"I could deal with not being wanted sexually if my authentic voice was wanted instead."

In 2017 whilst Stewarding for the BBC Proms I experienced a mental breakdown

We live in an incredibly individualistic society that places the onus on the person, but fails to recognise the impact of a broken education system and working landscape.

I think it’s important to name the musician-related obsessions I’ve faced ... Keeping intrusive thoughts silent allows them to hold a power over you, and loneliness is one of the most destructive parts of OCD.

Trying to ignore, trying to focus on the vibration of my cello but with each vibration and stroke of the bow my tears started falling.

Hattie explores the cause of her extreme teeth wear, looking into awake bruxism and its relationship with musicality

Hattie shares the reality of work and burnout following training as a musician

‘Music’ is a word that can’t describe each experience of deep sound connection

Does anything come close to the shattering anxiety of solo performance?

What if we consider that today someone has reached crisis point

Is love an addiction? Is addiction a relationship?

Psychological abuse within classical music is a huge issue and it needs to stop 🤚

I am not someone who likes numbers, nor is interested in getting obsessed with them in this way. I have moved so far into food freedom, but this new diagnosis is challenging it again.

I feel stuck and like my brain is working to make my life unliveable. I am isolated- my body feels a cold sweat when the thoughts are so intense they feel like they might be the death of me.

Nicola Warner takes us through her life as a cellist with chronic fatigue syndrome

Musician and curator Jack Jones talks candidly about the emotional toll of rejection.

“…less and less is spoken about the mental agility required to be constantly rejected and still have belief in what you’re trying to cultivate.”

Your improvement can’t be linear, so neither should your intensity of practice be

Bassoon player Alison Wormell takes us on the road to discovering their musical dyslexia and the impact its discovery has had on their playing

Flute player Francesca Leo shares her journey with anxiety, leading to a recent diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder