Mental health ambassador to take centre stage at Bullring

Ahead of its Bullring Presents Find Your Happier event, Birmingham’s leading retail and leisure destination has announced that Dr. Alex George will be taking centre stage at the event next weekend.

The doctor and UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador will be leading the conversation about the importance of keeping wellbeing front-of-mind and answering questions about how to feel better this year.

Bullring presents Find Your Happier with Holland & Barrett will take place from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 January. For the schedule and to book onto sessions, visit the official Eventbrite page here.

Dr. Alex will kickstart three days of free talks, workshops, and activities with a Q&A with Heart FM’s Ed James on Friday morning, inviting people to ‘Join the mental health movement’.

A fervent campaigner and advocate for mental health support, Dr. Alex will talk about his personal wellbeing journey, as well as how people can boost their own feel-good-factor.

Speaking about bringing his expertise to the festival, Dr. Alex said: “I’m so excited to be part of this event at Bullring, speaking about a topic that I feel so passionate about in the wonderful city of Birmingham!

“I’m honoured to be taking to the stage first on Friday to answer Birmingham’s wellbeing questions, and I’m equally looking forward to running a session all about men’s mental health later that afternoon.

“With everything from talks on nutrition, money management, and wellbeing; through to yoga, fitness sessions, and body-positive dance classes: this festival is exactly what we need to see more of. It’s completely free, there’s something for everyone, and is set to be unmissable.”

The first-of-its-kind festival has seen Bullring partner with Holland & Barrett, and a host of famous faces, all encouraging people to come together and move more, talk more, and learn more about how to look after their own mental health.

As well as Dr. Alex, the jam-packed line-up will feature other well-known names, including TV’s The Speakmans, the life-change therapists; financial advisor and author of ‘Get Your Money Right’ Emmanuel Asuquo (aka @theemaneffectuk); and even Maya Jama’s personal trainer, aka Woz LDN.

Kicking the event off on Friday, the day’s theme will be ‘Happier Life’ and cover mental health, financial wellbeing, and sustainability. Aside from Dr. Alex’s sessions, Emmanuel Asuquo will talk money mindset and future-proofing your finances, while Karen Maurice (@n4mummy) will provide insights into raising a sustainable family and ditching fast fashion.

On Saturday, the theme moves on to ‘Happier Body’ and will see things get physical. Kicking off with a stretch session with local trainer KB Fitness, and a yoga class with Hattie, there will also be two body positive dance classes by the famed Curve Catwalk, followed by a high-energy HIIT class with Woz LDN, Just Geen, and Shaq 5 DJ to get you sweating.

Sunday is dedicated to a ‘Happier Mind’, featuring sound baths, Tai Chi, breathwork and meditation by Birmingham Sound School.