Eight voices,
one day.

Laura Alexander

Clinical Hypnotherapist, Journalist & Filmmaker

Session · Coping with Anxiety

A talk on coping with anxiety: how anxiety works, what feeds it, and practical ways to settle a racing mind and soften the body. Laura will also lead a separate live group hypnotherapy session later in The Snug — details on the programme page.

Award-winning journalist, photographer and filmmaker, and a clinical hypnotherapist. Laura writes and works on the psychology of fear, storytelling and the body — including her books Womanhood, Manhood and A State of Fear.

Dr Lynette Ewart

GP, Strength Coach & Founder, Prescription Strength

Session · What is Health in 2026?

What does it really mean to be healthy in 2026? A lively, interactive talk challenging outdated assumptions about health and longevity — and exploring how strength, movement, nutrition and mindset combine to shape how well we age.

A GP of nearly twenty years turned strength coach, Lynette founded Prescription Strength to make strength training a core part of healthcare. She translates complex health science into practical guidance, with a particular interest in healthy ageing, obesity and lifestyle medicine.

Leon Towers

Performer, Presenter & Dog Behaviourist

Session · The Power of Dog

Dogs live in the present — no spite, no revenge, no bogged-down past. Join Leon on an unforgettable journey through positive reinforcement and the mindset lessons dogs can teach us about transforming our own lives.

Hailed in the media as 'The Dog's Voice', Leon has turned profound early-life adversity into a message of resilience and hope. Renowned for rehabilitating thousands of troubled dogs, he now champions children and young people through his charitable work.

Richard Buckworth

Family Constellations Facilitator

Session · Healing the Root Cause of Trauma

A simple, experiential introduction to Family Constellations, plus live demonstrations that get to the root of generational patterns still shaping daily life — in family, work, health or relationships.

A self-development facilitator of over twenty years, Richard blends Family Constellations with Shamanic Healing, the Enneagram and other modalities. As an adoptee, he saw firsthand how embedded trauma can govern our lives; he brings ancient wisdom from time spent with the Cree, Sami and Māori peoples.

Dr Libby Nugent

Clinical Psychologist & Group Analyst

Session · Hope, Fear, and the Capacity to Think

A reflective, interactive workshop using the story of Sleeping Beauty as a lens. Explore what happens to our minds under pressure — and how we can stay curious, connected and hopeful when the world feels overwhelming.

A Clinical Psychologist and Group Analyst with a longstanding interest in how people make sense of difficult and traumatic experiences — individually and collectively. Libby draws on psychology, group analysis, myth and fairy tales in her teaching on reflective practice and symbolic thinking.

Nahid de Belgeonne

Somatic Coach & Author of Soothe

Session · Somatic Yoga · Why Your Body Can't Switch Off

A live somatic yoga session. Through simple movement, breath and awareness exercises, discover why your mind keeps racing and your body won't relax — and take home practical tools for more ease and presence.

Founder of The Human Method. Nahid combines neuroscience, movement and somatic practice to help people understand how modern life keeps our nervous systems stuck in 'readiness' — and how to build capacity, recovery and presence.

→ Please bring a yoga mat, a hand towel and clothes you can move easily in.

Leon Ancliffe

Founder, Flix VR · Creator of Mindvrse

Session · Mindvrse · Immersive VR Mindfulness

Step into Mindvrse: five-minute immersive journeys through calming 360° nature environments paired with guided mindfulness and ambient audio. Try it yourself or watch and ask questions — either way, expect a fresh take on relaxation and wellbeing.

Founder of Flix Films and Flix VR. Leon has spent over a decade blending storytelling with social impact, and since 2016 has pioneered VR experiences used by the NHS, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, hospices and healthcare charities.

Des McVey

Consultant Nurse Psychotherapist

Session · Shame, Misogyny & Violence · It's Not Hate. It's Shame.

Sparked by the questions raised by Adolescence, this candid, disarming talk reframes how we understand boys at risk of radicalisation and violence — arguing it's shame, not hatred, that most often curdles into harm. Parents leave with a more useful, human map of what's really going on inside their sons' heads.

A consultant nurse psychotherapist with 25+ years inside the UK's most secure forensic services, including sustained work at HMP Whitemoor with men convicted of the most serious violence. Des helped develop an innovative therapeutic approach to severe personality disorder.