Claiming your literal voice—tone, volume, speech—as an expression of physical presence and right to take up space.
Sor Juana wrote and published; her voice reached beyond her cell through words and presence. But voice is not only textual—it is the sound of your body claiming space, asserting presence, demanding to be heard. Women, colonized people, and marginalized groups are systematically trained to make their voices smaller, softer, less demanding. Reclaiming your voice means recognizing it as physical: the breath, the vibration, the sound that comes from your body and announces you are here. How you speak—your volume, your pace, your willingness to repeat yourself until heard—communicates your sense of physical self-worth. This concept invites you to practice embodied voice: speaking from your center, not from apology; allowing your tone to match your meaning; refusing to soften truths to make others comfortable. Your voice is your body's claim to legitimacy and presence.
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