigma surrounding vocal wellbeing and injury, and to provide a safe space for clients to support them with their careers. Kate is now the proud owner of Valentine Voice Care in Lewes.
EPISODE RESOURCES

Guest Website:

• valentinevoicecare.com

Social Media:

• Handle: @valentinevoicecare

Contact Kate to Book Your Treatment or Service:

• [e-mail]
• [e-mail]

Discount Code: Use the code BAST50 for a 50% discount off VOCAL TRIAGE with Kate Valentine (expires 25th December 2023)

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