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Rhonda remembers her teachers and talks about things she learned that contribute to her life, art, and work in the classroom. Shout outs and gratitude to all the teachers, librarians, mentors, and coaches out there - thank you for all of it.

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Talk soon!

Rhonda out.

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Elise & Rhonda talk about The Maritimes (a quick shout-out), Vocal Training (we are a couple of vocal training nerds - so get ready!), Somatic Experiencing, Neuro-somatic Intelligence, Cellular Boundaries, Aesthetic Distance, The Electric Blue, Chip & Pepper Shirts, and much, much more. If you're a student of vocal performance, a teacher of vocal technique, or a professional vocalist - singing or speaking - this episode is for you.

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Elise Besler is a singer, songwriter, voice coach, artist mentor, and self-proclaimed "nervous system nerd". With over three decades of experience as a performer and two decades as a coach and mentor, Elise helps singers and creatives liberate their voices by addressing what most traditional training misses: safety at the nervous system level.

After years of pushing through her own performance anxiety and vocal shutdowns herself, Elise discovered that real vocal freedom doesn’t come from just technique - it comes from nervous system regulation, emotional safety, and deep self-trust. This is the work she wishes she always had as a developing performer - now, she teaches others how to access that same freedom through her Somatic Voice Liberation methodology.

Listen to her music on APPLE MUSIC or SPOTIFY.

Click here for her podcast VOICE NOTES WITH ELISE BESLER, or find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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Lisa & Rhonda talk about both David and Shawn Cassidy, obviously, how happy we are to see each other, scrappy Seattle theater, changes, venues, why one might choose Seattle over LA or NYC, the unmistakable value of dental insurance, sustainable choices, ALL the jobs, keeping curiosity alive, the power of purring cats, and, if you can believe it, much, much more.

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Mini Bio from Lisa - I have been acting in Seattle since 1994. I am in love with learning languages and just started summer school for my fourth language last night. I am a world traveler and have been to 9 countries outside the US. I studied on scholarship in Perugia, Italy at the same school as Amanda Knox 😬.

My super power is that people (a lot of strangers) feel so comfortable in my presence/assured by my vibe that they tell me ALL KINDS OF STUFF. I sometimes jokingly (but maybe not) consider being some kind of spy who does recon cuz I can get info out of almost anyone! I am scared of heights and birds.