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# Touring and Mental Health

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- [Touring & Mental Health Manual receives Rough Trade Book of the Year status!](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/touring-mental-health-manual-receives-rough-trade-book-of-the-year-status/) - It’s a little late in the the day to be shouting about this one – as it happened at the end of 2023 – BUT it was a real moment for all of us here at Touring Manual HQ. Rough Trade is the very coolest of Independent Record Stores, and they are also serious tastemakers.
- [Tamsin receives TPi Magazine's 'Industry Recognition' Award!](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/tamsin-receives-tpi-magazines-industry-recognition-award/) - In February, lead author Tamsin Embleton had the incredible honour of being given the 'Industry Recognition' award by TPi Magazine sponsored by Medialease. It's so encouraging to have Touring and Mental Health: the Music Industry Manual, and our work at Music Industry Therapist Collective, acknowledged by our live music industry peers. We see this award as representative of changing
- [Tamsin receives TPi Magazine's 'Industry Recognition' Award!](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/tamsin-receives-tpi-magazines-industry-recognition-award/) - In February, lead author Tamsin Embleton had the incredible honour of being given the 'Industry Recognition' award by TPi Magazine sponsored by Medialease. It's so encouraging to have Touring and Mental Health: the Music Industry Manual, and our work at Music Industry Therapist Collective, acknowledged by our live music industry peers. We see this award as representative of changing
- [Clash Magazine’s article on the Music Industry’s Growing Mental Health Crisis](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/clash-magazines-article-on-the-music-industrys-growing-mental-health-crisis/) - On World Mental Health Day, Clash Magazine spoke with MITC’s Tamsin Embleton to explore music’s mental health crisis and what is being done to help… Psychotherapist and ex-booking agent, Tamsin Embleton, established the Music Industry Therapy Collective (MITC), and studies the psychological impact of touring. She released an expansive new book, Touring And Mental Health: The
- [Editors' Justin Lockey and author Tamsin Embleton on the best ways to put mental health first while on the road](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/editors-justin-lockey-and-author-tamsin-embleton-on-the-best-ways-to-put-mental-health-first-while-on-the-road/) - “Pressure cooker” impact of touring on mental health “needs addressing” – but help is at hand
- [TPG's Music Touring Mental Health Charter](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/tpgs-music-touring-mental-health-charter/) - Tour Production Group has produced a Music Touring Mental Health Charter, which they hope will be embraced by all corners of the live music community
- [Tamsin spoke with BBC Newsbeat about Lewis Capaldi](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/tamsin-spoke-with-bbc-newsbeat-about-lewis-capaldi/) - Lewis Capaldi has cancelled a series of upcoming gigs after admitting he's struggling "mentally and physically". By Francesca Osborne & Megan Lawton BBC Newsbeat The Scottish singer says he needs a break from touring in order to be "Lewis from Glasgow for a bit". Despite lots of fans now being out of pocket, there's a lot of Lewis has cancelled all his gigs until Glastonbury later this month, which Tamsin says is about managing what he can handle.
- [Attack Magazine interviews Tamsin about the Touring Manual](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/attack-magazine-interviews-tamsin-about-the-touring-manual/) - The “Touring and Mental Health Manual” is an essential guide for anyone in the music industry who wants to care for their mental health while on the road. We speak with the editor Tamsin Embleton to learn more. Mental health in the music industry is paramount, as it directly impacts artists’ well-being, creativity, and overall The “Touring and Mental Health Manual” is an essential guide for anyone in the music industry who wants to care for their mental health while on the road. Attack speaks with the editor Tamsin Embleton to learn more.
