1st Edition
Performing with Resilience Nurturing Mental Health and Emotional Wellness in the Entertainment Industry
Introduction: Performing with Resilience, Mental Health and Wellness in the Entertainment Industry
1. Performance & the Nervous System
2. Understanding the Nervous System – Performance & Emotional Impact
3. Social Contexts & Structural Barriers to Wellness
4. Consent & Boundaries in Performance: Practical Frameworks for Navigating Consent
5. Regulating the Artist: Emotional Literacy as Craft
6. Embodied Emotion: Accessing Truth Without Harm
7. After the Curtain: Recovery, De-roling, and Coming Home
8. The Self Beyond the Role: Identity, Worth, and Longevity
9. Feeding the Nervous System: The Biology of Recovery
10. Safety as Standard: Addressing Harm and Building Trust
11. The Future of Mental Health in Entertainment
12. In Closing, A Call to Care in Performance
Index
Biography
Aryn Mott is Canada’s first certified Mental Health and Intimacy Coordinator, one of the first 50 SAG-AFTRA-approved intimacy coordinators worldwide, and a proud UBCP/ACTRA member. They infuse every collaboration with vibrant professionalism, bridging psychology and performance to foster authentic storytelling. Their expertise is unparalleled, with 500+ hours of Intimacy Training, 3,600+ hours of on-set experience, an SAG-AFTRA-accredited IC training program, and over 18 years in Film, TV, and Theatre. They prioritize a consent-based, embodied approach, evidenced by an impressive portfolio of over 100 credits in Intimacy Coordination, Mental Health, and Performance. Notable projects include Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Jane Shroenbrun/TUBI), Harmonia (Guy Nattiv), Shogun S1 (FX/HULU), SUITS LA, Death and Other Details (HULU) and Lunar Sway.
