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Posted On: October 10th 2026, 04:38 pm
What’s your relationship with pain?
The bite of my white stiletto cuts into my skin and I can feel the hot pool of a blister boiling angrily beneath the surface. The side of my face winces but my stride never breaks.
Being a musician, having to perform at a high level from childhood onwards often made me reflect on the level of pain tolerance I had acquired. It’s a brutal industry, where on a weekly basis your self expression (which is arguably the most vulnerable part of you) is critiqued and measured through your playing.
Yet here I was: putting one step in front of the other with a little stream of blood making its way through my toes.
The bite of my white stiletto cuts into my skin and I can feel the hot pool of a blister boiling angrily beneath the surface. The side of my face winces but my stride never breaks.
Being a musician, having to perform at a high level from childhood onwards often made me reflect on the level of pain tolerance I had acquired. It’s a brutal industry, where on a weekly basis your self expression (which is arguably the most vulnerable part of you) is critiqued and measured through your playing.
Yet here I was: putting one step in front of the other with a little stream of blood making its way through my toes.
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