- [Tamsin's first MBW View about touring and mental health](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/tamsins-first-mbw-view-about-touring-and-mental-health/) - MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following comes from Tamsin Embleton, the Editor of the recently published book, Touring And Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual (Omnibus Press). She is the founder of the Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC), a global group of specialist health MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people. The following comes from Tamsin, MITC Founder and Editor of touringmanual.com
- [Lead author Tamsin Embleton featured on BBC 6 Music twice in a week](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/lead-author-tamsin-embleton-featured-on-bbc-6-music-twice-in-a-week/) - Tamsin Embleton spoke to BBC 6music twice in a week earlier this month – first during an interview about ‘Touring and Mental Health: the Music Industry Manual’ with Matt Everitt & Philip Selway which aired on Steve Lamacq’s show. You can listen back here 👉 it starts at 2:10 https://lnkd.in/eQzgvzhc Second, she was featured on Lauren
- [MITC’s Ryan Dusick wrote a fab piece for VARIETY about our Touring Manual](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/mitcs-ryan-dusick-wrote-a-fab-piece-for-variety-about-our-touring-manual/) - Not content with the awesome coverage we had from the industry’s finest, Ryan Dusick has raised the bar and written a brilliant article for Varietythat talks about MITC and our magnum opus, Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual. ‘Touring and Mental Health’ Manual Is a Godsend for Musicians and Crew Live Nation recently purchased 3,000
- [We were thrilled to be featured by SPIN magazine](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/we-were-thrilled-to-be-featured-by-spin-magazine/) - More great press coverage of Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual came via the fab folk at SPIN. We’ve put the whole article below, but you can check out the original here. Stress, Boredom, Burnout: The Impact Of Touring On Mental Health Experts discuss how life on the road can affect “your mind, body, and relationships”
- [We made Rolling Stone!](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/we-made-rolling-stone/) - In something of a dream-come-true, Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual has been featured by the last word in cool - Rolling Stone Magazine. EXTRACT: LIFE ON THE road may sound glamorous to some, but burnout and mental health challenges have affected musicians of all stripes since they first stepped on stage and struck a guitar
- [Gladys Akinseye](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/gladys-akinseye/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Lucy Heyman](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/lucy-heyman/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Sital Panesar](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/sital-panesar/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Martin N. Seif](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/martin-n-seif/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Paula Hall](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/paula-hall/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Susan D. Raeburn](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/susan-d-raeburn/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Tamsin Embleton](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/tamsin-embleton/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Publication day!](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/publication-day/) - We're thrilled to announce that Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual is published today by Omnibus Press. Comprising 30 chapters by 23 authors across 624 pages, the book's been over half the decade in the making. You can read some early reviews here, and pick up your copy of the book from various
- [Times Radio interview](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/times-radio-interview/) - Tamsin Embleton joined Kait Borsay on Times Radio's Evening Edition to discuss Touring and Mental Heath: The Music Industry Manual. Topics covered included research into the impact of touring on musicians, as well as parallels in the world of theatre and other public-facing roles. You can listen to the interview at https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/20230320-18953/2023-03-20.
- [The Music Industry Manual at SXSW](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/the-music-industry-manual-at-sxsw/) - Editor Tamsin Embleton has been at SXSW promoting Touring and Mental Health and taking part in panel discussions. The Music Industry Therapist Collective's Building a Healthy Touring Model panel discussion was a particular highlight, and saw Tamsin in conversation with MITC members (and chapter authors) Arun Castro, Ryan Dusick and Susan Raeburn.
