I am now offering voice lessons!

While I was healing my relationship with my body, my singing voice incidentally also changed. It's not a surprise though-- when I hated my body, I smoked a half pack of cigarettes a day, rarely did vocal warm-ups before a show, and I would crumble after a performance that didn't go well. I know from personal experience that shame and insecurity keep talented artists from ever stepping foot on the stage.

Up until a few years ago, I didn't even like calling myself a singer. Even though people might know me for my voice, I didn't feel confident in my singing. Healing my relationship with my body has transformed my confidence as a performer and a singer.

Whether you are a professional that wants to work on performance and technique, or you're totally new to singing and want help finding your voice,
I would love to work with you!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the workshop?

The Everybody Is a Babe Workshop is a 4-week online intensive with synchronous classes where we examine the mechanisms that create & perpetuate body shame and work to develop tools to counter those harmful narratives with thoughtful exercises, group activities, readings, and guest seminars.

What's the difference between the workshop, the course, and the lessons?

The workshop is a 4-week intensive with community collaboration and connection. We meet over zoom and it's a blast! The self-paced course is for folks who simply don't have the time to connect for the synchronous classes, or who would rather do this work independently. Lessons are traditional, one-on-one voice lessons.

Can I take a songwriting or poetry lesson with you instead of a voice lesson?

Absolutely! When signing up on my calendar link, just let me know!

When does the workshop meet and what do I need to join?

I offer the Everybody is a Babe Workshop once a year in the Spring/Summer. The workshop meets once a week on Zoom for a synchronous class. Classes are between 2-3 hours long. You will need a notebook or somewhere to record your thoughts and participate in the exercises.

I also recommend that you have someone in your support system (a therapist, close friend, partner) that can help you decompress or further process some things that may come up for you during this work. Often when excavating our personal relationships with diet culture, we realize the pain goes far beyond the surface. Anxiety about food or negative body image may be a component of the pain we have and want to address, but sometimes the most painful stuff is hiding underneath the body shame, and I want you to be cared for with whatever comes up for you.


If I take your workshop, should I stop seeing my therapist?

No! God, no, please. No. I'm not a therapist and this is not a substitute for mental health treatment. If you are seeing a therapist, talk to them about issues you might be having with body shame! If you are considering taking the course, tell them about it! I bet they will have some great insight about how to support you.

Will you offer this workshop again?

I run this workshop when I have time, and it is looking like a once a year occurrence. So, hopefully!

What is the refund policy?

If you change your mind before or after the first class, you will be refunded in full. If you are unhappy with the workshop after the second week, you are welcome to withdraw and will be given a 50% refund. There are no refunds for lessons or for the self-paced course.

Are there scholarships available?

Scholarships are available for the workshop only, not for lessons or the course. I accept applications on a rolling basis, so there are quite a few applicants from previous cycles, but if you need financial help, please reach out and I will do everything I can to help. Doing this work shouldn't be prohibitively expensive, so I have tried to price the workshop fairly. If you're able to pay 50%, please let me know in your application, it would be much appreciated. Though scholarships are awarded to many different kinds of people, preference is given to BIPOC, trans and non-binary folks, people in bigger bodies, and people with disabilities. Please fill out this questionnaire to apply. Scholarships for the self-paced course are not available.

Is the workshop only for fat people? Or women?

Not at all. Body shame lives in people of all shapes, sizes, genders, and ages. While the workshop does have a focus on marginalized bodies and primarily centers fat experiences, I find that examining and working to dismantle our internalized anti-fat bias is something that benefits our collective liberation. Regardless of our own size, we are conditioned to see larger bodies as a moral failure and to fear fatness—usually under the guise of beauty, desirability, and "health". Those fears and anxieties lead to body shame, body dysmorphia, and disordered eating for people of all sizes. Worst of all, it robs us of our time, our energy, and our ability to be present.

I have found that using my own lived experience is the most helpful and authentic way to facilitate this work. If you are somebody, you are a babe! And you deserve to feel radical self love!

If I take the workshop, do I have to attend the synchronous classes or will they be recorded?

If you can make it, you totally should! Most folks say the group hangs are the best part! But if your schedule doesn't allow for it, or if Zoom freaks you out, that's 100% OK. I will post the recordings to the website before the next class.

Are you a medical professional?

No! I am a singer/songwriter/poet who is also a fat person! I have studied different healing modalities for my own growth and body healing journey (and upcoming book!) over the last 15 years, and I am constantly asked "what worked for you?" This workshop is meant to be an answer to that question. I intend this work to be a collaborative experience; to share my experiences, epiphanies, and mistakes, introduce concepts and texts from actual professionals while you build community with other folks who are on a similar journey. Consider me your cheesecloth for body positive concepts, exercises, and books. This workshop is intended to be educational– not to treat physical or mental illness. Please consult a licensed service provider if you need help.

If you are battling an active eating disorder, are in recent recovery, or feel that participating in discussions about food, exercise, or body shame may disrupt your healing rather than help, please consult with your recovery team before enrolling.

What principles do you cover in the workshop?

This workshop is strongly anti-diet. With very rare exceptions, I believe intentional weight loss is a prescription for disordered eating. I believe in creating a new approach to health where weight is a neutral component. You are more than welcome to the workshop even if you are pursuing weight loss or thinking about pursuing weight loss—in fact, I highly recommend this space to evaluate if intentional weight loss is truly serving your long-term goals. While openness & vulnerability in this larger group is foundational, openly discussing active weight loss pursuits is antithetical to this work.

In this workshop, we examine the current systemic and cultural treatment of marginalized bodies, the historical treatment of marginalized bodies, how fatphobia is a mechanism of white supremacy, how capitalism plays a key role in body shame, how intersectionality is essential to this work, and how we might imagine a new world for all bodies. We begin with an external lens initially, because it’s important to see how oppressive systems manipulate us to be consumed with our own perceived failure–ultimately, none of us should need a workshop like this, and yet, so many of us do. That alone should be a red flag that there is something deeper going on.

The second half of the workshop is devoted to self-work, reflection, and to introduce new ways of thinking about food, movement, and our own behaviors. I will be using the principles of HAES, intuitive eating, joyful movement, mindfulness, meditation, and CBT to guide us through the Great Unlearning!

What if I have don't have any negative body issues?

First of all: BABE! WE STAN! YES BODY LOVE! YES RADICAL SELF LOVE!

The workshop is geared more toward folks who will are learning new tools, rather than seasoned self love pros, but sometimes a refresher can be helpful!

Is this good for teenagers?

The self-paced course and lessons are totally acceptable for teenagers.
I personally would have loved to attend a workshop like Everybody is a Babe when I was in high school, because it might have saved me from some really harmful behaviors.

While I believe the workshop would be beneficial for any teen, my recommendation would be to have a parent join along. The anti-diet language and approach is still considered fairly radical, and teens struggling with body image need all the support they can get! You do not need to pay for a second enrollment. Together, you can discuss and decide what is relevant and helpful for your teen. During the community connection hour, participants do talk in their own groups unmoderated, so this may be an activity that you would want to be present for or opt out altogether. Additionally, the facebook group is not heavily monitored either, and adult topics may occasionally pop up. These things are easy to opt out of, but it's best if you give me or my workshop coordinator a heads up that you/your teen is under 18.