Dr Alex George is a TV doctor, best-selling author, and Youth Mental Health Ambassador to the government. He has become a well-known and respected figure amongst healthcare professionals in the UK. From his years as an A&E doctor, Dr Alex has brought the nation accessible and reassuring advice directly from the frontline throughout the pandemic.
Now, Dr Alex is on a mission to improve mental health support for young people and has become prolific throughout the UK in his campaigning for Early Support Hubs. He also has a hugely successful podcast, Stompcast, which promotes walking in nature for mental and physical well-being.
Dr Alex has authored three Sunday Times bestsellers – “Live Well Every Day”, “The Mind Manual for Adults”, and “A Better Day for Children”, which won Book of the Year for Children's Non-Fiction at the British Book Awards.
An authority figure in the fight to end mental health stigma, Dr Alex George was named the UK Government’s Youth Ambassador for Mental Health, appointed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2021. Since then, he has worked with charities such as Mind, youngminds and the Anna Freud Centre on a mission to have mental health sit on the National Curriculum, just as maths and English do. A leading authority on mental and sexual health, Dr Alex now shares his story as well as tools and techniques in his keynotes for an accessible, informed and open conversation surrounding mental health.
In this inspirational talk, you will get to hear Dr Alex George’s personal story, why he’s passionate about mental health, the loss of his brother to suicide, and his appointment as Youth Mental Health Ambassador for the government. Alex will tackle the stigma and myths around the perception of mental health. What is good mental health? And How can we learn to curate our own mental health tool kit to keep us balanced? He Will touch on what workplaces can do to look after their employees and what we all, collectively and individually, can do to support better mental health
The lack of productivity due to poor mental health cost the economy £57.4 billion last year. As staggering as this might be, it’s the human cost that matters most. The good news is it doesn’t have to be this way. Using his knowledge and expertise in mental fitness and health, Dr Alex George provides an approach that executives and managers can use to build companies that are conducive to good mental health. A healthy and happy workforce is a productive and resilient workforce. Packed with tangible takeaway tips and advice, this keynote isn’t one to miss.
Do you feel that school gave you the tools to look after your mental and physical health? Neither does Dr Alex George. The truth is, most of us are missing out on our true potential in life, simply because we were never given the knowledge we so desperately deserve. Using his expertise in mental fitness and health, Dr Alex will provide a framework that will change your life for the better. Think of the brain as your hardware and your mental health as the software. This talk gives you the tools to upgrade both, using science-backed methods and habits that will ultimately change your life. Make today day one.
Everyone wants to be more productive, and every employer wants more productive employees, but what does productivity actually mean and how can we achieve it? Dr Alex George believes productivity is about being able to do more of what you care about and feeling truly fulfilled and purposeful in your life. Both at work and at home. Drawing on his books, Dr Alex discusses the 5 key pillars to being more productive, benefitting employer and employee alike. Combining science with mindset hacks, this talk will change the way you approach your to-do list forever.
