Six reasons to attend a Thrive conference – Twice a year, the Thrive Community – Coaches, HQ staff, programme graduates and guests – get together for a weekend of inspiring talks, insightful lectures, networking and evening revelry hosted by Rob Kelly.
Ideal for Thrive Programme graduates and mental health professionals, here’s why you should book your ticket today for the Saturday 1st December Thrive Conference in Bedfordshire.
GET INSPIRED
Every conference features a number of guest speakers and many have inspiring stories to tell.
Recent highlights included Dave Garrick, a world-renowned Hollywood stuntman who shared his insights and stories from serving in the Army to performing ridiculously dangerous stunts in pretty much every blockbuster film and TV series you’ve ever seen.
The recent spring conference saw Israeli Thrive Programme Coach® Batya Orlofsky give an amazing talk about family life on the fringes of a war zone and overcoming her mental health challenges.
Just as inspiring was Lisa Erlandsen, who related her story about overcoming long-term emetophobia and alcoholism – along with her journey through the mental health services – and training as a Thrive Programme Coach®.
Whatever the subject matter, Thrive conference talks will always inspire you to take on new challenges and further improve your mental health.
GAIN NEW INSIGHTS
With the hive mind of the Thrive community in one room and bucket load of positive energy, it’s not surprising how often you’ll find yourself understanding your mental health that little bit better, or finding out something new about yourself or mental health in general.
A recent example can be found in a fascinating talk about CBT at last year’s winter conference. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a treatment which many people have tried before they complete The Thrive Programme, and it rarely has positive reviews.
Having a CBT practitioner who has recently started using The Thrive Programme explain the theory and practice behind the treatment allowed several people to understand why CBT failed for them and, conversely, why this programme was successful.
Understanding why something has worked and why something else hasn’t is a great way of furthering your understanding about your own mental health and what works for you.
In one of this year’s talks, Rob Kelly will be focusing on ‘The Illusion of Control: Why We Like To Believe In Magic’, exploring the psychology of superstition and the impact on our mental wellbeing and our core psychological foundations.
GET THE LATEST THRIVE PROGRAMME UPDATES
On a similar subject, the team at Thrive HQ are continually looking for new research and findings to help improve our programmes even more and these are often shared at the conference.
You’ll get a front row seat as Rob Kelly reveals the latest Thrive tools and techniques to help manage your mental health even more effectively – information that otherwise won’t be available anywhere else except in a one-to-one consultation.
Receiving the latest training from the programme’s founder is invaluable and there is no better way to ensure you’re truly Thriving.
LEARN ABOUT TRAINING AS A THRIVE CONSULTANT
With all the informative talks and inspiring stories – many of which feature people who’ve trained as Coaches after overcoming their own mental health challenges – it’s a great place to learn more about becoming a Thrive Programme Coach®.
There will be Coaches from all around the world present and they will all be keen to share their stories and how they run their practice. They all love helping people and the satisfaction they get from seeing people overcome Thrive is immense – it’s the ideal job for someone passionate about mental health.
NETWORKING
Many long-term friendships and associations are forged at the conferences, as like-minded people from all over the world connect and bond over a passion for mental health.
The evening events are a great opportunity to meet everyone in a more relaxed setting and enjoy a few drinks and some good food. Previous year’s entertainment has included a casino and there is always a musical interlude, but more about that shortly…
We’re even hopeful of a Thrive marriage one day! You know who you are.
ROB’S SINGING
If you needed another reason to spend the weekend with a bunch of bright, happy and fun people, then that reason is surely the velvet vocal chords of Thrive Programme CEO and founder, Rob Kelly.
Give Rob half a chance and he’ll tell you what a brilliant musician he is and all the bands he’s been in, and if he’s within sight of a piano then you’ll get to hear for yourself. Sing-a-longs and 70s / 80s pop medleys are Rob’s bread and butter and, to be fair, he has a very decent set of pipes on him.
Previous performances have included Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, something that will be easy after spending the day at a Thrive Conference. Six reasons to attend a Thrive conference.
