47| Let's Talk Mental Wellness with Michelle Loucadoux and Kristin Deiss of Danscend

My guests today are Michelle Loucadoux and Kristin Deiss of Danscend about mental wellness for dancers and educators of dance.   About Danscend Danscend's mission is to bring mental wellness to the forefront of dance training by providing a space for education, application, and community to dancers, educators, and professionals. Danscend resources are thoroughly researched, vetted by mental health professionals, and created from peer-reviewed scientific studies. Many dancers struggle with anxiety, perfectionism, depression, negative self-talk, and maintaining a positive body image. Danscend offers virtual courses, workshops, and community support to dance educators and dancers to discuss these issues and offer resources to help. Additionally, this work on creating a peak performance mindset has enhanced and improved the careers and lives of dancers and choreographers. Kristin Deiss and Michelle Loucadoux have a shared sixty years between them in the dance industry and after working together in the education field for many of those years, the idea of Danscend was born. No strangers to the need for mental health awareness, they have both wrestled with various issues in their own professional dance careers as well. With Danscend, Deiss and Loucadoux have created a resource that they wished had been available when they were beginning their dance careers; a resource that will now benefit not only their students, but also the dance industry as a whole. IG: @danscendofficial Website: danscend.com Danscend's Institutional Mental Wellness Memberships - https://danscend.com/p/institutional-mental-wellness-membership