Industry Minds

Cathy and Scarlett reflect back over series 2 of Industry Minds.

This has been an exciting few months for Industry Minds, with the launch of our counselling service, as well as our first live panel event in association with Bumble UK.

Alongside reflecting back on a few episodes, we discuss our roles within Industry Minds, how we hope to grow this platform in the future, and plans for the rest of 2019.

Tune in next week for the recording of our live International Women's Day panel event.

S02 Episode 17: Actor Fejiro Emasiobi shares his views on mental health.

In our last episode of this series, hear Fejiro's thoughts on how having to defer a year at drama school meant that he found his people, how he was seeking acceptance in the wrong places and why we should all give our friends a call to ask them how they're REALLY doing.

Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S02 Episode 16: Actress Eubha Akilade shares her views on mental health.

Hear Eubha discuss the stereotypes that still exist within race, how writing helps to keep up her creativity and how she dealt with moving away from home to work at such a young age.

Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S02 Episode 15: Theatre maker Georgia Frost shares her views on mental health.

DISCLAIMER: We apologise for the varying quality in noise levels during this episode-we were unfortunately unable to record this interview in a private space.

Hear Georgia discuss the gender equality movement, the importance of representation across creatives for the LGBTQ+ community and how we need to ensure the rhetoric used in drama schools and the industry is inclusive and encouraging.

Georgia is one third of GEMA, Gender Equality Movement for Actors: a collective devoted to promoting opportunity & visibility for female-identifying/non-binary actors & creatives. She also is one half of Otherland, a Queer Theatre Company presenting 'The Queen Season' this April-June at the Tristan Bates Theatre.

https://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-queer-season

Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S02 Episode 14: Actor Lawrence Smith shares his views on mental health.

Hear Lawrence chat about his experiences with drama school, learning to accept adulthood and his journey with an eating disorder.

Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

RESOURCES:

Male Voice ED

https://www.malevoiced.com/our-peer-support-groups

BEAT

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

S02 Episode 13: Actor Paul Wilkins shares his views on mental health.

Hear Paul discuss the pressures of being in a West End show, what it feels like to not quite fit in and how we should all be kinder to one and other.

Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S02 Episode 12: Actress Blythe Jandoo shares her views on mental health.

Hear Blythe discuss what is was like to not see yourself represented on stage as a young girl, how her confidence has grown over the years and what you can achieve if you really put your mind to it.

Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S02 Episode 11: Actress Danielle Hope, shares her views on mental health.

Hear Danielle discuss what it was like to have achieved your 5 year plan in 18 months, the pressures of media, social and otherwise, and how 2018 was the hardest year of her career so far.

Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S02 Episode 10: Actor and Producer Earl Carpenter, shares his views on mental health.

An established West End actor, Earl discusses how it has affected him to have worked for 25 years and suddenly not know where you fit in your industry. Hear Earl chat about his struggles whilst working abroad, the challenges of living up to 'the brand' and how it is important for more established performers to educate the youth of our industry on the journey they may and will probably go through over time.

Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.

S02 Episode 09: 2018 Musical Theatre Graduate Molly Parker shares her views on mental health.

Hear Molly share her experience of how her mental health issues were handled at drama school, how graduate life has been so far and why she thinks education surrounding mental health issues is so important.

Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals - just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible.