Event 99
Performing at Your Peak: From the Sports Field to the Writing Desk
You might be surprised to see the All Blacks’ Head of Leadership and Mental Performance and a best-selling fiction writer sharing the bill, but Meg Mason credits discovering the work of forensic psychiatrist Dr Ceri Evans (Perform Under Pressure) as the thing that helped her write again following the intense pressure that surrounded Sorrow and Bliss.
Together they share what learnings from high performance sport can be applied to artistic practice; discuss the importance of mastering emotional regulation as well as your craft; and answer your questions around how to maintain a productive, healthy and sustainable creative life, whatever pressures you face.