Andrei Schiller-ChanMay 5, 20209 min readWhat Crocodiles and Humans Have in CommonFor a lizard to breathe, it must be stationary. Why is this so? The reason is that the intercostal and thoracic muscles that are...
Andrei Schiller-ChanApr 17, 202013 min readThe Voice Keeps The ScoreWhat your voice says about your experiences We have learned that trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past; it is...
Andrei Schiller-ChanApr 11, 20206 min readThe Limits of Your Voice: How to Appreciate What You Sound Like and Deal With FrustrationTrees don’t live in the sky, and clouds don’t swim in the salt seas, and fish don’t leap in wheat fields, blood isn’t found in wood, nor...
Andrei Schiller-ChanApr 11, 20203 min readHow Stress Affects Your Voice: Beginning With the Body & BiologyMuch like the pain you experience in the throat when crying (known as the globus sensation), we often experience pain and tension in the...
Andrei Schiller-ChanApr 11, 20204 min readWhy Your Throat Hurts When You CryWhen we hold our breath to prevent feeling too much this closes the vocal folds and narrows the vocal tract...