Category: Lifestyle & Wellbeing
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Work-Life Balance: The Number One Issue for Freelancers
The importance of balance in an uncertain industry Freelancers of all varieties – but especially the creative kinds – are all faced with one big issue: How on earth can I ever get any down time? It’s easy to feel as though if you aren’t working towards the next role – the next creative outlet…
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Dealing With Stress As A Performer with Dr Jane Oakland
Dr Jane Oakland shares a technique to help break down stressors in your life so you can start making positive changes to your well being. Everyone has a crisis in their career [at some point] – if you get through, you’ll be a better artist. Dr Jane Oakland At our recent Open House, Dr Jane…
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5 Tips for Keeping Healthy During Winter
Yoga therapist and movement coach Sarah Perry offers tips for self-care this winter Movement hydrates you… It enables you to shift blockages, whether these be physical, mental or otherwise. Sarah Perry Self-care is vital for everyone no matter who you are, what you do or where you are at in your life. It’s something that is often neglected…
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An Actor’s Guide to Misconceptions About Acting
Stepping out into the big wide world as an actor can sometimes feel about as welcoming as a hangover; you get paranoid that you’ve done something wrong and it can sometimes feel worse than you predicted it would. However, it doesn’t always have to be that way. To be realistic whilst remaining positive is something…
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Edinburgh Fringe: A Survival Guide
Having hit the halfway mark, you might be starting to find a little depleted in your energy levels at the Edinburgh Fringe – or you might have the dreaded Fringe Flu! Fear not, here is Katie Elin-Salt to give you the low down on how to survive this busy (and exciting) time. I arrived at Kings…
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An Actor’s Guide to Fulfilling Your Potential
I recently heard an interview with an actress who said at times, she feels crippled by “those f***ing demons.” From talking to other actor friends of mine, when we talk about “those f***cking demons” I noticed there was a very common pattern. And it goes like this: No wonder we get doubtful. In any other…
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An Actor’s Guide To Routine
Katie Redford’s guide to creating and maintaining a routine in the unpredictable world of acting… I don’t know about you, but trying to sustain a routine can feel impossible at times. And yet, they’re so vital to have. Not only does a routine keep us motivated, but it also keeps us mentally and physically healthy…
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The Story We Tell Ourselves: Tips for Mindfulness
What is mindfulness and where do you start with it? Tom Finch, workshop leader at the Mono Box, gives us an inside view of how mindfulness can help ease emotional turbulence, calm nerves and get us through the tough pace of modern life. Everyday we tell stories. Be it on stage, on set, in rehearsal, to…
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Tips for Good Mental Health
How to establish practices for maintaining your mental health. Keeping physically fit comes with lots of great, easy-to-follow advice. But keeping mentally healthy is far less obvious – it’s not just a matter of ‘thinking good thoughts’, and often it can be hard to control the factors that contribute to mental health, especially if you…
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An Actor’s Story: Living with Mental Illness
An anonymous actor opens up about her lived experience with mental illness As part of our series for Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke to two actors about their personal experience with mental health concerns, and the psychological impact of being an actor. Here is the second in the series. Part Two: “Lucy” I realised I can’t…