
Talks&SPEAKERS
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Come and be inspired by some of the UK’s best loved wellbeing experts and influencers in our powerful talks and seminars, who will come together to explore a variety of the latest trends and topics across health and wellbeing

TV DOCTOR & LOCAL GP
Dr Dawn Harper
Leading Media Medic & NHS Doctor
Channel 4’s award winning ‘Embarrassing Bodies’ and ‘Born Naughty?’ Dr Dawn is a much sought after medical commentator and expert.

Anxiety & Accomplishment Coach
Sabrina
Entreprenuer, Ultra-Runner
Entrepreneur, mother of 4 and ultra-endurance runner who completed the toughest footrace on earth – the Marathon Des Sables.
FOUNDER OF BLURT
Jayne Hardey
For Those Affected By Depression
Jayne Hardy, Blurt’s Founder and Chief Executive, lost most of her twenties to depression. Blurt provides interim support for those struggling with depression.
THE MENOPAUSE DOCTOR
Dr Louise Newson
BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MRCP FRCGP
Louise is a GP and menopause specialist; the director of a menopause and wellbeing centre in Stratford-upon-Avon and for Primary Care Women’s Health Forum.
John Hudson
HOW TO SURVIVE
The UK Military's Chief Survival Instructor
Chief Survival Instructor to the UK military, shows how strategies for life or death situations can help us excel in our everyday lives.
Iona Bain
YOUNG MONEY BLOG
"Balls-to-the-mother-lovin'-wall on life.."
Founder of the pioneering Young Money Blog, Iona Bain has become the country's go-to voice on young personal finance.

Ben Bidwell
THE NAKED PROFESSOR
Life Coach, PT, Mental Wellness Advocate
One of Britain's rising mental health advocates, baring his own vulnerability to turn the tide for men and their mental health.
Natalie Fee
FOUNDER OF CITY TO SEA
Award-Winning Environmental Campaigner, Author & Change-Maker
Founder of City to Sea; a non-profit organisation running campaigns to stop plastic pollution at source. Natalie is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastics.

James Golden
THE FITNESS PRO
Fitness Trainer, Lifestyle Coach & Consultant
With over 15 year's experience and a consultant to the Haybarn Spa at Daylesford, James is noted to be one of the go-to fitness experts in health and fitness the industry,
Fab Giovanetti
HEALTH BLOGGERS COMMUNITY
Author, Speaker & Founder of start-ups in Health & Wellness
Founder of the Health Bloggers Community which brings together health and wellness influencers, brands and industry professionals.
Amy Rushworth
CONFIDENCE COACH
The UK's Leading Confidence & Transformation Coach
Speaker and Podcaster. Amy's mission is to support women, ignite their confidence, fire up their self worth and get their sparkle back.
Nicole Clewer
FOUNDER OF .DASH ACTIVEWEAR
Founder of Dot Dash Activewear, Associate Lecturer, Personal Trainer
Nicole is Founder of Dot Dash Activewear, an Associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, a Personal Trainer, Mummy to 16 month old Jago, and a mental health campaigner.

Lucy-Anne
DON'T HOLD MY HEAD DOWN
British author, actor and campaigner
Lucy-Anne Holmes is best known for founding the No More Page 3 campaign in 2012 for which the BBC recognised her as one of its 100 women in 2014.

Deborah James
BOWEL BABE
Transforming The Discussion Around Cancer
One of the origional trio who started BBC Radio Five Live's: "You Me and the Big C' podcast, famed for its candid look at cancer.
Kate Starkey
CHELTENHAM MAMAN
Award-winning Mum Boss Founder
Local girl and mum of three, who brought us CheltenhamMaman
hosts regular events & publishes weekly podcasts & blogs to create a judgement-free zone, to share the burden of the Mother Load.'
Nichi Hodgson
JOURNALIST, & AUTHOR
The Curious History of Dating
A journalist, broadcaster, and author who regularly contributes to the Guardian, BBC and Sky News on sexual politics, relationships and technology.

Laura & Eve
NOT PLANT BASED
The UK's Leading Confidence & Transformation Coach
Fight the food fads, beat anxiety and eat in peace. Laura Dennison and Eve Simmons, authors of 'Eat is Anyway', a book for the troubled eater.
Marksteen
BUILDING SOUND MINDS
Philanthropist, Keynote and change-maker
A highly regarded branding expert with a reputation for being an inspiring creative strategist, Marksteen Adamason is a passionate believer in driving social change.
Laura Phelan
PHELAN WELL
Eating Disorder Specialist
Since her recovery from Anorexia 10 years ago, she now specialises in Eating Disorder Recovery and helps people develop a healthy relationship with food and body image
Alix Fox
THE MODERN MANN
BBC Radio 1 Presenter, Writer & Sex Expert, & Host of the Modern Mann podcast
Award-winning sex educator, writer and broadcaster Alix Fox co-hosts BBC Radio 1’s Unexpected Fluids, and is resident X-rated agony aunt on The Modern Mann podcast.
Claire Eastham
WE'RE ALL MAD HERE
Best-selling Author, Award-Winning Mental Health Blogger & Campaigner
Regarded as one of the UK's leading mental health bloggers, Claire's witty and self-deprecating sense of humour has seen her attract thousands of followers.
Susie Mackie
WOMEN OF SPIRIT
Author, Photographer Community Founder
Harnessing the power of storytelling...The purpose of this book is to support and inspire women in times of heartbreak, loneliness or pain. This is a book for those who believe that failure is not an option.
Laura Thomas
'JUST EAT IT'
Laura is a Registered Nutritionist specialising in Intuitive Eating, Health at Every Size & Non-Diet Nutrition. She's based in London, where she’s cutting through the nutrition BS,.

