Bonnie Shaljean has described the dilemma of head voice or chest voice very well.
If you belt out a song in the chest voice you have to do a yodell to get the top notes which are out of range. I have never heard a belter of a song using the breathy-style currently popular with certain younger female singers.
Singing in the head voice can be a lot easier on the larynx. High notes carry further without amplification . But to me, it just doesn't sound like the old traditional singers did.
Mary