Life as a musician can feel inherently chaotic, unpredictable and out of control. In an effort to find some stability, some turn to food and/or exercise. A UCL study from 2017 showed that 1 in 3 musicians had history of an eating disorder, and yet finding a musician willing to speak about the destructive impact of an ED has been hard.

Opera singer, author and mind behind the Instagram account @brutalrecovery, Lauren McQuistin joins Hattie and Becca to explore her own relationship to food and addiction in a live podcast.

Taking us through her experiences with body image on stage, we explore how and why the classical music industry can become a melting pot for disorder.

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