Keeping physically and mentally healthy is vital as an actor. Here is where we offer tips and advice on Actor’s Health. Being an actor is not just about the work. Even successful actors can have long periods without work. This up and down can really take its toll on actors.
If you’re struggling with burn out, jealousy or anxiety this is a great place to start. Often it’s simply about reframing how you look at your acting career. We offer advice and strategies to start taking control of your health as an actor.
Articles and resources on health and wellbeing for actors:
Let’s be honest: an alternate title to this article is just “Being an Actor.” Impostor syndrome for actors is something that can permeate every part of our lives and careers: auditioning for roles, pursuing opportunities/networking, taking...
Burnout is one of the most pressing and concerning concepts to emerge in modern workplaces. It seems to encompass so much, be difficult to notice and even more difficult to escape. What’s more, it appeared...
Physical and mental health affect our sense of wellbeing, and our wellbeing affects our physical and mental health for work. Health and wellbeing are holistic aspects of a person’s lifestyle–they affect how we feel and...
In this article I want to explore this idea—how do we approach intense acting roles so we can go deep but also look after ourselves. To do this I will be looking into what makes...
Sometimes, I fall out of love with my acting. Everything seems overwhelming, difficult and I just want to put it in the ‘too hard’ basket. I’m sure you’ve also experienced that feeling at least once...
‘De-roling’ is simply how to get yourself out of character once you’ve finished performing. It’s the process of drawing a line between your character’s world and your everyday life. Often this process is quite simple;...
Warning: this post is likely to amuse many of us who feel hitting the recommended sleep targets are but a wishful utopian ideal. I hear you, I do, but I’m going to stick by the...
Actors are emotional athletes, we go through the same range of emotions and effort on a daily basis that some people do in a lifetime. Just like athletes we need to regularly work on our...
The most powerful influence over our feelings, thoughts and actions are our own words: the things that voice in our head says to us. We actors often find ourselves in our heads, stressed, overthinking and...
We’ve all been there. Nothing’s going your way, you’re exhausted, and you just can’t be bothered to help yourself anymore. Oh, and you just spilt yoghurt all over the floor. We thought we’d write a...
