Join RED January, Decathlon and some exciting guests as they reveal and explore their new workplace wellbeing initiative.

Join us for an enlightening and empowering session where we delve into the intersection of menopause, sleep, and overall health. "Thriving Through Menopause: Strategies for Better Sleep and Health" is designed not only for those experiencing menopause but also for anyone interested in understanding this significant life transition. Key takeaways will include insights into menopause, common symptoms and how it affects the body and mind. Discover why sleep disturbances are common during menopause and explore evidence-based strategies to improve sleep quality. Many of these will be relevant whether or not you are (or ever will be) in the menopause transition, and this session aims to offer tips to improve sleep for all!

Working mother and business coach Rachel Morris shares what she knows about the transition working people navigate when they become parents. She will be sharing her insight about the needs people have before a child arrives in their lives, after the arrival of a child and the phase when they re-enter to the workplace as a ‘working parent’.

Are you a compulsive helper? If you are, you may well suffer from ‘Super-Helper Syndrome’. City Lit’s Ian Tucknott sits down with author Jess Baker to discuss the concept of super helpers and how it impacts their lives.

Are you a compulsive helper? If you are, you may well suffer from ‘Super-Helper Syndrome’. Join psychologist, coach and author of The Super Helper Syndrome Jess Baker for this intimate and interactive workshop, to explore the challenges of being a super-helper and how to develop more healthy ways of helping.

Join City Lit Principal Mark Malcomson as he sits down with Neuroscientist and Author of The Source Dr Tara Swart and she discusses her life, career and research.

From birth to death, our lives are a quest for meaning, filled with moments of satisfaction, regret, and everything in between. Join City Lit Principal Mark Malcomson as he delves into the topic of ‘living and dying’ with palliative care doctor and best-selling author Dr Kathryn Mannix, and Books Beyond Words Chair, Baroness Sheila Hollins.

A continued journey into understanding humour and the role it plays when things take unexpected turns in life.



“The road to recovery isn’t always what we might expect. An introspection of the reframed journey of recovery where a keeping a sense of humour in the face of continued adversity has been essential to my mental health.”.

Members of the City Lit community come together with special guest writers and performers from Written Off for an evening of spoken word, music and performance all based around creativity, identity, mental health, wellbeing and more.

Join Paul Farmer (CEO of AgeUK), Dr Tara Swart (Neuroscientist and Author, The Source) and Carol Easton (CEO, Centre for Ageing Better) as they discuss some of the risk factors for our mental health as we get older, including health, wealth and finance.

Books Beyond Words is a charity co-creating word-free stories for people with learning disabilities. Founder and Chair Baroness Hollins and artist Mike Nicholson talk about creating picture stories with therapeutic value, while City Lit students will show us how to read Rose Gets in Shape.

Join 4X TEDx speaker, former model, consultant and emerging author Shaun Flores for a transformative exploration of neurodiversity that challenges the status quo and invites you to see beyond the surface. In this powerful and thought-provoking talk, Shaun dives deep into the complexities of neurodiversity, unravelling the misconceptions and societal biases that have long stigmatised those who think differently. With his signature catchphrase, “OCD was the worst thing to happen to me, and I am determined to be the worst thing to happen to OCD,” Shaun brings the same relentless passion to addressing the broader neurodiverse community.







This isn’t just another conversation—it’s a call to action. Shaun’s engaging narrative will push you to reflect on your perceptions and inspire you to become an ally in creating a world where neurodiversity is accepted and celebrated. The talk will be followed by a live Q&A, offering you the chance to engage directly and continue the conversation that could change how we think about neurodiversity forever.

Join exciting guest speakers, writers and practitioners including TEDX Speaker and Campaigner Shaun Flores, and Rebecca Kenny founder of Written Off Publishing for an informative a lively discussion around the relationship between difference, stigma and prejudice and the how a sense of belonging can support wellbeing. Through fostering connections, and building communities, we’ll explore ways in which individuals, groups and organisations celebrate difference and generate more inclusive and healthy communities.