1. The Vagal - Vocal Connection Part 2 by Jackie Warner Judy Rodman 20:29

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find atĀ AllThingsVocal.com.

Todayā€™s topic is about how the Vagas nerve impacts the voice. This is Part 2, by guest podcaster Jackie Warner, who is a Functional Medicine practitioner.Ā Listen to this podcastĀ to find ways to reduce chronic stress, balance and nurture the body, and strengthen vagal tone.Ā 

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Find the author of this episode, Jackie Warner, and her wellness services at Thrive Health and Wellness Clinic, Nolensville, Tennessee.

TopicsĀ covered in this episode include:

  • Stress and its impact onĀ the body
  • Balancing two parts of the autonomic nervous system: TheĀ sympathetic (fight or flight) andĀ the parasympathetic (the brakes).
  • Stress response signals, adrenaline rush
  • What happens when stress becomes distress
  • Symptoms ofĀ adrenal overdrive or depletion
  • Jackieā€™s 4 steps to reset your stress response to heal anxiety

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Very special thanks to our expert Jackie Warner for writing the article that I (Judy) am narrating for this episode.Ā SheĀ is a board-certified nurse practitioner in family practice and functional medicine.Ā Combining her diagnosis and treatment-based experience in hospital care with a functional medicine approach to identifying and eliminating the underlying causes of disease and dysfunction is Jackieā€™s passion, and herĀ Thrive Health & Wellness Clinic, located in Nolensville, Tennessee, is its expression.

Judy Rodman Vocal Coach

I'm an award-winning vocal coach, recording artist, live performer, public speaker, published author, songwriter, musician, studio producer, blogger, podcaster and vocal consultant with over 50 years of success in the music and voice industry.

As vocal coach online globally, I help develop, maximize and protect voices of singers & speakers who seek to make the world better with their messages and artistic influence. My students and recording clients have appeared on The Today Show, Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, The Voice, American Idol, America's Got Talent, Grammys, CMA, ACM & MTV Awards Shows, New York Times Best Seller list. They include major and indie recording artists and labels, artist development companies, touring and studio background singers, national public speakers, radio & TV personnel, teachers and voiceover actors.

My career credits include being voted ā€˜Best Vocal Coach' by Nashville Music Pros, 'Vocal Coach in Residence' by TC Helicon's VoiceCouncil Magazine, #1 and other top-10 Billboard singles as artist on MTM Records, winner of Billboard's and ACM's 'New Female Vocalist' award, BMI 'Million Air' award.

I'm a published author with several vocal training packages on disc and as online video courses. My blog and podcast ā€˜All Things Vocalā€™ have received over 2 million views and plays.

With thousands of studio credits, I produce country, pop, rock, singer/songwriter and r&b projects, working in the studio online and in-person. I also specialize as vocal producer on teams headed by other studio producers, and create arrangements and sing background vocals.
Member of SAG-AFTRA, BMI, AFM Local 257, ACM, NATS, I'm based in Nashville, Tennessee.