Sonia began playing violin at the age of 9 and knew it would be a part of her life forever. After 15 years, however, she made the shift to nursing. She now has the best of both worlds - a job she loves, and a hobby that she is passionate about. And a renewed love of music.
QUOTES
“I've learned to become very courageous because it turns out what I want is not necessarily what the world has planned for me.”
On financial insecurity “I realised that probably the last year or so had turned into picking up gigs just because they would pay my rent, not because they were musically satisfying.”
On realising care could be a career “I said, I'll never be a nurse because I'm a germaphobe. Long story short, I became really unwell. My nervous system was chronically activated and I was hospitalised a couple of times. I thought maybe I'll become a doctor. Maybe I'll study medicine.”
On finding a love of science “I wanted to be a cardiac nurse. I really liked it because the patients were generally quite physically well. I understand how the heart works, you know it's a pump, and it's electrics. It makes sense to me. But when things go wrong they go wrong big. And as a performer, I like a bit of drama and really getting into the nitty gritty of learning new things. So I went back to uni and realised science is amazing!”
On playing with Corpus Medicorum “So I didn't know at the time I was only playing professionally that I was just in the middle of all of this nervous system hyperactivation. I didn't know until I picked up my violin again in this group and played again that I'd lost the joy, and now I have it back.”
LINKS Find Sonia on LinkedIN or Instagram PODCAST TEAM Production Support and Audio Engineering by Thomas Grayden Theme Music Composed by Danna Yun Theme Music Performed by Jasper Ly
Recorded on 21 October 2024 |