- [Tamsin Embleton interviewed in i news](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/tamsin-embleton-interviewed-in-i-news/) - Editor Tamsin Embleton has been interviewed by Nick Duerden in a feature for i news, covering the toll of touring life on modern musicians. She's interviewed alongside Yard Act's James Smith, and covers topics including the music industry's increasing commodification of mental health. Elsewhere in the article Duerden, the author of Exit Stage Left: The
- [Tom Middleton](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/tom-middleton/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Jodi Milstein](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/jodi-milstein/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Jonathan Hamill](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/jonathan-hamill/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Paula Thomson](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/paula-thomson/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Peter Robinson](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/peter-robinson/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Rob da Bank](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/rob-da-bank/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Marcus Blacker](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/marcus-blacker/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Helen Frances](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/helen-frances/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Emmaline Rasmussen](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/emmaline-rasmussen/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Sriskantharajah Arun-Castro](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/sriskantharajah-arun-castro/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Charlie Easmon](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/charlie-easmon/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Dianna Theadora Kenny](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/dianna-theadora-kenny/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Whitney O'Malley](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/whitney-omalley/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Stan Tatkin](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/stan-tatkin/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
- [Louis D. Cox](https://www.touringmanual.com/theauthors/louis-d-cox/) - Further information on the writers behind Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
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- [Praise for the book](https://www.touringmanual.com/reviews/) - Press coverage NME: “Pressure cooker” impact of touring on mental health “needs addressing” – but help is at hand Clash Magazine: The Music Industry’s Growing Mental Health Crisis Rolling Stone: How Musicians Survive the Road in a Post-Covid World Variety: ‘Touring and Mental Health’ Manual Is a Godsend for Musicians and Crew i News: ‘Snorting
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- [Resources](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/) - This page contains links to a number of resources referenced in Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, as well as extra content and suggested further reading. Introduction Introduction: Further Reading What is Mental Health? What is Mental Health? Further Reading Mind-Body Connections Subjective Units of Distress Unhelpful Thought Patterns and Thinking Styles Vocabulary
- [Contributors](https://www.touringmanual.com/contributors/) - Tamsin Embleton As well as contributing several chapters, Tamsin is the editor of Touring and Mental Health. She's an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist and the founder of the Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC), a global group of specialist clinicians who combine their unique experience of having worked within the music business prior to retraining as clinicians.
- [Further reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/recommended-reading/) - A selection of books by Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual contributors and colleagues. Creative Recovery: A Complete Addiction Treatment Program That Uses Your Natural Creativity Susan Raeburn and Eric Maisel Amazon Creativity And The Performing Artist: Behind The Mask Paula Thomson and S Victoria Jaque Amazon Sound Advice: The Ultimate Guide To
- [Chapters](https://www.touringmanual.com/chapters/) - Touring & Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual is divided into six distinct sections: Background, Relationships, Anxiety Depression and Crisis Management, Stress Trauma Addiction and Eating Disorders, Bodily Health, and finally Self-Care, Preparation and Recovery. For downloads relating to specific chapters, please visit our Resources page. Part I: Background 1. What is Mental Health? by
- [The Body in Motion: Resources and Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/the-body-in-motion-resources-and-further-reading/) - Wellness & Performing Arts Medicine British Association for Performing Arts Medicine www.bapam.org.uk FIT on TOUR: Specialists in health & fitness on tour for the entertainment industry https://www.fitontour.com Performing Arts Medicine Association *US www.artsmed.org Technogym: Gym Equipment & Fitness Solutions, Anytime, Anywhere https://www.technogym.com Exercise Resources HIIT & Various other routines to explore: FitOn: https://fitonapp.com
- [Sleep: Resources and Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/sleep-resources-and-further-reading/) - Nodding Off – The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave, by Dr Alice Gregory The Mental Health Foundation: How to sleep better Mind.org.uk Why We Sleep, by Professor Matthew Walker https://www.sleepio.com The Power of When, by Dr Michael J. Breus
- [The Neurobiology of Depression, by Tamsin Embleton](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/the-neurobiology-of-depression-by-tamsin-embleton/) - There is still much to discover about the neurobiology of depression, but thanks to advancements in neuroscience, we now know that depression involves various brain regions, circuits, systems, processes, and neurochemicals.Brain scans revealed changes to the volume size and activity of several brain structures (in depressed brains when compared to non-depressed people), including those involved
- [Unhelpful Thought Patterns and Thinking Styles](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/unhelpful-thought-patterns-and-thinking-styles/) - If you recognise a thought is distorted, remember that it’s ‘just a thought’ rather than a fact – not everything your mind tells you is true. You can choose whether you attribute value to the thought or whether it’s best ignored.
