<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Dr. Heather Nelson, Vocologist]]></title><description><![CDATA[drheathernelson]]></description><link>https://www.drheathernelson.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:19:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.drheathernelson.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I am Ebenezer Scrooge. So are you.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The end of the year seems to come inherently with a bit of nostalgia and self-reflection. 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Your voice may think so.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time three years ago, most of us were teaching exclusively online, Zoom was suddenly the most important tool in everybody's toolbox,...]]></description><link>https://www.drheathernelson.com/post/is-zoom-fatigue-still-a-thing-your-voice-may-think-so</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6498a6b183dcb9490e0a1893</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 23:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_30fd7600545648bf977ed18057c16ba1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Heather Nelson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the wrong sensations are oh so right.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singing is a constant act of monitoring what's happening in the body and the environment and determining how to adjust it. 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No wait, THAT!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching singers is more than just singing through songs over and over and over. 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