Caitlin Lost Her Voice

The loss of creative identity and the search for purpose following life-altering health crises take center stage through the experiences of writer Caitlin Myer and musician Greta Morgan. After a concussion silenced Myer’s internal narrator and COVID-19 decimated Morgan’s singing voice, both artists faced the "dissolution" of their professional and personal selves. Their dialogue highlights the necessity of grieving lost abilities rather than rushing toward "inspiration porn" narratives of immediate recovery. Morgan shares how a wilderness fast helped her identify a "mythopoetic identity" beneath her career, while Myer describes the transition from an instinctive, voice-driven writing process to a more deliberate, physical method of creation. By embracing their "strange, new voices" and finding a sacred link between grief and aliveness, both women illustrate how a wound can eventually work on the individual to foster self-love and a more present, witness-based engagement with the world.