My Voice, My Way
Welcome to “My Voice, My Way” – the podcast that gives a voice to those living with voice disorders.
I’m your host, Margaret Stoddart. I live with a complex voice condition – a combination of Muscle Tension Dysphonia and Spasmodic Dysphonia – and I’m also proud to serve as an Area Contact Leader for Dysphonia International, supporting others across the UK who are living with these often misunderstood conditions.
I created this podcast to raise awareness and start honest conversations about what it really means to live with a voice disorder.
Each episode, I speak with people who understand voice disorders from the inside – fellow sufferers, voice users, and expert clinicians, including ENT specialists, speech and language therapists, and clinical psychologists. Together, we explore the challenges, the treatments, the emotional impact – and the resilience it takes to reclaim our voices.
Whether you’re living with a voice disorder yourself, supporting someone who is, or working in voice care – you’re in the right place. This is a space for shared stories, practical insights, and above all – connection.
This is My Voice, My Way. Let’s get started.
Contact email: mstoddart7@outlook.com
My Voice, My Way
Latest Episodes
My Voice, My Way with Chris Reeves
Today I’m delighted to welcome Chris Reeves. Chris is a solicitor and Partner and Head of Construction in Dorset, and he has been living with Abductor Spasmodic Dysphonia, or ABSD, for around 25 years.Like many people with dys...
My Voice, My Way with Lydia Flock
One of the themes that comes up time and time again in conversations about voice is the gap between what we’re experiencing and what can be seen or explained clinically.From my own experience, one of the biggest frustrations c...
My Voice, My Way with Sara White
Today’s episode is a deeply personal and powerful one.I’m joined by Sara, a music teacher whose voice has been at the centre of her life and career for over two decades. But in recent years, she’s experienced something many of...
My Voice, My Way with Jono Organ
Today’s guest is Jon Organ, known to most people as Jono. A husband of 37 years, father of four and grandfather of eleven, Jono’s life changed dramatically in 2022 when, after months of worsening symptoms and repeated investigations, he was fin...
My Voice, My Way with Leon Maciocia
This episode is a really powerful and thought-provoking conversation. It is a little different, but deeply connected to what we talk about here. Many of you will know Spasmodic Dysphonia as a voice disorder—but it actually sits within a wider n...
Fan Mail
I am so happy to hear that Helen is teaching again. Thank you for sharing your journey so far. I Agree that going out in the evening is often a nightmare: all day is spent worrying how your voice will be. Will voice be too tired for you to speak - how much can you manage to avoid speaking to 'save' it? Will voice have completely tightened up as you've kept worrying about it all day? Will venue be hopelessly loud anyway? But you desperately want to go out and feel a part of civilisation- and sit with a drink in a bar like an adult!
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