Fantastic presentation from Minding the Gap 👏🏻 #IADMS2022

So honored to be part of this fantastic team & proud of the amazing work done by Minding the Gap and Point Park University to address the mental health of dancers and trigger culture change!
A great and exemplary collaborative journey!
#iadms22 IADMS Kathleen McGuire Gaines Britney Brinkman

A case for support ⤵️

“ #Dance students showed poorer mental health when compared with normative date for the same age group, showing low #self_esteem (44%), high anxiety levels (48.4%) social physique anxiety (55%), and low #resilience (21.8%)

Minding the Gap

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How’s your mental health?

Season one of Bendy Bodies includes interviews with experts sharing practical strategies for improving your mental health.

BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles @HealingNeuroCtr IleneRuhoyMDPhD @Counselingdance Minding the Gap

hypermobilitymd.com/podcast

“How do I know that I need help?” One of the most common questions we are asked by dancers. Marina Harris, PhD, HSP-P, CMPC has answers on our blog. wearemindingthegap.org/post/dont-suff…

I'm not sure who needs to hear this today but you know those old jeans you have in your closet, the ones you desperately want to fit into, the ones you've been saving from when you were either literally or practically a teenager?

Throw em out.

And this...

THIS!

If someone tries to make you feel bad about going through a mental health challenge, they don't deserve your time and energy.

Looking after our mental health has never been more essential. dancemagazine.com/self-care-duri…

We are deeply saddened to hear the news of Liam Scarlett's death

Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this very sad time.

My latest for dance teacher on a topic that could not be more important. What is “tough love?” Does it work? How can you do it right? Spoiler alert - the key is respect. google.com/amp/s/dance-te…

What can a hypermobile artist do to optimize performance and quality of life? 💃🏻

Bendy Bodies will be LIVE on Zoom for a one-time event, to discuss all aspects of health maintenance for hypermobile dancers, circus artists, gymnasts, skaters, and more. 1/

eventbrite.com/e/caring-for-t…

Once #NEDAwarenessِWeek is done, what would it be like if we all kept talking about how important eating disorders are?

To closeout #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek , I just published an article for parents - 6 Ways to Protect Your Children from Eating Disorders link.medium.com/Ryqdf7KBceb
ALL proceeds will be donated directly to NEDA
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Joining the dance…
@luciedancepsych wonders why there aren’t more applied psychologists working with dancers.
thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-34/marc…

On the blog! Wise words from Marina Harris, PhD, HSP-P, CMPC for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

“Your worth to the world is so much more than your body or your achievements. You exist in this world to contribute, not to make yourself smaller to fit into it.”

wearemindingthegap.org/post/four-ways…

For your consideration, ballet directors of the world. Please hire this talented human being. KING 5 News
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Excited that after years of work preparing and fundraising we have been able to begin this important work. We are so grateful to our research team, Point Park University and our funder, Staunton Farm Fdn for making this possible. Mental health is as important as physical health.