The Vagal - Vocal Connection Part 1 by Leah Grams Johnson

02/20/18 • 7 min

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is about how the Vagas nerve impacts the voice. This is Part 1, by guest podcaster Leah Grams Johnson. Listen to this podcast to find ways you can improve your vagal - vocal connection to benefit both! It contains a great reason to sing.

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Suggestions covered in this episode include:

Ways to stimulate your vagas nerve
How this far-reaching nerve rules the autonomic nervous system
How relaxed (non-threatened) versus fight-or-flight (fear) signals affect the voice
Where the vagas nerve physically touches that impacts the voice.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

Many thanks to Leah Grams Johnson for researching, writing and narrating this Part 1.
Leah is a singer-songwriter hailing from the coast of Northern California. Her unique take on Country and Contemporary Folk music has resonated with fans of all musical backgrounds nationwide. She is also an accomplished horsewoman and loves to do yoga!

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

If you’d like more information on developing, increasing and protecting your vocal health, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com.

Suggestions covered in this episode include:

Ways to stimulate your vagas nerve
How this far-reaching nerve rules the autonomic nervous system
How relaxed (non-threatened) versus fight-or-flight (fear) signals affect the voice
Where the vagas nerve physically touches that impacts the voice.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

Previous Episode

Heal Your Spirit, Find Your Voice Interview With Life Coach Terry Smith

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is my interview with founder of Coaching Life Matters Dr. Terry S. Smith. We talked about how psychology affects voice... about how healing the spirit lets you find your unique and authentic voice, as well as a much better life.

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If you’d like more information to powering and protecting your singing and speaking voice, check out Power, Path & Performance vocal training at www.judyrodman.com.

You can find Terry S. Smith for help and to donate to his highly recommended nonprofit at www.coachinglifematters.com.

Points covered in this interview include:

Terry’s background - his dysfunctional childhood and adolescence, his deep questioning, and his spiritual quest for truth.
How he used singing to find joy, to connect to his inner being, to create brain endorphins, and to question what is real.
The power of gratitude.
What Terry experienced in vocal lessons.
Terry’s training in listening helps people learn to listen to their own voice and questions.
Three core beliefs that determine our actions: security & survival, protection & esteem (love), power & control.
How finding true voices can help successful entertainers can avoid feeling fake.
Terry’s core method of life coaching is mapping people’s stories. His coaching initiates the healing power of understanding your own story.
The parts education, process, discipline and decision plays in healing and finding the true self and voice.
How we act from the 12 year old inside who was wounded. How children are the best recorders and worst interpreters.
95% of people’s behavior can come from believing the lie that they are not worthy of love.
God as compost maker
Be careful what you’re looking for (you’ll find it). Look for truth with an open mind. Look in your history for those who validated and affirmed you.
How authenticity can power songs and speeches.
A conversation between Peter and Jesus.
The power of living out of knowing you are loved.
The impact of enlightened voices on others.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

coachinglifematters.com

Next Episode

The Vagal - Vocal Connection Part 2 by Jackie Warner

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is about how the Vagas nerve impacts the voice. This is Part 2, by guest podcaster Jackie Warner, who is a Functional Medicine practitioner. Listen to this podcast to find ways to reduce chronic stress, balance and nurture the body, and strengthen vagal tone.

This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio. Subscribe and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review where you like to listen! REVIEWS ARE MUCH NEEDED and APPRECIATED!

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Find the author of this episode, Jackie Warner, and her wellness services at Thrive Health and Wellness Clinic, Nolensville, Tennessee.

Topics covered in this episode include:

Stress and its impact on the body
Balancing two parts of the autonomic nervous system: The sympathetic (fight or flight) and the parasympathetic (the brakes).
Stress response signals, adrenaline rush
What happens when stress becomes distress
Symptoms of adrenal overdrive or depletion
Jackie's 4 steps to reset your stress response to heal anxiety

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

Very special thanks to our expert Jackie Warner for writing the article that I (Judy) am narrating for this episode. She is a board-certified nurse practitioner in family practice and functional medicine. Combining her diagnosis and treatment-based experience in hospital care with a functional medicine approach to identifying and eliminating the underlying causes of disease and dysfunction is Jackie’s passion, and her Thrive Health & Wellness Clinic, located in Nolensville, Tennessee, is its expression.