The indispensible guide to mental health in the dance world.
Dance demands discipline, resilience and dedication. But dancers also face unique mental health challenges, from perfectionism, self-criticism and fear of failure to anxiety, burnout, rejection, body image concerns and the pressures of auditions, training and performance.
Resilient Minds: A Dancer’s Guide to Mental Health explores mental health in the real world of dance, offering clear, practical guidance to help dancers understand what they are experiencing, build resilience and develop a healthier, more sustainable relationship with their art.
Written by Terry Hyde, former professional dancer, psychotherapist and founder of Counselling for Dancers, this dancer-specific mental health resource brings together psychological understanding and first-hand knowledge of the demands of a dance career.
Inside, you’ll discover guidance on anxiety and performance stress, depression, perfectionism and OCD, eating disorders and disordered eating, addiction, trauma, neurodivergence, identity, self-worth, resilience and life beyond dance.
For dancers, Resilient Minds provides practical tools to support mental wellbeing throughout training, performance, career transitions and beyond.
For teachers, choreographers, directors and dance organisations, it offers valuable insight into how mental health can affect concentration, motivation, confidence, behaviour and performance — and how healthier dance environments can support the people within them.
Mental health is not an optional extra in dance. It is fundamental to performance, longevity and wellbeing.
Understand mental health. Build resilience. Support healthier dancers. Create a healthier dance world.
£7.99
FINDING YOUR WHY
Become Unstuck and Communicate Your Purpose to the World
It is common for dancers to second guess themselves and wonder if they are on the right path. Has this ever happened to you?
In this book we will show you how to find your WHY by asking yourself the right questions. You will also learn how to create a compelling and powerful WHY statement.
£4.99
REGAINING FOCUS
Habits to Help You Focus Better
Focusing comes in different forms for everyone, some like to listen to music to help them focus, while others want complete silence. Read Regaining Focus to help you find your focus.
£4.99
HIGHLY SENSITIVE
HSP: Three letters, infinite meanings. If you’ve heard someone refer to themselves as an HSP, they consider themselves a Highly Sensitive Person.
This book will explain about life as an HSP, coping strategies and how to use these ‘super powers’.
£4.99
EMBRACING IMPERFECTION
If you’re tired of feeling like you’re never going to measure up, finish a project, or accomplish your goals, it might be time to switch sides
entirely.
Discover some exciting tips on how to welcome imperfection into your life!
£4.99
THE ART OF PERSUASION
The Science of Influencing People
Master the Technique That Gets You What You Want.
Learn to:
Focus on them and not you. Communicate clearly. Be authentic. Use reciprocity. Be confident. Match the body language.
£4.99
PROBLEMATC PEOPLE PLEASING
This book will teach you how to be Assertive. Amongst other things, you will learn how to:
– Master the art of the nice “No”
– Stop apologizing
– Offer a compromise.
£4.99
IMPOSTOR SYNDROME
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS BOOK
• Understanding how Impostor Syndrome develops
• How to deal with Impostor Syndrome before it derails your career completely
• How to make an action plan
• This book will delve into what Impostor Syndrome truly is and how to differentiate it from natural caution or doubt