Objective:
To introduce a decolonized and neuroaffirming framework for professional voice care that centers lived identity, nervous-system safety, and embodied voice reclamation.

Methods / Design:
This presentation draws from over two decades of clinical work supporting singers, public speakers, and cultural leaders whose voices have been shaped by trauma, cultural silencing, and neurodivergent sensory needs. Through polyvagal-informed vocal resourcing, self-consent practices, and relational co-regulation, clients are guided to restore vocal freedom without forcing expression or overriding survival adaptations.

Results:
Clients report decreased vocal strain, improved breath regulation, enhanced resonance, and increased authenticity of vocal tone. Voice emerges with greater stability when identity, safety, and emotional permission are integrated directly into vocal practice.

Conclusions:
Professional voice care must expand beyond mechanics and performance outcomes to honor voice as an instrument of identity and cultural truth. A trauma-informed, neuroaffirming approach allows the voice to return not only as sound, but as selfhood reclaimed.