Hello You 144: 'It's about having the voice to express who you are'

‘Learning to sing is learning to find your voice’Hello You the Shropshire podcast is about people, and stories. It’s also about amplifying the voices of people you might not hear from otherwise … or giving them a voice in the first place. Cathy Beech also gives people their voices. She helps them to discover the voices they may not even believe they have.Cathy’s a vocal coach with her own singing school, Angel Voice. She’s based in the Welshpool area and extending the reach of her work further into Shropshire. If you love to sing, or would love to sing, you’ll be interested in her work.‘When your child dies, you’re constantly looking for your child, even though you know they’re not there’Cathy Beech has faced a lot in her life, from debilitating illness that silenced her and obstacles in her career path to the heartbreaking loss of her baby son. In this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast, she tells her story.Please share your thoughts on this episode of Hello You in the comments: Also in Hello You 144:Loving autumn for lots of reasons, the final flutter of the Whole Flags Thing, politicians pumping iron (oh mate) and filming TikToks in your garage …Why not share all this with your friends and colleagues? Book me to speak!I could be the next guest speaker for your group or organisation in the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin or West Midlands area! I have a 20-minute talk entitled ‘Lessons Learned’ which I’d gladly share with your meeting. Among other things, it reveals why I disappeared from the radio suddenly, never to return …You might be shocked (or perhaps not?), and there’s plenty of fuel for a Q&A and group discussion, so if your group, club, guild, meet-up or networking event would like an accomplished speaker with powerful stuff to share, get in touch! Thank you for being thereI’m so glad that you’re a member of the Hello You family. Make yourself at home? Explore the library of previous episodes on Substack, and keep in touch with Hello You World Headquarters by subscribing: Take care of yourselfTake care of the people around you, and I hope they’re taking care of you, too. Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimallthetime.substack.com/subscribe