A performance psychologist on why injured singers stall — and how grieving, treated as a peak performance skill, gets them back on stage without fear.

Dr. Jon Skidmore, performance psychologist at Brigham Young University, tackles the part of vocal injury nobody trains for: the fear of singing again. You will build a support-your-health plan and a support team, then look hard at the causes he sees most — overuse, poor technique, and unmanaged stress — plus the two fears that stop singers seeking help, missing out and others finding out. His central tool is grieving reframed as a peak performance skill, structured in four stages, and used to reach acceptance, gratitude and possibility. Includes his 'worst performance ever' victory-statement exercise and a moving live coaching exchange with an injured teacher.