- [Fear of Flying by Dr Martin N. Seif, PhD](https://www.touringmanual.com/chapters/fear-of-flying-by-dr-martin-n-seif-phd/) - This bonus chapter is exclusive to the Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual website. Click here to download it as a PDF. If you are afraid of flying, here are two facts to keep in mind: first, you are not alone. Recent estimates indicate that 20 to 25 per cent of all people have fears
- [Music Industry Therapist Collective](https://www.touringmanual.com/music-industry-therapist-collective/) - The Music Industry Therapist Collective believes that those working in the industry need access to high quality psychotherapy from registered and experienced psychotherapists who also have an in-depth inside understanding of how the industry works. We are a collective of therapists with an abundance of experience of working within and around the industry in various roles
- [Blog](https://www.touringmanual.com/blog/)
- [Meditation: Further Reading and Resources](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/meditation-further-reading-and-resources/) - GREAT APPS 1 Giant Mind – a global teacher training technique as well as some fantastic guided meditations Headspace – guided meditations and calming music Calm – guided meditations and Sleep Stories Insight Timer – the best resource for thousands of yoga Nidras, guided meditations for people of all ages and styles Breathing App –
- [Returning to the Studio, by Tamsin Embleton](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/returning-to-the-studio-by-tamsin-embleton/) - Music as therapy “When we came home from that last trip, everybody was really exhausted… Usually, at the end of a couple of years of being on the road, you blame the music and the band for all of your problems, so you want to get away from it. And I didn’t want to pick
- [Post-Tour Recovery: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/post-tour-recovery-further-reading/) - Daily Rituals, by Mason Curry Marriage in Motion: The Natural Ebb and Flow of Lasting Relationships, by Richard C. Schwartz and Jacqueline Olds
- [How Your Brain Creates Something New, by Julia Jones PhD (aka Dr Rock)](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/how-your-brain-creates-something-new-by-julia-jones-phd-aka-dr-rock/) - Creativity requires multiple brain circuits, in both left and right hemispheres, to work together. It’s now generally acknowledged that three key networks of neurons are particularly influential in the process of generating original ideas. This activity is clearly evident in brain scans. Unlike some other neural activations (e.g. neurons in our motor cortex instructing a
- [Active Imagination Techniques for Shifting Creative Blocks, by Michele Simon](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/active-imagination-techniques-for-shifting-creative-blocks-by-michele-simon/) - Creative expressions and endeavors like playing music, acting, writing, dancing, singing, painting and dream interpretation can become portals to make contact with unconscious psychic material. The unconscious mind stores the disowned parts of ourselves (shadow) and often we find the complexes (such as a Mother/Father Complex, Victim and Hero Complexes) there. Unresolved complexes can overwhelm
- [Peak Performance: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/peak-performance-further-reading/) - Chalfin, D. (2017). From “me” to “we”: Audience-focused practical tools for interpretation and performance, in J. A. Williams & K. Williams (eds.), The singer-songwriter handbook. Bloomsbury. Greene, D. (2002). Performance success: performing your best under pressure. Routledge Jones, R., Heyman, L. (2021). Sound advice: The ultimate guide to a healthy and successful career in music.
- [Introduction: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/introduction-further-reading/) - Illusions of Immortality, by David Giles. Palgrave MacMillan, 2000. Dancing in the Streets - a History of Collective Joy, by Barbara Ehrenreich. Granta Books, 2008.
