When The Music Director Can Tell You Are Not Taking Care Of Yourself

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of self-care for musical theatre performers and the challenges they face in their careers.

🎭 Performer’s Happiness in the Arts Podcast (PHARTS) 🎭 Hosted by Dr. Jenna Kantor, PHARTS is dedicated to uplifting musical theatre performers as they navigate the ups and downs of a long stage career. 🎤✨ With candid conversations, humor, and heartfelt advice, this podcast tackles the real struggles performers face: ❌ Rejections at auditions 💼 Soul-sucking survivor jobs 💭 Anxiety about the next paycheck Each episode brings inspiring guests who share tools and insights to help performers thrive with integrity, authenticity, love, and laughter. 💖🎭 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, SoundCloud, and iTunes! 💬 Interested in working with Dr. Kantor as a performing arts physical therapist? Visit her website: www.jennakantorpt.com

People in this episode

Host: Jenna Kantor

Topics covered

• performer's happiness
• musical theatre
• self-care
• audition struggles
• anxiety

Keywords

• musical theatre performers
• mental health
• career challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Products: performing arts physical therapy

Books & works: PHARTS

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