Professor David Nutt, Dr. Martha Deiros Collado & Lorraine Candy explore how we can nurture resilient, connected children in a digitally saturated world.

Recorded in-front of a live audience at the Gather & Grow: Connections Festival 2025. We bring together a stellar line-up of thought leaders, writers and experts for three days of relevant, impactful discussions.

The three-day event was packed with wellness sessions, workshop tasters (for adults and children), live music, BBQs, foodie pop-ups, Sunday lunch with Ana Ortiz and Gill Meller, and an inspiring series of panel talks.

Join Hannah MacInnes (broadcaster & journalist, Times Radio, How To Academy) as she chairs the talks and introduces us to fascinating speakers:

Professor David Nutt, DM, FRCP, FRCPsych, FMedSci DLaws, is currently the Edmund J Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and Head of the Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology in the Division of Brain Science, Dept of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London. He is also visiting professor at the Open University in the UK and Maastricht University in the Netherlands. David's recent book, 'Psychedelics - The revolutionary drugs that could change your life - a guide from the expert' is available in all good bookshops.

Dr Martha is a clinical psychologist and HCPC registered practitioner with over 20 years of clinical and academic experience. A Doctorate from UCL, and an MSc in Health Psychology and Family Therapy training from the Tavistock. Martha focuses on our common humanity and the topics that are relevant in the here and now to support parents in building confidence and feel less alone. Martha strongly believes that focusing on the parent-child relationship is the key to effective change, rather than trying to modify children’s behaviour. Martha's book, 'The Smartphone Solution', is out in August 2025.

Lorraine Candy is an award-winning journalist, editor and best-selling author. She has more than three decades of experience interviewing

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