Why does your voice disappear when all eyes are on you?
This episode explores the deeper roots of performance anxiety – not just as fear of being seen, but as a survival response shaped by your nervous system, trauma history, and unspoken expectations.
Elise responds to three vulnerable voice notes:
• A singer who cries every time she sings (but it’s not emotional).
• A speaker who freezes just before corporate presentations.
• A chronic over-preparer who can’t stop rehearsing for fear of getting it “wrong.”
You’ll walk away with a new lens on your performance fear—one that’s rooted in compassion, embodiment, and voice liberation.
What We Cover
• The biology behind stage fright (not just psychology)
• Why over-preparing is often a trauma response, not perfectionism
• How voice work can re-pattern old shutdown habits
• What to do when your body reacts before you can stop it
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