Tag: wellbeing
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The Wellbeing Series Reading List
Our favourite reads to help you to navigate the mental challenges of making a living in the performing arts industry, chosen by Bea Grist, Spotlight’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager. The Power of Now by Echart Tolle Echart Tolle’s bestselling book explores what it means to be more present and conscious in each moment of…
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Dealing with Jealousy
Richard Sutton has been acting for 20 years and has had his fair share of career envy. Here he shares some techniques for how he deals with moments of jealousy. Do you remember the Roadrunner cartoons? A scabby coyote feverishly trying to kill a cocky little emu thing in all manner of sadistic and imaginative…
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Practical Self-care Tips for Your Mental Health
Tips to help take care of your mental health during these uncertain times. There is no doubt that the acting industry has seen significant changes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure of theatres has left many performers out of work and stipulations surrounding government financial support packages have meant that many actors have lost a…
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Supporting Your Mental Health and Wellbeing
A curated list of links and resources to support performers’ mental health and wellbeing. Our members are at the heart of everything we do and we continue to be inspired by the passion, innovation and resilience of our industry. We are all in this together and we’re here to support you. Wellbeing in the Arts…
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Network is Important, Community is Essential
Feeling part of something is key for everyone but what if you work in one of the most competitive industries in the world? How do you work towards and finally feel like you really belong? Actor Katherine Kerman shares her story and advice. As a London based American actor, I know a thing or two…
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How to Deal With Career Envy
Whilst we are (usually) almost always happy for fellow performers to land a job, it’s still perfectly natural to feel a little envious. Here are some tips for dealing with career envy. Resilience in the face of repeated rejection is one of the most vital skills an actor can learn , which is why it’s hammered home from…
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6 Ways to Combat Nerves at Your Next Audition
6 tips for tackling bad nerves at your next audition… For some, auditioning is just part of the daily routine of being an actor. But for others it’s the elephant in the room that we don’t want to address because addressing it would mean admitting that auditioning has become a fear, not a thrill. And that…
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Five Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Sooner
Georgia Tuohey gives us her list of things she wishes she’d known about acting sooner… Sometimes it feels like there are so many things to remember as a performer that don’t directly relate to any actual performing. Like, whose shift you said you’d cover in return for going to an audition, starting that database of…
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Between Acting Jobs: Staying Afloat with Your Side-Gig
John Currivan talks us through the importance of the side-gig – and how to make sure it helps keep you afloat between acting jobs! The performance industry can feel like a wide lonely ocean. When we’re working, it feels like we’ve hopped onto a luxury cruise liner, we can barely feel the boat rocking. When…
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Overcoming Self-Judgment as an Actor
Penelope Granycome reflects on what you can do to overcome the voice of self-judgment… The biggest block to emotional wellbeing and relaxed presence in any area of life – but particularly an acting career – is the emotional seesaw of self-judgment. It can be so easy to measure our self-worth by whether or not we…