Health & Wellbeing

Mental health and wellbeing column: Things Musicians Don’t Talk About podcast

Armed with a microphone in one hand and a bow in the other, cellist Hattie Butterworth and her podcast co-host are growing a new community by discussing mental health issues with fellow young musicians, as Hattie Fisk investigates.
 Podcast hosts Hattie Butterworth (L) and Rebecca Toal (R)
Podcast hosts Hattie Butterworth (L) and Rebecca Toal (R) - Courtesy Thigns Musicians Don't Talk About

On Instagram, I am looking at an image of a bright gold sticker with the words ‘IMPERFECT MUSICIAN’ stamped out in bubble writing. The image caption reads: ‘We believe the music industry has a perfection problem… We want us to take pride in our imperfections and to stop perpetuating this idea of the untouchable perfect musician.’ This is a post from Things Musicians Don’t Talk About – a podcast run by young musicians, talking to fellow musicians about mental health and the pressures of the music industry. After such a brilliant introduction, and coveting this glittery sticker, I gave the podcast a listen – and ended up delving deeper.

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