{"id":6610,"date":"2026-08-20T12:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/?p=6610"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:50:42","slug":"mental-health-wellbeing-in-the-traditional-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/mental-health-wellbeing-in-the-traditional-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing in the Traditional Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sun 8 Nov | 10.30am (2hrs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working in the traditional arts can be exceptionally rewarding, but it also comes with pressures that aren&#8217;t always easy to talk about: financial uncertainty, irregular work, time away from home, the blurred line between identity and output, and an industry that often expects you to keep going regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This workshop with&nbsp;Jen Anderson&nbsp;is a space to step back and look at those realities honestly. We&#8217;ll consider some of the wellbeing challenges specific to working as a traditional artist, share experiences, and explore practical approaches to looking after yourself and each other within the sector.&nbsp;<br><br>Presented by the Traditional Music Forum of Scotland. Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2026.<br><br>Free, but booking is required.<br>More info and booking:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk\/event\/913:6733\/913:30396\/\">https:\/\/scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk\/event\/913:6733\/913:30396\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">View all workshops by the Traditional Music Forum of Scotland:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.traditionalmusicforum.org\/workshops2026\">www.traditionalmusicforum.org\/workshops2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sun 8 Nov | 10.30am (2hrs) Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Working in the traditional arts can be exceptionally rewarding, but it also comes with pressures that aren&#8217;t always easy to talk about: financial uncertainty, irregular work, time away from home, the blurred line between identity and output, and an industry that often expects you to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-musicians","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6611,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6610\/revisions\/6611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}