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How to Navigate Socialising as a Performing Arts Professional
As a performing arts professional, looking after your health is critical. But caring for your health doesn’t only involve getting good rest, eating a balanced diet, and checking in with your body. There’s scientific evidence that social relationships...
7×7 Journaling Challenge
Our guest blog this month is by Nicky Torode, a coach, journaling facilitator and writer, who works with BAPAM on healthy practice training. Second month in. How have your 2024 intentions bedded in? Those needs and wants for the year...
5 Benefits of Attending BAPAM’s Online Events
When was the last time you joined an online event? Never? Don’t worry if online workshops are a foreign concept to you. You’re not the only one! Today, we’re looking at the many advantages of online events and what to do if you’re anxious about...
Research: Career Identities and Wellbeing of Musical Theatre Performers
Emma Risley is a Postgraduate Researcher from the University of Sheffield investigating the wellbeing of professional musical theatre performers in the UK. She is particularly interested in the role that identity plays within performers' experiences...
Research: Psychotherapists’ Experiences of Working with Clients Affected by Sexism or Misogyny in the Music Industry
Researcher, Janine Ellis, is exploring the experiences of counsellors and psychotherapists working with clients who are affected by issues of institutional/interpersonal sexism or misogyny in the music industry. It aims to look at how prevalent these...
Malady in the Melody: Performance-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Orchestras
Thanks to Dr June Sheren for contributing this article (adapted from Article for Lay Readership, Performing Arts Medicine Masters Dissertation 2022, UCL). Dr June Sheren is a Family Physician/General Practitioner from Singapore with special interest...
Bridging Mind and Body
Published in Therapy Today, BAPAM Counselling Psychologist, Monia Brizzi’s article Bridging Mind and Body describes how a complex systems approach helped a musician identify and understand the emotional roots of his physical symptoms. Thank you to...
Today is National Stress Awareness Day
Anushka Tanna: BAPAM Mental Health Ambassador I think it would be fair to say that stress is something we are all familiar with. Afterall, it is ubiquitous and unavoidable, and something that we will all experience throughout our lifetime. Due to the...
September Spotlight: Neurodiversity Within The Creative Sector
This September, BAPAM is spotlighting neurodiversity, what it means to be neurodivergent, and how you can navigate the creative industry. Many professionals within the performing arts and creative world are neurodivergent, but support and systems...
The Perfect Embouchure – The Maurice Porter Exhibition and Website
For any Brass and Woodwind players seeking a perfect embouchure, and health professionals working with them, the new Exhibition and associated website created by the British Dental Association (www.bda-porter-embouchure.com) is a must. We are...
Stepping Up: Beginning Higher Education in the Performing Arts
Taking the next step in your education is a significant achievement, especially when embarking on a degree-level course. After finishing your exams, preparing audition pieces, auditioning for several universities, and practising your skills over the...
BAPAM Health Resources Pack: Free to Teachers and Educators
During September and October, we are offering a free BAPAM Health Resources pack to UK-based teachers and colleges. Ideal for displaying in classrooms, rehearsal rooms, backstage, and sharing with colleagues and students, the pack contains printed...
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