Things Musicians Don't Talk About
By Hattie Butterworth & Rebecca Toal
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Hattie Butterworth and Rebecca Toal host a podcast of insight and change in the classical music and arts professions. Delving into the often stigmatised worlds of mental health, injury, discrimination and productivity, classical music issues are spoken and revived. Join Hattie, Rebecca and guests for important conversations, inspiring moments of wisdom and poignant vulnerability.
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105. Dr Anna Bull: class and classical music
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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104. The Break Down: Depression, donors and misogyny
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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103. The Break Down: Saudi Arabia, Hopelessness & Activism
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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102. Ophelia Gordon: living though anorexia and divorce
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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101. Jessica Curry: when things fall apart
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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100. We listened to our old episodes… and immediately regretted it
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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99. Lauren McQuistin: eating disorders in classical music (live)
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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98. Performative workaholism, surviving criticism and intuitive eating
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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97. Jamie Barton: embodying pride
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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96. Back again, but different
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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95. Meditation for musicians: calming the inner critic
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May 25, 2025 |
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94. Meditation for musicians: connecting with your audience
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May 18, 2025 |
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93. Meditation for musicians: reconnecting with your instrument
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May 10, 2025 |
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92. Meditation for musicians: pre-performance anxiety
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May 02, 2025 |
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91. I wasn’t as good at the cello as I thought I was
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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90. Lucy Humphris: embracing otherness
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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89. Rigid control, guilt and returning to exercise
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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88. Beyond the 'woman' conversation: Gillian Moore and CN Lester Live at RSM
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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87. Emily White on grief, teaching and the joy of letting go
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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86. Book Club: anti-psychiatry and doublings
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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85. Mark Brierley on being seen, classical music marketing and the origins of RSM
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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84. Musical theatre and emotional regulation
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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83. The ambition trap and entering into stagnation
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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82. Linton Stephens on living authentically with a public platform
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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81. Jalayne Mitchell: Classical Wellness
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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80. Grief, talent and ethical dilemmas
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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79. The unedit: my 2017 nervous breakdown
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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78. Matthew Barley on psychosis and healing through ayahuasca
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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77. London Podcast Festival with Ayanna Witter-Johnson
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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76. Laure Chan: bridging cultures and breaking norms
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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75. Blog Special | What if I continue putting on weight forever?
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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74. Returning to places of trauma
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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73. Ruth Philips: non-violence and the art of rest
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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72. Q&A: TMDTA origins, music schools & workplace politics
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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71. Chloé van Soeterstède: conducting through pregnancy & motherhood
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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70. Queerness and power abuse in classical music: Tár & Maestro
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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69. Zygmund de Somogyi: burnout, belonging, and community in composition
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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68. Callas, fatphobia and surviving sexual assault
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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67. James Partridge: childhood nostalgia
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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66. Jess Hands: when music soothes
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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65. Simon Höfele: breaking the norm
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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64. Gavin Higgins: Tourettes, OCD and surviving opera
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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*Patreon Preview* Spooky Scary Feedback
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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63. Koshka Duff - Abolishing the Police
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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62. If Lewis Capaldi was a classical musician
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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61. Aaron Akugbo: BBC Proms, art and identity
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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60. Paul Denegri: multi-faceted by accident
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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59. Post-nap epiphanies
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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58. Gosia Garstka: the stigma of suicide
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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57. a May Q&A: behind the scenes of the podcast
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May 18, 2023 |
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56. Emily Ashton: on getting arrested & musical protesting
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May 11, 2023 |
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55. Kathryn Williams: the flautist on life as a single parent & discrimination at work
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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54. Back by Popular Demand: arts cuts, audition burnout and performance anxiety
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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53. Joe Hastings: Music Minds Matter
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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52. Ingela Onstad: on being more than 'just' a singer
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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51. Kate Kennedy: the biographer on how playing injury can lead to eating disorders
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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50. Three in A Bar: podcast twinning
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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49. Katy Ehrlich: the uncut edit
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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48. Betty Makharinsky: on life as a singer and organising the Vache Baroque Festival
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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47. Hannah French: living & working with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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46. Guy Withers: behind the scenes of Waterperry Opera Festival
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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45. Cliodhna Ryan: panic attacks on stage
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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43. Declan Costello: vocal health and injury
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May 16, 2022 |
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42. Rosie Bennet - Part 2 surviving anorexia
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May 13, 2022 |
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41. Rosie Bennet - Part 1 surviving anorexia
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May 11, 2022 |
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40. 10k Q&A
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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39. Vic Isfryn: pregnancy discrimination
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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38. Rakhi Singh: a new path
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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37. Cara Houghton, CUKSN and Burnout
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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36. Jocelyn Lightfoot: identity and grief
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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35. The One Where They Actually Record Everyone in the Same Room
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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34. Frances Wilson, The Cross-Eyed Pianist
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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33. Ollie West: depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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32. December chats - medication, rejections and whether art is a way of life
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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31. Anil Umer, live at the Royal Academy of Music
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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30. Bob Hughes (in full)
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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MIAW 2021 - Angela McCuiston
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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MIAW 2021 - Murphy Robertson
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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MIAW 2021 - Songeun Choi
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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MIAW 2021 - Bob Hughes
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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MIAW 2021 - Sophia Kannathasan
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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MIAW 2021 - Peter Regan
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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MIAW 2021 - Francesca Leo
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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29. Clare Hammond: the terror of post-natal depression
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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28. Ellie Consta: conforming no more
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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27. Laura van der Heijden: anxiety on stage
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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26. Lauren McQuistin: addiction, opera and sobriety
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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25. Melissa Brown: the long haul of OCD
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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24. Sexuality and relevance in classical music
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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23. How are you really? Leaving music college, fearing suicidal thoughts, body image and more
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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22. Raye Harvey
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Mental Health Walk 5- Making decisions in instability, degree endlessness
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May 14, 2021 |
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Mental Health Walk 4- Vulnerability hangovers and the news
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May 13, 2021 |
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Mental Health Walk 3- Power abuse, my story
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May 12, 2021 |
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Mental Health Walk 2- Why I hate mindfulness and why I don’t hate being self-compassionate
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May 11, 2021 |
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Mental Health Walk 1- Where I'm at, disordered practice, self destruction
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May 10, 2021 |
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20. Channa Malkin
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May 04, 2021 |
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19. Matt Frost
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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18. Ella Taylor
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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17. Hannah Fiddy
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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16. Nikita Bazil
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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15. Rebecca Toal
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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14. Happy New Year!- Plans for a new season and where have I been?
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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13. Maria Nikitidou (classical music vs low incomes part 3)
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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12. Emily Adams (classical music vs low incomes part 2)
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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11. Fionnuala Ward (classical music vs low incomes part 1)
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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10. Matt Geer
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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9. Richard Adam Lewis
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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8. Elena Urioste
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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7. It's ok to be angry/sad right now
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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6. Laura Serra on performance psychology
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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5. Laura Armstrong
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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3. Jasmin Allpress
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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2. Frank Horvat
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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1. Welcome! How we practice in a hard time
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Jun 19, 2020 |