Have the nerves before a performance felt at times almost too overwhelming that you have almost not gone on to perform or do you regularly suffer from anxiety days before a performance? You are not alone, we certainly have, together with our guest of this episode’s podcast.  Her passion and curiosity for understanding the challenges she faced, during her own 30 year career as soprano, voice teacher and choral director led her to discover the world of hypnotherapy. So impressed and convinced of its benefits for herself in multiple ways decided to become a fully trained clinical hypnotherapist in order to support other singers with similar challenges. In this episode our guest shares her knowledge, experience on the subject and hypnotherapy tools to support manage anxiety symptoms. A warm welcome to the wonderful Julie Bale!   00:00 – 16:04 Intro – Michael and Julie chat. 16:04 – 25:06 How Julie discovered hypnotherapy and how it has helped her both as a vocalist and a choral conductor. 25:06 – 33:27  What is hypnotherapy exactly? Different modalities. How it is used to enhance performance. 33:27 -43:27  Hypnotherapy benefits in relation to the stress response; Julie shares with us exercises to help cope with this common challenge on and off the stage – we also share our experiences and issues 43:52 - End   A step by step example of a hypnotherapy session with a popular exercise “The control room”. Resources: Julie’s Website https://www.hypnotherapyforperformance.com/ Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/431079748873045/   National Council for Hypnotherapy https://www.hypnotherapists.org.uk/about-nch/code-of-ethics/