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Why Every Woman Should Pick Up a Drum
Where, in today’s world, is it acceptable for women to be noisy, to take up space, to self-organise? Women are conditioned to be agreeable, pleasant, compliant and non-threatening. It’s only when you stop to think about how unusual it is for women to be loud, to take up space, to self-organise, that you realise this…
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Chief Cuddle Officer
I’ve always loved animals, but didn’t get a pet until lockdown (along with half the country). I did a lot of research as I wanted the best effort-to-reward ratio. I didn’t want anything that requires lots of time, maintenance or expensive equipment, so not a dog or parrot. I wanted to avoid anything messy or…
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No place for perfectionism
What we’re learning about group drumming. From measuring decibel levels to playing with boomwhackers, we’ve had a brilliant time delivering our first Burnout Beaters sessions, learning loads in the process. Everyone involved, us included, has had fun trying something new together and reconnecting. I’ve spotted a mix of emotions at the start of our sessions;…
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Why I love a cold dip
There’s something about water, isn’t there? Ever since I was a small child, I loved being in or on the water (which must have been a nightmare for my parents trying to stop me plunging into fountains and horse troughs at every available opportunity). Like many women of a certain age who have struggled with…
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How drumming can help burnout
Posted by Anna (5 minute read) When severe burnout ended my corporate career, I felt humiliated and blamed myself for not coping better. Thankfully, a combination of time, therapy and, of course, drumming helped me to recover. But what is burnout, and how can group drumming help prevent it? Burnout is chronic stress caused by…
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Menopause: how drumming helped me
I remember telling a friend that I thought menopause was like puberty but worse. It snuck up on me without announcing itself and turned my life upside down. I found myself struggling with tasks that I’d previously found easy, waking up in the night and not being able to get back to sleep and feeling…
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Ten reasons why drumming helps wellbeing
We’ve both noticed that drumming lifts your mood, and it turns out that there’s bags of evidence to back this up. Even if you have no previous drumming experience, research shows that people find group drumming sessions uplifting, cathartic and energising. Creating community and a shared sense of achievement, we firmly believe in the power…
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Anna’s drumming experiences
Anna loves talking about drumming to everyone she meets, so we asked her to share her drumming experiences with the world. Here’s what we asked: Join the conversation in the comments below and let us know about your drumming adventures too.
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The cost of caring: burnout statistics
Here at Burnout Beaters we take burnout prevention seriously, providing cost effective drumming interventions proven to reduce stress and anxiety. In today’s blog, we take a deep dive into the scale of burnout, and the associated cost to employers. Mental Health UK’s 2026 Burnout Report found that: Nearly one third of NHS staff described themselves…
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Meet Anne
Here’s your chance to get to know Anne, one of our percussion facilitators. We posed a number of drumming-related questions to her including: Do let us know your answers to any of these questions in the comments – we love hearing from you!
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