34. The Wide Scope of Wellness with Ashley Downs

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. 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. 
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. Instagram: @Performing.Wellness Live Group Movement every Thursday at 12:30 pm on InstagramWebsite: https://www.myperformingwellness.comIn this episode we talk about:- Ashley’s wellness journey- Importance of building habits to create sustainable wellness success for performers- 15min Warmup - Applying the ‘wellness wheel’ to performing arts wellness- Being a neurodivergent human and performing artist- Having ‘me’ time as a form of spiritual wellness- Occupational wellness and the differences in sports vs performing arts wellness- It’s ok to ask for help!- Goal and task planning- Advocating for our own wellness as a  professional performing artistSensitive Topics: mental health, diet culture, hospitalization, neurodivergenceApp mentioned:Toggl Track https://toggl.com/track/toggl-desktop This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alignedmusician.substack.com/subscribe