Our festival lineup
The festival features a mixture of live sessions as well as prerecorded sessions released throughout the week.
Select from a session below to find out more and register your interest. Live sessions will be recorded and shared on this site for anyone who cannot access these sessions live. Prerecorded sessions will be released at set times throughout the week and then be available to visit at any time.
Don’t forget to visit the marketplace for more information about organisations that can support your wellbeing journey.
Still to come this week
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Gardening
A report in the Mental Health Journal cited gardening ...
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LIVE: We Matter Too – Putting Compassion into Practice Virtual Event
We spend much of our time looking after and ...
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LIVE HEADLINER: Gareth Thomas Virtual Event
Gareth Thomas was the first Welsh player to reach ...
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Action for Happiness
At last year’s Virtual Wellbeing Festival, Action for Happiness ...
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Personal Stories: Open Office Listening Service
The Open Office Listening Service at Kettering General Hospital ...
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LIVE HEADLINER: Ruby Wax Virtual Event
After three decades working on stage, television and radio, ...
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LIVE: Festival Close Virtual Event
To draw the 2021 Virtual Wellbeing Festival to a ...
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The Case for Smoking Cessation
Richard Holley, Area Manager of the Northamptonshire Stop Smoking ...
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LIVE: Reflection Space Virtual Event
This session aims to provide a safe, supportive space ...
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LIVE: Poems from the Heart of the NHS Virtual Event
Come to this session to hear powerful and moving ...
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LIVE HEADLINER: Dan Cross and Efrem Brynin Virtual Event
Dan Cross and Efrem Brynin of Channel 4’s SAS ...
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HIIT
HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and does ...
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Personal Stories: Gaining Positives from a Pandemic
Over the last fifteen years Claire Hallam has gained ...
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LIVE: Menopause: Workplace Awareness Virtual Event
The importance of raising menopause awareness at work; what ...
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LIVE: Writing for Wellbeing Virtual Event
Professional communities, such as the NHS and Social Care, ...
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Sustainability: A Beginners Guide
The video contains information on the health and wellbeing ...
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LIVE: Suicide Awareness and Prevention Virtual Event
We recognise that suicide is an emotive and difficult ...
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LIVE HEADLINER: Andy Cope Virtual Event
Andy Cope describes himself as a qualified teacher, author, ...
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Where to Start… Walking, Jogging and Open Water Swimming
This session is an informal talk with guest speaker ...
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Personal Stories: Forming a Lockdown Choir
After joining Kettering General Hospital, Angela Wilson decided to ...
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LIVE: Trauma Informed Care Virtual Event
Many people will experience traumatic events in their lives. ...
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LIVE: Meditation Virtual Event
Mindfulness and meditation for busy professionals. Short techniques which can ...
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African Dancing
Afro Moves is a project started by Laurence Mbombo ...
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Eat Well, Spend Less
Ideas and tips to help you eat well and ...
