Since Autumn 2013, we have been working in partnership with Psychologies Magazine offering a series of monthly events with inspiring experts and specialists in wellbeing, self-development and from further afield. The events series offers highly practical and tools-based events, championing a fun and engaging way to enhance the quality of our lives.

Psychologies Magazine Event Series: 16 December 2014
Dr. Nina Burrowes – Be the Person You Want to Be

Tuesday 16 December 2014, 19:00 – 20:30
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 4RL

This event is now sold out.

Do you know who you really are? Are you living your life as the person you want to be or as the person you are expected to be? Join psychologist, author, illustrator and speaker Dr. Nina Burrowes for an evening of working out who you would like to be, and how to find the courage to be that person.

This workshop will help you to:

• Find out why being you is an active choice, why choosing yourself can be so difficult and why being authentic is more interesting than simply revealing yourself to others
• Explore your values and learn the difference between useful and limiting values
• Discover how to narrow the gap between the person you are now and the person you would like to be

Dr. Nina Burrowes is the author of ‘The Little Book On Authenticity’.

 

Psychologies Magazine Event Series: 14 January 2015
Mary Fenwick – Are You Getting Your Five-a-Day at Work?

Wednesday 14 January 2015, 19:00 – 20:30
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 4RL

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It’s simple, isn’t it? Just get your work-life balance right, so work doesn’t eat too much into your otherwise happy life… But what if there are tools you can learn to do this more effectively, and what if they not only made you happier, but also more productive? The Institute of Directors has identified wellbeing at work as the ‘next big thing’. What are the simple actions that we can all take to improve our own satisfaction in the working day?  

In this interactive workshop with renowned business coach, journalist and Psychologies Life Lab agony aunt Mary Fenwick, you will learn:

• The five things scientifically proven to make a difference to your wellbeing
• The one simple (free) action that cheers people up as much as a £1359 pay-rise
• When money does – or doesn’t – make a difference
• How sometimes doing nothing can help you achieve more
• Just by turning up, you’ll get two of your five-a-day (no spinach required)

Mary Fenwick is an independent journalist, fundraiser and business coach, who brings simplicity and kindness to tough questions.

Photo by Victoria Birkinshaw

 

Psychologies Magazine Event Series: 17 February 2015
Sarah Rozenthuler – How to Have that Big Conversation

Tuesday 17 February 2015, 19:00 – 20:30
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 4RL

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Having life-changing conversations and talking about something that matters is a big threshold to cross. Communicating effectively at work and in your personal life strengthens relationships, opens doors to new opportunities and makes you feel better about yourself and others.

At this workshop you will learn:

• How to call up your courage and have that conversation
• Speak your truth without rupturing a relationship
• Express your feelings without being triggered
• How to communicate more effectively in general to improve your relationships

This fascinating workshop with psychologist Sarah Rozenthuler, author of Life-Changing Conversations: 7 Strategies For Talking About What Matters Most, will give you the know-how to have that significant conversation, whether at work or at home.

 

Psychologies Magazine Event Series: 11 March 2015
Jackee Holder – Paper Therapy: Writing to Grow and Thrive in Life

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 19:00 – 20:30
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 4RL

To buy tickets to this event, please click here.

Writing is powerful and transformative. Writing attunes emotional intelligence, deepens empathy and creativity and cultivates mindfulness, all tools to live a more meaningful life. What if you had access to a creative library of journaling and writing tools that are unique and fun, easy to apply in everyday life, containing therapeutic and psychological benefits and allowing you to take charge, becoming your own best paper therapist?

In this interactive workshop with speaker, coach, writer and Psychologies Life Lab expert Jackee Holder, you will learn:

• How to get excited about journal writing for wellbeing, career and business growth
• How to have fun regularly writing and making journal entries that don’t feel like a chore
• How journaling is one of the fastest growing ways to self motivate, improve productivity and performance to grow your passion so you stand out from the crowd
• A bundle of techniques to coach yourself on paper including juicy journal prompts, journal templates for letter writing, writing poetry and thank you notes
• How just by turning up to write (and it doesn’t need to be perfect) you improve your chances of greater life satisfaction

Jackee Holder is the author of four non-fiction titles, a freelance writer and business and success coach who has a passion for journaling and trees and who wholeheartedly believes that writing changes lives and lives, are changed, by writing. 

Photo by Sharron Wallace, 2014