Tips for Performing Arts Professionals Who Work Nights
Recognise the signs you may need support as a performer and learn how BAPAM’s free health service helps you stay healthy and perform at your best online here.
Harnessing the Power of Mental Imagery: Performing Artists’ Most Powerful Mental Tool
In her blog last month, Performance Psychologist, Dr Anna Waters, highlighted how useful mental imagery can be in managing performance anxiety. Here, she expands on how this powerful technique can help you achieve your creative goals. “Before stepping on stage, I...
BAPAM’s Free Health Service Is an Essential Performing Arts Support
Recognise the signs you may need support as a performer and learn how BAPAM’s free health service helps you stay healthy and perform at your best online here.
Pianist, Megan Rushbrook Cycles 255 Miles in 1 day for BAPAM
Megan Rushbrook has cycled 255 miles in one day, from Cardiff to the Suffolk Coast, raising over £1000 for the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM). An amazing achievement, and fantastic support for BAPAM’s work building a healthier and more...
Performance Anxiety: How Performance Psychology Can Help
Performance anxiety will be experienced by everyone at some point, and we all respond in different ways. Performance Psychologist, Dr Anna Waters, shares insights, techniques and some simple exercises to help performers manage this common challenge. Everyone suffers...
Imposter Syndrome: A Double-Edged Sword For Performing Artists
Performance Psychologist, Dr Anna Waters’ BAPAM blog this month looks at Imposter Syndrome – what is it, and what can you do about it? After nailing your audition and landing a fantastic role, do you ever get that sinking feeling? That now you have to...
Supporting Carers in the Performing Arts (Carers Week 2025)
To celebrate Carers Week (9th to 15th June), BAPAM is spotlighting the challenges carers in the performing arts face and how to improve equality for them.
InTune: The New Digital Health and Wellbeing Tool from PRS Members’ Fund and BAPAM
Home » Archives for BAPAM PRS Members’ Fund, the charity that provides funding to PRS songwriters and composers during difficult times, and BAPAM, the UK experts in performing arts medicine, have partnered to launch a first of its kind digital tool to support the...
Standing with the LGBTQIA+ Performing Arts Community on May 17th
May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). Learn how BAPAM supports LGBTQIA+ performing artists online now.
Research Report: Music Industry Counsellors’ Experiences of Working with Clients Affected by Sexism or Misogyny
We are grateful to performing arts specialist psychotherapeutic counsellor, Janine Ellis, for contributing this guest article which reports on her research into music industry counsellors and psychotherapists’ experiences of working with clients affected by...
Perimenopause – A Performing Artist’s Perspective by Sophie Tott
Photo by Matt Forster: thisandmatt.co.uk In our guest blog, Sophie Tott aka DJ Tallulah Goodtimes shares her experience of perimenopause while working as a DJ, producer and artist. In her companion piece to Sophie’s blog Dr June Sheren writes, “As a...