- [Hearing: Resources and Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/hearing-resources-and-further-reading/) - For any further enquiries, contact Dr Gladys Akinseye at The Hearing Hub. www.thehearinghub.co.uk hello@thehearinghub.co.uk Resources App: HeadSpace – for introduction to mindfulness BOOK - Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic Word. Danny Penman, J. Mark G. Williams, Mark Williams British Tinnitus Association (www.tinnitus.org.uk) The Hearing Hub www.thehearinghub.co.uk Help Musicians UK (www.helpmusicians.org.uk)
- [Vocal Health: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/vocal-health-further-reading/) - Abitbol, J. (2019). The Female Voice. Plural Publishing. Chapman, J (2016). Singing and Teaching Singing. Plural Publishing. Heyman L, Perkins R, Araújo LS. (2019). Examining the health and well-being experiences of singers in popular music. Journal of Popular Music Education. 3(2):173–201. Available from: 10.1386/jpme.3.2.173_1 Welch, G. (2019). The Oxford Handbook of Singing. Oxford University Press.
- [Breathwork: Further Reading and Resources](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/breathwork-further-reading-and-resources/) - Resources Marcus’s website and socials: https://www.lifeandbreath.coach/ https://www.facebook.com/lifeandbreath.coach https://www.instagram.com/lifeandbreath.coach/ Recommended reading list The Breathing Book by Donna Farhi The Healing Power of the Breath by Patricia L. Gerbarg and Richard Brown Just Breathe by Dan Brulé Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown Feel To Heal
- [Smoking, by Dr S Arun-Castro](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/smoking-by-dr-s-arun-castro/) - Many of us have smoked, or still do for various reasons. Some of us enjoy smoking and others feel trapped. Cigarettes and smoking have lingered around the iconography of live music since the 1950s. For some of us there might be a subconscious desire — at least to begin with — to emulate our heroes,
- [Covid-19 Travel Planning,  by Dr S Arun-Castro, MRCEM MRCGP MPH](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/covid-19-travel-planning-by-dr-s-arun-castro-mrcem-mrcgp-mph/) - When the Covid-19 pandemic started, different countries applied different national infection control strategies. These have included outright travel bans, restrictions to entry and requirements to produce evidence of recent negative testing (fit-to-fly Covid-passports). Strategies also involved mandatory quarantine periods on arrival and expected engagement in tracing apps or visitor registers to monitor movements and contacts.
- [Travel Vaccines, by Dr S Arun-Castro](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/travel-vaccines-by-dr-s-arun-castro/) - If you are touring somewhere exotic there may be a chance you need to organise vaccines as an individual or as a crew. Most countries’ childhood vaccine programmes will cover you for the most common infectious diseases, but you might not be covered for infections that are more region specific. For up-to-date advice, the United
- [Eating Disorders: Further Reading and Resources](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/eating-disorders-further-reading-and-resources/) - Helplines Backline (www.backline.care) British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (www.bacp.co.uk) British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (www.bapam.org.uk) Music Industry Therapists and Coaches (www.musicindustrytherapists.com) UK Council for Psychotherapy (www.psychotherapy.org.uk) Websites National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (www.ANAD.org) BEAT (www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk) Eating Disorder Hope (www.eatingdisorderhope.com) Recovery Record website and app (www.recoveryrecord.co.uk) Recovery Warriors (www.recoverywarriors.com) Apps
- [Sex and Porn Addiction: Resources and Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/sex-and-porn-addiction-resources-and-further-reading/) - Resources www.yourbrainonporn.com – an excellent resource for anyone who wants to know more about porn addiction. www.thelaurelcentre.co.uk – the UK’s largest treatment provider for sex and porn addiction and support for partners and couples. www.sexaddictionhelp.co.uk – A free downloadable self help resource. www.saarecovery.org – the home of the 12-step group Sex Addicts Anonymous. www.slaafws.org –
- [Trauma: Further Reading and Resources](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/trauma-further-reading-and-resources/) - Further Reading Dubi, M., Powell, P., & Gentry, J. E. (2017). Trauma, PTSD, grief, and loss: The ten competencies for evidence-based treatment. Eau Claire, WI: PESI Publishing and Media. Thomson, P., & Jaque, S. V. (2019). Creativity, trauma, and resilience. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score:
