Hello. I’m so glad you’re here.
If you’ve been listening for a while, you might know this podcast used to be called Heart Cat and Soul. After 12 episodes I decided I needed to evolve. As you may know, I’m Spanish and within my hispanic community there’s been a lot of change and soon it will all reunite in this community with reflections, experiments, and a lot of learning. I needed to be more direct and clear with my message. The voice, more grounded.
So now, this space has a new name: A Voice for Cats. And it lives here on Substack — a platform where I can not only share audio, but also write, send newsletters, and connect more closely with those of you who feel called to explore this feline world in depth.
This is not just a podcast. It’s a shared space. And this episode is an invitation.
Who I Am and How I Got Here
My name is Amaya. I’m a veterinary surgeon. And I’m a singer. And honestly — that was never easy.
For a long time, music and veterinary work felt like two forces pulling in opposite directions. Two different worlds. Two different versions of me.
I didn’t know how to make them fit. They both mattered to me deeply, but trying to carry both felt like constantly switching parts of myself on and off.
That started to shift when I began exploring my voice — not as something artistic, but as something I needed to do, my soul was asking for it.
Through singing, toning, breathing, and vocal work, I discovered that voice could help me regulate my emotions. It became a way to hold space for myself — and that changed everything.
I could finally sit with animals differently. With more presence, with more stillness. And cats noticed. I noticed. This helped in my day to day work and I found I only needed my voice to relate to cats.
That’s how I found integration — not by choosing between music and medicine, but by understanding that voice was the missing link.
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