Sally Trivett Voice Team

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  Uni: why it’s okay to change your mind by Sally Trivett

  Comment posted on 9 October 2018

  That's such a good piece of advice Josh, I really do agree. I think the best pieces of advice (cheating with 2) I've ever gotten and I now give out myself are:
  1. Don't be afraid to take risks and play
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  2. Choose your battles
  I have my mother to thank for both!

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  My First Six Months on Medication by Amanda de Souza

  Comment posted on 6 December 2017

  This was such a great read, thank you for sharing! Were your fears of staring your new medication fuelled by side effect stories from those you know or just what you've read? I've previously been really put off certain meds because of how it affected some others I know, but found it incredibly helpful myself. It just goes to show, as you've alluded to, everyone has different experiences! Thanks again for the post and for creating dialogue around such a prolific yet still taboo issue.

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  Body Image in Ballet by Amber Burston

  Comment posted on 13 July 2017

  What an interesting issue to look into, particularly about what the former professional dancers you cited said about low weights in ballet. The point I picked up on primarily however, is the one you raised about ballet being a sport, dancers needing to fuelled, let us not forget that a calorie is essential a unit of energy anyway. You might find looking at the Minnesota Starvation Experiment useful, it showed that once calorific intake is cut and weight is reduced that symptoms of an eating disorder naturally present in once sound of mind and body individuals - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25782294 . The Beat website has some excellent statistics on eating disorders too including funding and perception - https://www.b-eat.co.uk/about-beat/media-centre/information-and-statistics-about-eating-disorders . Fantastic piece, would be lovely to see more of your Arts Award work!

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  GE17: Empathy matters to me by Sally Trivett

  Comment posted on 6 June 2017

  I do understand what you're saying and you raise an important point that I hadn't explicitly discussed above but I think the emotional side and logical side both feed into each other. It's not pragmatic to allow those vulnerable within society to suffer, nor is it to sit tight and hope for the best whilst voting for a system that exacerbates the problem. Even those who financially may benefit from a Tory government must ask themselves whether they can then afford to pay private sector prices for things that were once free, such as medical care. Whether we're aware of it or not, we all live in our own versions of reality and that is an easier thought than that we might be one or two pay checks or life choices away from crisis and in need of compassion and care.

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  Why do parents not want their children to do art GCSEs and A levels? by [Deleted User]

  Comment posted on 26 March 2016

  What a great blog! A really interesting topic, and something that resonates with me personally too. I actually took 3 arts subjects at GCSE, textiles, art and photography, and they taught me so much more than one might expect. Like you, I learnt how to think critically, observe things beyond first glance, and I believe they opened me up emotionally too. I went on to do textiles A Level, and it taught me so, so much. Things that I think I simply couldn't have learnt from other subjects. Do you plan to progress into the creative industries within your further education?

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  James Dodds Wood - Water Exhibition at Firstsite by [Deleted User]

  Comment posted on 26 March 2016

  It sounds like you had a great time at the exhibition. What did you learn from it? Were there elements of it that you didn't enjoy so much? You mention comic books, is this something you're interested about too? Thanks for posting!

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