- [Resources: Crisis and Conversations](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/resources-crisis-and-conversations/) - Suicide U.S. - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ U.S. / UK / Canada - Crisis Text Line- Text Help to 741741 in the US https://www.crisistextline.org/ General Mental Health Information and Support U.S. – National Alliance on Mental Illness - https://www.nami.org/Home U.S. – Mental Health America – https://www.mhanational.org U.S. – Musicares - https://www.grammy.com/musicares U.S. –
- [Boundaries, by Whitney O'Malley](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/boundaries-by-whitney-omalley/) - When living and working with your family on the road, boundaries are critical. Boundaries are the personal limits we set within relationships that allow for safe and appropriate connections with others. There are many benefits of boundaries inclduing protecting personal integrity, conserving energy, improving self-esteem, and allowing for self-care, personal space, and independence. Boundaries define
- [<strong>Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9)</strong>](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/patient-health-questionnaire-9-phq-9/) - Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? PHQ-9 Depression Severity Scores represent: 0-5 = mild depression 6-10 = moderate depression 11-15 = moderately severe depression 16-20 = severe depression If you have a score of 6 or above, please seek help immediately.
- [Depression: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/depression-further-reading/) - Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
- [Music Performance Anxiety: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/music-performance-anxiety-further-reading/) - Kenny, D.T. (2011). The psychology of music performance anxiety. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Kenny, D.T. and Ackermann, B. (2015). Optimising physical and psychological health in performing musicians. In S. Hallam, I. Cross, M. Thaut (eds.)(2nd ed.). Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Kenny, D.T. & Asher, A. (2016). Life expectancy and
- [<strong>Medication for Anxiety Disorders by Dr. Jonathan Hamill</strong>](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/medication-for-anxiety-disorders-by-dr-jonathan-hamill/) - General Principles: For some types of anxiety, such as specific phobia, extensive evidence indicates that psychological approaches are effective and there is minimal role for medication outside of acute situations, such as dental procedures. For panic, there is more evidence for psychotherapy approaches than medication, or the combination may be reasonable if it is severe
- [Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item (GAD-7) Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/generalized-anxiety-disorder-7-item-gad-7-generalized-anxiety-disorder-scale/) - If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people? Not difficult at all _________ Somewhat difficult _________ Very difficult _____________ Extremely difficult _________ The GAD-7 score is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1,
- [Relationship Threat Reduction by Dr Stan Tatkin](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/relationship-threat-reduction-by-dr-stan-tatkin/) - Things to remember about threat reduction: Remember that communication is mostly bad between people. We are mostly misunderstanding each other much of the time and we don’t realize it. We believe our perceptions and interpretations of our partner’s intentions, motives, and feelings are clear. Not so fast! We’re using lightning-fast recognition systems in the brain,
- [Relationships: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/relationships-further-reading/) - Hold Me Tight: Your Guide to the Most Successful Approach to Building Loving Relationships, by Dr. Sue Johnston
- [Why Bands Fail: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/why-bands-fail-further-reading/) - Ego: The Ghost in Your Machinery by Louis D. Cox, Ph.D Epigraph Books, Rhinebeck NY, 2018 The Power of Focusing by Ann Weiser Cornell, New Harbinger Publications, 1996
- [Tour Structure, by Nick Gosling](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/tour-structure-by-nick-gosling/)
- [Group Dynamics: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/group-dynamics-further-reading/) - Mindset, by Carol S Dweck The Perfect Trap, by Thomas Curran
- [Mental Capacity Case Study by Tim Farmer](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/mental-capacity-case-study-by-tim-farmer/) - Aaron is 25-year-old male artist who recently released his second album. Although his first album received critical acclaim, his second has received more subdued reviews. Even so, there’s enough demand for him to undertake a nine-month tour, and there’s even talk of extending the tour if ticket sales go well. Although Aaron has no formal
- [What is Mental Health? Further reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/what-is-mental-health-further-reading/) - This Book Will Change Your Mind about Mental Health, by Nathan Filer. Faber & Faber, 2019.