Russell James
THE RAW CHEF
Eat Like an Adult
The Raw Chef: Providing Everything you need to know to create healthy and delicious meals with living foods with Russell James.
Deborah Smith
GROW YOUR OWN HAPPINESS
Psychologist, Integrative Psychotherapist & Positive Psychologist
Positive psychology can fundamentally shift the way people think. Happy people become engaged employees; passionate, creative, innovative and driven.
Suzy Reading
PSYCHOLOGY & YOGA
Wellbeing, Stress Management & Healthy Lifestyle.
Suzy Reading empowers people with the tools of self-care in one-to-one coaching, walk and talk sessions, private and group yoga for all ages.
Kevin Braddok
TORCHLIGHT
Contributing Editor to Esquire & Editor of Manzine founder of Torchlight Systems
Author of the frank, insightful and thought-provoking book;'It All Starts With Asking For Help', drawing on his own experience of severe mental breakdown and recovery..

Karen Hobbs
THE EVE APPEAL
Comedian, cervical cancer sufferer & Ask Eve Information officer
Karen Hobbs shares her story after being diagnosed with cervical cancer at just 24 years old.
Rosie Letts
NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST
The Power Of Nutritional Medicine
Leading nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner, Rosie specialises in weight management, digestive health, fertility and sports nutrition.
Andy Raingold
CHANGE IN NATURE
Sustainability & Environmentalist
A coach, speaker, consultant and facilitator, Andy hosts nature connection, leadership, sustainability and mindfulness programmes and workshops, with the intention of inspiring transformativechange

Dipti Tait
GOOD GRIEF
Hypnotherapist & Founder of the Cotswold Practice
A hypnotherapist and mother of teenage boys. An only child, she describes her journey through grief with the loss of both parents.
Dr Oscar Duke
HOW TO BE A DAD
Broadcaster, Media Commentator & Author
Combining medical knowledge of a healthcare professional with real-life experience Dr Oscar provides an honest, humorous and engaging account to answer the questions you're probably too afraid to ask.
Sara-da-Silva
SARA DA SILVA BRAZILIAN SPORTSWEAR FOUNDER
Brand Ambassador
Champion fitness model, activeware designer and passionate body confidence ambassador.
Emma Stevens
SENIOR PARTNER
Corinthian Wealth Management
The advisers at Corinthian Wealth Management have been providing expert financial planning advice for over two decades and are dedicated to making a positive impact on their client's financial wellbeing.
Ben Channon
HAPPY BY DESIGN
Architect & Mental Wellbeing Ambassador
Ben Channon is an architect at Assael Architecture, where he is the Mental Wellbeing Ambassador for the practice, and is also an accredited mindfulness practitioner with the Mindfulness Association.
Natalie
NATALIE PENICOTTE COLLIER
The Mind Coach
Performance Wellbeing Specialist
Clinical Mental Health Therapist
Accred UK Network Mindfulness Practitioner MBCT, UK Lead FRONTLINE MIND
Curve Model, Body Confidence Advocate, Blogger
Abby Russell
CURVY LIVING
Working with brands like Next, Very and Evans, regular TV commentator, Abby helps women realise that what we look like does not define who we are as people.
Doctor, columnist and historian of science and medicine.
Dr James Le Fanu
TOO MANY PILLS
James Le Fanu;s most recent book ‘Too Many Pills’ investigates the reasons behind the threefold rise in the number of prescriptions issued by doctors over the past fifteen years and the devastating consequences for many of a ‘hidden epidemic' of drug induced illness.
Founder of WellSpoken & Health Literacy Advocate
Sarah Greenidge
THE WELLSPOKEN MARK
Sarah started her career in healthcare regulation and communications and now works with wellness brands and influencers to ensure that credible content remains at the heart of the wellness industry.

Sustainability Change Consultant The Liminiality
Raechel Kelly
LIMINALITY
Raechel brings a holistic view of sustainability beyond just the 'eco', incorporating social and community issues, to inspire anyone to create a better world within their sphere of impact.
Comedian, Writer & Mental Health Advocate
Jake Mills
CHASING THE STIGMA
Founder of mental health charity chasing the Stigma and Hub of Hope, Jake battled depression in 2013. Today he helps remove that fear and unnecessary stigma.