Saturday Programme
Mental Wealth Festival 2025
Tired of Being Tired?: Dr Hugh Selsick’s Sleep Clinic
| Time: | 10:00 - 10:45 |
| Location: | Cultureplex |
| Speaker(s): | Dr Hugh Selsick |
Sleep is one of the most powerful tools we have for protecting our mental and physical health, yet many of us struggle to get it right. In this practical session, Dr Hugh Selsick, consultant psychiatrist and lead of the Insomnia Clinic at UCLH, will explore what good sleep really looks like, why it matters, and how to improve it. Drawing on evidence-based approaches, he’ll share effective strategies to help you reset unhelpful patterns and reclaim restorative rest.
Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human
| Time: | 11:00 - 12:00 |
| Location: | Cultureplex |
| Speaker(s): | Dr Guy Leschziner |
What if the seven deadly sins weren’t moral failings, but natural expressions of how our brains and bodies function? Neurologist and author Dr Guy Leschziner will discuss his latest book, The Seven Deadly Sins, which explores the biological and psychological roots of pride, envy, anger, and more. Drawing on neuroscience, clinical experience, and patient stories, he challenges traditional views of immorality and asks whether ‘sinful’ behaviour might be hard-wired into us, and what that means for responsibility, blame, and human nature.
Love Letters with Lalah-Simone
| Time: | 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: | City Lit Café |
| Speaker(s): | Lalah-Simone Springer |
A collaborative poetry activity.
Join poet and Creative facilitator Lalah-Simone Springer for a beginner friendly, drop-in poetry activity. Choose from a series of prompts and share a few lines to help craft a collaborative poem on resilience.
Lalah-Simone will perform the poem we have written together in City Lit Gallery at 3.30pm.
Sign Health Information Stall
| Time: | 11:00 - 16:00 |
| Location: | City Lit Café |
Learn more about Deaf Health Charity SignHealth and how they improve Deaf people’s wellbeing.
Clay Workhop with Ceramic Artist Pedro Kalache and Keith Clapson
| Time: | 11:00 - 16:00 |
| Location: | City Lit Café |
| Speaker(s): | Pedro Kalache, Keith Clapson |
Join ceramicist and community educator Pedro Kalache and Keith Clapson to explore the wellbeing benefits of working with clay and contribute your creativity to a collaborative ceramic installation.
Written Off Book Stall & Pop-Up Poetry Readings
| Time: | 11:00 - 16:00 |
| Location: | City Lit Café |
| Speaker(s): | Written Off Publishing |
Join throughout the afternoon for live pop-up poetry readings and to learn more about Written Off Publishing’s selection of books.
Table Talks with Cristina Jacobs
| Time: | 11:00 - 16:00 |
| Location: | City Lit Café |
| Speaker(s): | Cristina Jacobs |
You are invited to engage in an open visual dialogue with the artist, a space for spontaneous exchange, presence in the moment, and the collaborative creation of a visual installation. This activity is part of the Festival Fair in City Lit Café, Gallery & Student Centre on Saturday 11th October – drop by and get involved!
Print Workshop with Rolina Blok
| Time: | 11:00 - 16:00 |
| Location: | City Lit Café |
| Speaker(s): | Rolina Blok |
Join artist and printmaker Rolina Blok and friends for this drop in print workshop exploring making and mindfulness.
Still Ignored: The Fight for Accessible Healthcare
| Time: | 11:30 - 12:15 |
| Location: | Room 112 |
| Speaker(s): | Robin Ash |
Robin Ash from SignHealth presents a workshop for healthcare professionals on the barriers the Deaf community face in accessing mental healthcare and how to better address these problems.
Beyond Words: Book Club 1
| Time: | 11:30 - 12:30 |
| Location: | City Lit Café |
| Speaker(s): | Beyond Words |
Join Beyond Words' Book Club to read books from their word-free picture series. Beyond Words staff and seld-advocates will lead a series of small book clubs developing visual literacy, empathy, and understanding as we tell the stories we see in the Beyond Words books.
The Human Library
| Time: | 12:00 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Student Centre |
The Human Library is a library of people and their experiences with prejudice. But instead of paperback books, actual people are on loan for conversations. Come by to borrow an open book for a conversation about prejudicesnand diversity.
On Being a Man: Contemporary Masculinities & Mental Health
| Time: | 13:30 - 14:30 |
| Location: | Cultureplex |
| Speaker(s): | Tom Davies, Maisie Jenkins, Sam Delaney, Shaun Flores |
Join Tom Davies, founder and host of the Proper Mental Podcast, along with special guests, for an insightful conversation on contemporary masculinity. Explore what it means to be a man in 2025, the mental health challenges men face, and the resources and interventions available to help support and enhance their wellbeing.
Love Letters with Lalah-Simone
| Time: | 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Location: | City Lit Café |
| Speaker(s): | Lalah-Simone Springer |
A collaborative poetry activity.
Join poet and Creative facilitator Lalah-Simone Springer for a beginner friendly, drop-in poetry activity. Choose from a series of prompts and share a few lines to help craft a collaborative poem on resilience.
Lalah-Simone will perform the poem we have written together in City Lit Gallery at 3.30pm.
Beyond Words: Book Club 2
| Time: | 14:00 - 15:00 |
| Location: | City Lit Café |
| Speaker(s): | Beyond Words |
Join Beyond Words' Book Club to read books from their word-free picture series. Beyond Words staff and seld-advocates will lead a series of small book clubs developing visual literacy, empathy, and understanding as we tell the stories we see in the Beyond Words books.
Attention Seekers presents Hyperfixations
| Time: | 15:00 - 16:15 |
| Location: | Cultureplex |
| Speaker(s): | Elena Sirret |
Attention Seekers will be showcasing 'The Hyperfixation Presentations', which celebrates neurodivergent passion by inviting folks to create 10-minute presentations about their latest special interest. Join host Elena Sirret (they/them) and a wealth of exciting presenters to experience and learn from the passions and interests of neurodivergent minds.