Eva Oh is a Dominatrix, podcaster, filmmaker and advocate whose work has shaped global conversations on sexuality, BDSM, and sex work – as well as power, freedom and authenticity.

Shirley Cooklin is an actor, script writer and author of the forthcoming BLAME NOT THE WIND

Sarah de Lagarde is a motivational speaker, disability advocate and double amputee.

Rosalind Moody is the Event Programmer for the Mind Body Spirit & Wellbeing Festivals.

A comedian, adventurer, and gonzo journalist.

Cathryn Kemp is a bestselling writer of memoirs, both her own and as a ghostwriter. Her first historical fiction novel was published in 2024.

Jewellery designer and author of award-winning memoir

Simon Dawson is a broadcaster, blogger, columnist and self-sufficiency expert.

Louise Allen is a campaigner for the rights of looked-after children, and the author of a bestselling series of books based on her experience of fostering children.

Linda Gask is Professor of psychiatry at the University of Manchester and has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation.

Publisher, entrepreneur, founder of Conscious Cafe and award-winning author

A former filmmaker turned psychotherapist, author, and yoga teacher.

Architect and award-winning nature writer

Survivor of the Manchester Arena Attack, author and drama student

Former journalist and Emmy award-winning film and TV producer, who has made current affairs programmes on social issues

Fr Alex Frost - the ‘fundamentally unemployable’ host of The God Cast, a podcast devoted to issues of faith and spirituality.

Award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist

Audiobook producer, novelist and ghost-writer. Authority on John le Carré

Dr Natalie Cawley is a psychotherapist and counselling psychologist with a BSc, MSc and PsychD in psychology. She has worked and trained in both the NHS and private practice, within paediatric and adult services.

Raynor Winn is the million copy international bestselling and prize-winning author of three Sunday Times bestsellers: The Salt Path, The Wild Silence and Landlines, she is also an inspirational speaker.