No more allowing stage fright, negative thought spirals, and self-doubt to run the show. Performance Pep Talk is your go-to tool if you’re a performer, actor, singer, or speaker who wants to feel centered and confident walking onstage. Hosted by mental performance coach Sophie Adickes (M.A. Psych, M.M., ICF ACC), each 10-minute episode blends psychology and practical tools to help you calm nerves, quiet imposter syndrome, and reshape your self-talk pre-performance. Because resilience, confidence, and self-belief aren’t personality traits, they’re skills you can train.
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Signup to Generate a PitchNo more allowing stage fright, negative thought spirals, and self-doubt to run the show. Performance Pep Talk is your go-to tool if you’re a performer, actor, singer, or speaker who wants to feel centered and confident walking onstage. Hosted by mental performance coach Sophie Adickes
Performance Pep Talk is hosted by Sophie Adickes. The show has published 37 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How to Bounce Back After a Bad Performance: Building Resilience as a Skill (Ep. 36)" (29 October 2026, 10 minutes), "How to Handle Criticism as a Performer (Without Taking It Personally) Ep. 35" (22 October 2026, 9 minutes), and "Audition Anxiety? Three ways to take the pressure off. (Ep. 34)" (14 October 2026, 10 minutes).
Performance Pep Talk publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 10 minutes across 37 episodes.
Booking probability for Performance Pep Talk is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Performance Pep Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Performance Pep Talk's contact route on record: verified email.
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Sophie Adickes hosts Performance Pep Talk, an arts podcast with 37 episodes published.
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Performance Pep Talk
Every singer, actor, and musician has had a bad performance, and the hardest part is often walking back in afterward with the fear of “what if it happens again?” In this episode of Performance Pep Talk, we discuss why a...
Singers, actors, and musicians are trained to take direction, but constant notes from directors, teachers, casting directors, and social media can wear on your confidence. Without the right foundation, a note about your...
Performance Pep Talk
One of the most exhausting and challenging parts of being an actor, performer or musician is auditioning. The power dynamic, the artistic gatekeeping, the high stakes, the first impression... all of it can leave us...
Episode #33
Many singers, actors, and musicians believe their inner critic is what keeps them sharp. But fighting that voice, or trying to silence it, often makes it louder. In this episode of Performance Pep Talk, we discuss what...
Burnout is a struggle for most singers, actors, musicians, and entrepreneurs. The constant responsibilities (day job shifts, auditions, rehearsals, running your own business) pile up until you have nothing left. Most...
You have one bad performance experience as a singer, actor, and performer, and suddenly, you're not just afraid of performing, you're afraid of getting nervous again. In this episode, Sophie shares a two-step plan of...
Stuck in a worry spiral pre-audition? Wondering "What if I forget the lyrics?" "What if I don't book this?" "What if I never book again?" If your brain spirals into worst-case scenarios the second you sit down in the...
Performance Pep Talk
One good audition and you feel unstoppable. One rough rehearsal and you're lying awake wondering if you even deserve to be there. If you're a singer, musician, or performer who feels like your sense of self-worth rises...
Distracted in the audition room because you’re worried about whether the people behind the table like you? Feel like you’re constantly trying to people-please, and it’s making you feel ungrounded and insecure? In this...
You're feeling good after a great audition or lesson and then you open your phone and see someone from your program just booked a huge role. Suddenly, you're spiraling, wondering if you'll ever get there. In this...
Rejection hurts no matter what level you are as a performer. But it's not just the "no" that gets you; it's the anticipation before you even walk in the room, scanning faces for signs you're about to be rejected. In...
That feeling of "I should be further along by now" is something most actors, singers, and musicians have experienced. But where does this feeling actually come from? In this episode, Sophie unpacks the psychology behind...
Every singer, musician, or performer has had the thought, "Don't be nervous." Hoping that by willing their nerves away, they will suddenly disappear. Unfortunately, the science proves otherwise, and suppression can...
Episode #23
Feeling physically nervous before a performance is one of the most annoying things a performer can experience. All that work only to be sabotaged by your body. Sound familiar? In this episode of Performance Pep Talk...
Episode #22
Imposter syndrome (or imposter phenomenon) affects almost all singers, actors, and musicians at some point in their careers. And the tricky part is, it can show up despite your level of talent, preparation, or...
Episode #21
If you're a singer, musician, or performer, you know how to practice the material. You've run it a hundred times and feel prepared walking into the audition. And yet the moment the stakes go up, your brain starts...
If you're a singer, musician, or performer, you know how to put in the hours to technically prepare for performance. You've drilled it in the practice room, the lessons, and the coachings. Yet when you walk into the...
Every performer (singers, actors, musicians) has that memory of a bad performance: the voice crack, the missed entrance, the blank. And as hard as those moments are in real time, what's often worse is what happens...
As a performer (singers, actors, musicians) there is always something to improve. Always a note to clean up, a choice to commit to more fully, a skill to develop. But if the goalpost is always moving, how are you ever...
Performers (singers, actors, instrumentalists) often describe their pre-show panic coming out of nowhere. They walk backstage feeling confident, and then suddenly they experience a racing heart, shaking hands...
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