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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 deliver? Do...
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
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 health and...
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 physician...
Liverpool Philharmonic and Help Musicians Launch Physio Toolkit Supporting Musicians’ Health and Wellbeing
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has partnered with UK charity Help Musicians to launch ‘A Symphony of Good Sense’, a pioneering new toolkit designed to support the physical health and wellbeing of orchestral musicians. Authored by BAPAM clinician and educator, Dr Sarah...
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Research: Performing Artists and Disability
Are you a physically disabled professional, student or amateur performing artist? Researchers at University College London (UCL) are recruiting participants for a Performing Arts Medicine project investigating the experience of injury in disabled performing artists...
A Quick Guide To Surviving Festival Season
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.
Reporting from the PAMA Symposium 2025
We have just returned from the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) Annual Symposium, hosted by Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC, where we were amongst over 300 performing arts clinicians, educators and researcher delegates, with representatives from...
Research: Substance Use Amongst Working Musicians
Call for Participants A new study led by researcher Jeordie Shenton at the University of Portsmouth is investigating the prevalence and contributory factors of substance use amongst working musicians. As part of the study, people who earn money from playing, creating...
How to Keep Your Skin Healthy as a Performing Artist
Skin health is not about chasing an aesthetic ideal! Discover how performing arts professionals should keep their skin healthy online today with BAPAM.
Making a Positive Change Through Clinical Guidance
At BAPAM, we’re always striving to make a positive impact on individual performance and to help creative sector organisations. Learn how and why online here.
Performing Through Change – Performance Psychology and Menopause
Thank you to Dr Anna Waters for dedicating her BAPAM Performance Psychology guest blog to discussing how performers can navigate challenges of perimenopause and menopause from a performance psychology perspective. You can read Sophie Tott’s blog here and Dr June...
Thriving Through Change – Dr June Sheren
Thanks to Dr June Sheren, for contributing this companion piece to Sophie Tott's blog sharing her experience of perimenopause as a DJ, Producer and Artist. You can read Sophie's blog here. Dr Anna Waters has also written a companion piece about performance psychology...
How To Build Healthy Performance Training into your Day to Day Routine
Healthy performance training keeps your body and mind feeling its best while also helping prevent injuries and burnout. Discover more and how to get started here.
How Performance Psychology Helps Prevent Injury
Did you know that strategies for meeting the psychological demands of your rehearsal schedule, expectations, and performances can also help you avoid physical injury? Our guest blog from Dr Anna Waters this month looks at the role of Performance Psychology in injury...
Why Ongoing Performing Arts Healthcare Practitioner Training Is Crucial
Performing arts healthcare training in the UK helps professionals support the mental and physical health of artists. Learn more about the benefits online here.
Refocus: A Simple Exercise to Achieve Your Creative Potential
In the first of our new series of guest blogs, Performance Psychologist, Dr Anna Waters, shares a simple exercise to help performers refocus and achieve their creative goals. New Year resolutions not working? Performance psychology tips can be more effective than New...
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