# @marchingvlogs on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4o94CH1cI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63774791-marchingvlogs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-08-14T21:35:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** MV Marching Arts Media + Community (@marchingvlogs) — https://gondola.cc/marchingvlogs

## Caption

"Finals week of the year I aged out I had a panic attack during my I&E solo.  I just couldn't deal with the stress and anxiety that had built up in my life to that point.  I carried a heavy burden mentally and my brain decided it was just too much to handle in that moment.  Fast forward a couple decades to WGI Finals retreat 2019.  As the scores were being announced, I looked out on the floor and realized there were so many former students marching BCP, Pulse, RCC, Rhythm X, POW and DSP - all having realized goals that were just dreams for them not that long ago.  This was possible, in part, because I'd helped a lot of them deal with the mental barriers that stood directly in the way of their progress and getting what they wanted out of this activity; helping them develop tools I wish I had when I was in their shoes."⁠
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#MVDMeetTheMembers⁠
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George Collins⁠
bdsnare⁠
MVD Staff/Consultant⁠
Blue Devils. Meraki Percussion. Dark Sky Percussion. OCI. Odyssey Independent. Velvet Knights.⁠
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PC: masorange_f

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