Guest blog: Psychological Skills for Dance Students
Dance in Mind placement student, Nadia Butt, shares some helpful tips and exercises for dance students. It's no secret that the life of a...
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Happy hormones explained
Do you have the January blues? If so, you’re not alone. Many people find this time of year hard, as the countdown to Christmas is over...
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Resilience is a journey, not a destination
If you were able to attend the IADMS conference last month, you may have heard Michelle Dwarika and I present on resilience – and many...
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Notes from a conference
Two weeks ago, I attended the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS) in Limerick,...
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Wellbeing for dance teachers
A little while ago I recorded a podcast for a dance education organisation, focusing on teacher wellbeing. The podcast host was keen to...
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Roadmap for making change
September always has that 'back to school', fresh start feeling, so it can be an ideal time for making change. There might be something...
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Getting the basics right
Anyone who knows me well is aware that, underneath my attempts to maintain a cool and calm exterior, I’m actually a very impatient...
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What's on my bookshelf?
I thought I’d do something a bit different for my blog this month. While I have a small library of academic text books, I do enjoy a good...
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Understanding thoughts, feelings and behaviours
Much of psychology is concerned with what are often called the ABCs: affect (feelings or emotions), behaviour (actions), and cognition...
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One, two, freelance!
Last month, I wrote an article in the Dancing Times about freelancing, called “Surviving or Thriving?” In it, I summarised the findings...
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Crash course in confidence
Dancers are often very good at listing their perceived flaws and weaknesses, but not so good at recognising what they have done well....
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Cut the comparisons
Theodore Roosevelt famously said that “comparison is the thief of joy”. But it’s human nature to compare ourselves with others, and is...
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Calming the rage
Stress is a day-to-day occurrence for many of us, and can often lead to the red mist descending more often than we’d like to admit. For...
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Productivity power-up
Do you routinely find yourself feeling overwhelmed? Do you procrastinate and never get everything done? Do you struggle to fit everything...
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Self-care? Yeah, yeah...!
In recent years, the term self-care has gone from being a serious and important concept related to physical and mental health, to...
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Top 5 for wellbeing
It’s interesting to reflect on the fact that the recommended strategies for improving wellbeing and reducing negative states like stress...
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What is happiness, anyway?
I am often struck by how many pressures there are in modern life. We need the envy-inducing career, the beautiful family, the...
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