S5E34 - "My greatest performance was pretending everything was ok"

Mental health has always been a throughline for episodes of The 98% and so the podcast is proud to host Adam Bambrough in this episode, founder and CEO of Wellbeing in the Arts. After leaving the acting profession due to struggles with his own mental wellbeing, Adam planned to write a book revealing the scope of actors and creatives with mental health struggles. He soon realized that there was no stand alone mental health support in the entertainment industry, so no wonder mental health struggles were affecting so many creatives. And so..he made one himself. Wellbeing in the Arts works towards their vision of an industry in which every individual, organisation and production has access to mental health and wellbeing support and where awareness and understanding of mental health issues is vastly improved, along with the root causes of poor mental health in the workplace being addressed. Adam shares his journey as an actor, leaving the professions, neurodivergence, and more. This is an honest, transparent and much needed conversation about creatives and how this industry can exacerbate struggles, and what needs to be done to help. CN: This episode contains discussion around mental illness This brilliant organization has helped Alexa herself have access to 6 weeks of counselling for an incredibly accessible price considering the promptness and high quality of the service. Find out more about this much needed org here Need support with your mental health? Email: support@wellbeinginthearts.org.uk Call: 0330 123 5574 Text: +44 7496 896 436 For general enrquries or to chat to Adam about his services email admin@wellbeinginthearts.org.uk Follow them online @Wellbeinthearts If you are experiencing a mental health emergency please call emergency services 999 or Samartians 116 123 . The 98% is excited to have this episode sponsored by Kru Live! Find out how you can get paid to have fun with flexible, exiciting work perfect for actors here .

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S5E34 - "My greatest performance was pretending everything was ok" is an episode from The 98% by Alexa Morden.

This episode is 59:33 long.

This episode was published on Mar 25, 2024.

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