BAPAM Performing Arts Medicine

#WorldMentalHealthDay today focuses on Mental Health at Work. BAPAM provide expert-led mental health services in the performing arts, in partnership with Music Minds Matter, Equity, Dance Professionals Fund and the Royal Variety Charity, to improve mental wellbeing for everyone who works in our industry. 🧠🌿✨ Right now, the BAPAM team are challenging ourselves to adopt a healthy habit for October (and beyond!), something we know can have a powerful impact on your mental health! Small changes have big impacts: Some of the challenges we've taken on are swimming three times a week, walking outside every day, running three times a week, reading a book a week, daily yoga practice & no mobile after 9pm... If you can, please donate to keep us motivated through our healthy habit challenge and help BAPAM support a healthier, more sustainable creative sector! https://lnkd.in/dgj3JDa4

Our CEO Claire Cordeaux spent some time with Independent Music Publishers International Forum (IMPF) speaking about diversity and equity in the music industry. #musicindustry #conference #musicpublishing

🍁 Help keep BAPAM motivated for October! 🍁 Hello from BAPAM HQ! You're going to be seeing some posts for us throughout October about our Healthy Habit Challenge! What's the Healthy Habit Challenge? Well, for the month of October, the team at BAPAM will be doing their best to create a healthy habit. ❓Why? At BAPAM, we want to put our money where our mouth is and look after our own wellbeing as well as advising performing artists how to look after theirs.  🤕 Did you know that 75% of those working in the performing arts will face physical injury and poor mental health at some point in their career? 🩺 BAPAM is at the forefront of treating nuanced health issues – psychological and physical – encountered by performers, artists and creators. 🎻 Whether it is the voice of a singer, the shoulders of a violinist, the hands of a pianist, the arms of a drummer, or an artist experiencing anxiety and panic attacks, each case requires highly specialised clinical support. 🥼 Last year BAPAM supported 3,000 musicians, dancers, actors and performers as well as behind the scenes professionals. 🙌 Supporting BAPAM helps create a healthier, more sustainable creative sector. By giving to BAPAM you are helping performing arts professionals all over the UK to have access to expert clinician-led help when they need it. Help keep team BAPAM going by giving generously via JustGiving . https://lnkd.in/dgj3JDa4 If you would like to support BAPAM through an event or in another way, please email info@bapam.org.uk. If you make a proportion of your living from, or study in the performing arts, we can help you! Contact BAPAM on 020 8167 4775.

I am excited to share that I am participating in the Healthy Habits Challenge to raise funds for BAPAM! Did you know that 75% of performing arts professionals will face physical injury and poor mental health at some point in their careers? BAPAM does incredible work supporting thousands in the performing arts industry with their physical and mental health needs. In September, I referred a music teacher to BAPAM for assistance with an injury impacting their work. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with the teacher describing the experience as "amazing." So. For October, I am dedicated to establishing a healthy habit by putting my phone into quarantine from 9pm to 7am. No more late-night scrolling or waking up at 3am to Google something – just better sleep! As a BAPAM trustee, I am committed to prioritizing my well-being while advising fellow performing arts professionals on self-care practices. I will also be fundraising for BAPAM throughout this process and would greatly appreciate your support. Your donations will contribute to our mission of assisting performers and professionals in the industry to maintain longer, healthier, and more sustainable careers. If you are a performing arts professional seeking support in cultivating healthy practices, please reach out to BAPAM through their website. Stay tuned for updates on my October challenge, and thank you for joining me in supporting BAPAM! To contribute to this cause, you can donate via JustGiving here: https://lnkd.in/eWvgupkv. Thank you for your support! ❤️

I am taking part in the Healthy Habit Challenge and raising funds for BAPAM! I am part of the team at BAPAM Performing Arts Medicine, a charity providing specialist support for mental and physical health problems in the performing arts, and I'm also a musician. 75% of those working in the performing arts will face physical injury and poor mental health affecting their ability to work at some point. So I am fundraising to help prevent health problems and provide support when needed. For the month of October, I will be doing my best to create a healthy habit... something we often talk about at BAPAM, so now we have to walk it like we talk it! I will be running three times a week and aiming to complete 10K by 10th November. If you feel like you can donate I’d appreciate your support! Every donation goes towards continuing our services supporting performers and behind the scenes professionals to get back to work and have healthier and more sustainable careers. You’ll also be keeping me motivated! I started running about 6 months ago because I wanted to improve my fitness and mental health. I was pretty amazed that Couch to 5K not only actually worked, but I really enjoyed getting out on my own, listening to music and seeing if I can get in a flow state. Sometimes it’s tricky, sometimes it’s euphoric. Quite like making music really. I don’t like crowds (ironic seeing as I regularly play free improv noise sets at Wembley etc), and I won’t be entering a race. Highgate Woods and back is about 10K from my gaff and I'll be posting an update here and there through October! https://lnkd.in/eu3jcnb5 Thank you! 🙏

In a second post for #OccupationalHealth Awareness Week, BAPAM Medical Director Finola M Ryan highlights the need to raise awareness of Musician's Focal Dystonia, and to provide supportive measures.

For Occupational Health Awareness Week, BAPAM's Executive Medical Director Finola M Ryan shares a behind the scenes look at how and why BAPAM deliver mental health services in the performing arts, and the impact we are making with partners Music Minds Matter, Equity, Equity Charitable trust, Dance Professionals Fund and Royal Variety Charity.

Our CPD for Healthcare Professionals starts again after Summer break. If you are a healthcare professional who is regularly working with performing arts professionals we highly recommend coming along to these FREE sessions! There will be a host of topics covered but coming up first is Sleep Psychology, Insomnia and CBT-I with Sleep Psychologist Dr Gabriella Romano. ⏰ Wednesday 25th of September from 7pm - 9pm Find all the information, sign up and see future sessions listed here: https://lnkd.in/e5ee2cc8

Dance Professionals Fund, who partner with BAPAM to provide mental health support to dancers and choreographers, alongside a wide range of essential support services, are seeking new Trustees. Can you help lead this work?

Our CPD for Healthcare Professionals starts again after Summer break. If you are a healthcare professional who is regularly working with performing arts professionals we highly recommend coming along to these FREE sessions! There will be a host of topics covered but coming up first is Sleep Psychology, Insomnia and CBT-I with Sleep Psychologist Dr Gabriella Romano. ⏰ Wednesday 25th of September from 7pm - 9pm Find all the information, sign up and see future sessions listed here: https://lnkd.in/e5ee2cc8