Alex and Helen tackle a topic which is incredibly important to them both.

Injury and illness are inevitable in the career of a professional musician, however, the music industry can be known for adopting an insensitive approach when artists become unwell.

Alex and Helen use this episode to share their personal experiences of illness and injury, to talk about the industry culture surrounding injury, and to sit down with Dr Alex who explains the basic illnesses most singers get and whether they are safe to sing on.

Most importantly, Alex and Helen hope this episode will act as a campaign for change in the classical music industry's approach to injury. Injury should not end careers.

Support organisations and voice professionals which are mentioned in this episode:

• Help Musicians UK
• BAPAM (British Association of Performing Arts Medicine)
• Royal Society of Musicians
• Mind
• Declan Costello (larynologist)
• Julia Selby (speech therapist)

If you want to speak to either of us about anything following on from the episode, please get in touch.

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