A series of 6 mental health and wellbeing support workshops FREE for actors and stage management professionals.
A busy season is about to begin…
The Wellbeing Series for Actors and Stage Management Professionals is Back and this time, we’re ready for the festive season.
Many of you will already be well into preparing for festive shows, pantomimes and touring. Now is the time to take stock and consider your wellbeing, protecting your health in this busy period, and knowing where to go if you need support.
Actors’ Trust and BAPAM have curated a special edition of the Wellbeing Series to tackle many of the issues actors and stage management professionals face during this period.
Vocal Health
Managing Stress & Burnout
Sleep in the Performing Arts
ADHD & Neurodiversity
Isolation, Connection and the Performing Arts
Cool Downs – Stepping Out of Work
Whether this time of year is busy or not, all of us can find ourselves in isolating or lonely situations. Isolation can happen to anyone, for a number of reasons and a busy work period with a sudden stop (ie: the festive period) can exacerbate that.
This session with dramatherapist Heather Turkington will explore isolation and loneliness for actors and stage management professionals. Heather will take us compassionately through the differences between loneliness and solitude, how to recognise isolation and how to know when to reach out for support.
Facilitator: Heather Turkington
Heather Turkington is a dramatherapist based in Co.Armagh in Northern Ireland.
Heather’s work sees her specialising in complex trauma, and holds post as Psychological Trauma Therapist in the NHS, working with people experiencing PTSD as a result of the NI conflict.
She also works privately and freelance in both therapeutic and organisational roles.
Actors’ Trust
The entertainment industry can be a collaborative, creative and exciting one, but it can, at times, be isolating and insecure. Actors’ Trust (which used to be known as the Actors’ Benevolent Fund) is here to provide a place of community and support for actors and stage management through our range of grants and wellbeing services.
We’ve been supporting industry professionals across sound, stage and screen since 1882. Today, we continue to make the greatest possible difference to a community that brings so much meaning and inspiration to others.
Whether you are in need of help or would like to support us, we are here and would love to hear from you.
Find out more at: www.actorstrust.org.uk
or follow us on Instagram @actorstrust
Actors’ Trust is supported by our Royal Patron, His Majesty King Charles III
Actors’ Trust is the working name of The Actors’ Benevolent Fund
BAPAM
The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) is the largest provider of clinical services to the UK’s performing arts sector, working with actors, music creators, performers, production professionals, dancers and other creative practitioners. The charity provides free, bespoke clinical advice and care from expert clinicians in a range of disciplines, responding to requests for help with mental health, musculoskeletal care, vocal health, hearing concerns and some eye care and dental health issues. With expertise gained in evidence-based practice and research in the field, BAPAM’s free workshops and online resources share knowledge and skills to support good health and sustainable creative careers.
Find out more at www.bapam.org.uk