34. The Wide Scope of Wellness with Ashley Downs

<p>Ashley Downs MS, RDN, LDN, CPT has worked as a dietitian and personal trainer in various settings. As a dietitian, she has worked with athletes and designed wellness programs for clinical outpatient settings.&nbsp;</p> <p>She earned both a BS and MS in NutritNutritionon and Dietetics from Saint Louis University and her Master's Thesis was on the nutrition habits of collegiate performing artists. 
</p> <p>After she started working as a clinical dietitian, she felt like something was missing. She found that missing piece in acting and earned a BFA in Acting from Lindenwood University Belleville.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/performing.wellness/">@Performing.Wellness</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Live Group Movement every Thursday at 12:30 pm on Instagram</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://www.myperformingwellness.com">https://www.myperformingwellness.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <p>- Ashley’s wellness journey</p> <p>- Importance of building habits to create sustainable wellness success for performers</p> <p>- 15min Warmup&nbsp;</p> <p>- Applying the ‘wellness wheel’ to performing arts wellness</p> <p>- Being a neurodivergent human and performing artist</p> <p>- Having ‘me’ time as a form of spiritual wellness</p> <p>- Occupational wellness and the differences in sports vs performing arts wellness</p> <p>- It’s ok to ask for help!</p> <p>- Goal and task planning</p> <p>- Advocating for our own wellness as a &nbsp;professional performing artist</p> <p><br></p> <p>Sensitive Topics: mental health, diet culture, hospitalization, neurodivergence</p> <p><br></p> <p>App mentioned:</p> <p>Toggl Track https://toggl.com/track/toggl-desktop</p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thealignedmusician/message