Nicki Kennedy Voicecast: Conversations around voice, stories, sound and identity

Send us a message Ballet can look like weightless beauty, but the lived reality is a daily blend of artistry, athletic demand, nerves, and identity. We sit down with three working ballet dancers to get under the surface of what audiences don’t see: the inner world behind the roles, the discipline behind the ease, and the emotional truth that movement can carry when words fall short.  We start with...

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Send us a message We continue the conversation we started in Part 1, and go on to talk about how fear, safety, and habit can shut down a healthy-looking voice and how to restore freedom with calm breath, gentle exposure, and compassion. Functional voice loss, hypersensitivity, and clear boundaries between coaching and therapy shape a humane approach to vocal change. • the guarded larynx and fear a...

Send us a message We explore, in Part 1 of this fascinating conversation, the hidden voice difficulties when scopes are clear but a voice isn't working, and how guarding, fear, and judgement can lock a healthy system. Dr Jenevora Williams shares the 'guarded larynx concept', playful strategies to reset tension, and why deep listening often reveals the real story. • Muscle Tension Dy...

Send us a message We explore a potentially kinder path to wellbeing as we enter 2026, and a veering away from 'wellbeing overload', in what is ultimately just a gentle and very personal ramble through the thorny business of making a resolution and actually sticking to it.  There are no answers here, more just a pondering.  The episode is as errant and wandery as the vagus nerve itself, t...

Send us a message What if a dance company could speak for its community without saying a word? We sit down with Carolyn Rose Ramsey—international dancer turned artistic director—to explore how movement becomes language, why curiosity beats certainty, and how a small island built a world-class stage from a potato shed and a big idea. Carolyn opens the studio doors on her process: curating choreogra...

Send us a message We explore how Acceptance and Commitment Coaching helps performers and leaders work with anxiety rather than fight it, building psychological flexibility through mindfulness, 'cognitive defusion', values and committed action. Clinical psychologist Dr Dave Juncos, shares research, metaphors and tools that reduce struggle and increase choice under pressure. • Defining ACT...

Send us a message We explore how a coroner balances rigorous fact-finding with compassion, and how sexual assault services restore control, belief, and choice. Dr Deryn Evans explains survival responses, the “golden minute,” and why flipping the investigative lens from victim to suspect strengthens justice. • coronial duty to find who, when, where, how and why • preventing future deaths through pa...

Send us a message I'm inviting you to join me in a reflection on listening.  This is a meander through the topic of hearing, listening, and truly understanding the people around you.  There is some philosophical and spiritual leaning here, but ultimately there's practical advice about how to stay calm and use listening skills in moments of conflict or confrontation.  There's advice...

Send us a message Former prison governor Susie Richardson shares her journey from advocating for prisoners to leading Jersey Cares, revealing how personal voice loss transformed her understanding of what it means to be truly heard. • Susie's 20-year career in prisons and transition to advocacy work with Jersey Cares • The importance of building trust and empowering individuals to advocate for...

Send us a message What does it really mean to have a voice? In this short, introductory premiere episode, I introduce Voicecast—a podcast born from years of working with voice in its many forms. I also introduce my very first guest who will appear in the next episode.  As an executive coach, I help people find authentic expression and hone their listening to others in the workplaces where they spe...