Body Business Maintaining Mental Health and Autonomy for Athletes, Performers, and Models

Dedication. Other Books by the Authors. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Contributors. PART 1: THE ARENA / IMMERSION. Chapter 1: The Price of Greatness. Chapter 2: Body and Identity. PART 2: THE PLAYBOOK / DECONSTRUCTION. Chapter 3: The Pressure to Please. Chapter 4: The Exploitation Pipeline. PART 3: THE PIVOT / INTEGRATION. Chapter 5: Mindfulness, Resilience, and Psychological Tools. Chapter 6: Breaking the Silence. Chapter 7: The Future of Mental Health in Elite Performance. APPENDIX. Appendix 1: Websites and Phone Numbers. Appendix 2: Emotion Families. Bibliography

Biography

Yener Balan, MD, DFAPA is a board-certified psychiatrist and is currently the regional vice president of Behavioral Health for a major healthcare organization. He provides health plan oversight and direction to the Behavioral Health Program as they develop an integrated model of 21st century health care – investing in technology, people and research to drive market leading performance, engaging members and families in quality improvement efforts. Yener received his medical degree from Albany Medical College, completed his residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and has been recognized as a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He also serves on the board of directors for Health Right 360. He is the bestselling author of a series of critically acclaimed books including ‘Confidently Chill: An Anxiety Workbook for New Adults,’ Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal, and Big Book of Emergency Department Psychiatry: A Guide to Patient Centered Operational Improvement published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. Yener has extensive years of experience working in high volume community emergency departments, is an expert on hospital operations, healthcare business, quality, and management, and has given lectures and workshops worldwide. Duygu Balan, LPCC is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in familial and intergenerational trauma, and attachment wounding. She is a PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy) Level II trained couples therapist, and a certified clinical trauma professional. Duygu is the first author for Confidently Chill: An Anxiety Workbook for New Adults (Routledge 2024), and Re-Write: A Trauma Workbook of Creative Writing and Recovery in Our New Normal (Routledge 2023). She is a regular contributor at Psychology Today, and has been featured on CNN, The Washington Times, MSN, Cooper, Mentally Stronger Podcast, Medium, Warm 106.9, The Good Men Project, Attachment Theory Podcast, Authority Magazine, J & Courtney’s In it Together Podcast, and When Women Inspire. Duygu incorporates existential, relational, humanistic theories and utilizes mindfulness and somatic techniques. She draws from her multicultural upbringing and embodies teachings from her background in dance, yoga, and writing. She believes in the healing power of humor, creativity, and authentic human connection.