The Voice That Never Goes Away

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I couldn't reliably access my voice for over a year. The whole first year i couldn't reliably sing. I had to surrender the notion that i would be a singer any more, which was the biggest heartbreak of my entire life. And i just really deepened into these much, much, much deeper layers of my iden and now i feel kind of unshakable. These are the parts of who i am that nobody can take away from me, and that won't go up or down.

What would happen if the thing that defined you disappeared overnight? Whether it’s our job, our abilities, or output—many of us meld our identities with the things we do, and often forget who we are in the process. Greta Morgan is a writer and musician whose musical projects include Vampire Weekend, Springtime Carnivore, and Gold Motel. In 2020, Greta was diagnosed with a disorder that completely changed her ability to sing. In this episode, she shares what her vocal loss and recovery taught her about her inner voice, and how we might find our voice and resilience in both art and the creative process.