- [Mental Health and Demographic Groups, by Tamsin Embleton](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/mental-health-and-demographic-groups-by-tamsin-embleton/) - Mental Health and Gender You may know that men in the general population are between 3-4 times more likely to die through suicide, than women in the general population (men= 18.9; women=5.2 per 100,000). But what you may not know, is that those already alarmingly high suicide stats are even higher for male musicians. Data
- [Subjective Units of Distress](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/subjective-units-of-distress/) - Discriminating which strategies work for you and which don’t is a useful skill to develop. Monitoring your distress level using a Subjective Units of Distress Scale (or SUDs), like the one below, can help you to track the effectiveness of the self-soothing methods you use. Notice how your distress level drops when you implement a
- [Vocabulary of Feelings](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/vocabulary-of-feelings/) - Taken from Tom Drummond's website: https://tomdrummond.com/leading-and-caring-for-children/emotion-vocabulary/
- [The Development of Mental Health: Further Reading](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/the-development-of-mental-health-further-reading/) - Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey – What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Johann Hari – Lost Connections Nathan Flier – This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Paula Thomson and S. Victoria Jaque – Creativity, Trauma and Resilience Philippa Perry – The Book You Wish Your Parents Had
- [The Internal Working Model, by Tamsin Embleton](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/the-internal-working-model-by-tamsin-embleton/) - Your early interactions left you with a deep impression of the nature of relationships. Bowlby called this impression an ‘internal working model’ of attachment. It contains beliefs and expectations related to: Your sense of self (whether you believe you are worthy of love and attention, whether you can tolerate solitude and whether you believe you
- [Mental Health in the Music Industry: The Charts](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/mental-health-in-the-music-industry-the-charts/) - Table 1: Prevalence rates of mental health problems reported by surveys conducted between 1988 and 2003. Table 2 Prevalence rates of mental health problems reported by surveys conducted since 2012. Note 1: Where possible, percentages of responses have been recalculated to percentages of whole sample.
- [MITC Health Questionnaire](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/mitc-health-questionnaire/) - If you’re wondering what you need to ask, I’ve compiled a brief health questionnaire, which you can find below. Bear in mind this is not an empirically validated psychological assessment, nor is it a stress risk assessment (1). Completing the questionnaire with an artist requires tact and for you to respect, protect and preserve their
- [Risk Assessment Template](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/risk-assessment-template/)
- [Nature and Mental Health, by Tamsin Embleton](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/nature-and-mental-health-by-tamsin-embleton/) - ‘I’ve always treated [national parts] as sacred spaces. Places where I can find the solitude I need to listen to the voices within’ Reuben Wu (Ladytron, photographer) Returning to that first point, spending time in nature isn’t just a pleasant contrast to tour buses and venues, it has numerous mental health benefits, too. Some studies
- [Clinical Negligence by Tamsin Embleton](https://www.touringmanual.com/resources/clinical-negligence-by-tamsin-embleton/) - In clinical fields, healthcare professionals (like medical doctors, psychotherapists and nurses) have a legal and ethical ‘duty of care’ towards their clients. This means that they need to provide particular standards of care. Sadly, we’ve all heard horror stories of healthcare professionals who have been struck off or prosecuted for prescribing lethal doses of medication
- [MITC Workshops](https://www.touringmanual.com/music-industry-therapist-collective/mitc-workshops/) - MITC consults for and delivers mental health seminars and workshops on a range of pertinent topics to music companies of all sizes. Our members also regularly lend their expertise and insight to the leading music conferences, hosting panels and as interviewees. Our psychoeducation services can be enlisted either ‘off the peg’, or completely bespoke to
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