2025 Book Tour Dates: Well-Being and Creative Careers

To support the publication of my new book on the mental health crisis in the global media industries, some tour dates where I hope to see you!

Aug 26, 2025

Confirmed dates for 2025 listed below - 2026 to follow (including stops in Sweden, USA, Australia, South Africa, and more). Please contact me if you would like to schedule a talk, workshop or other form of participation based on my research on health, well-being and happiness of people working in the media/culture/creative industries.

Monday August 25

Oslo, Norway [virtual]

Presentation at Klubbledersamling NJ Oslo (Norwegian Union of Journalists) at the Scandic Laholmen Hotel, Oslo.

Friday September 5

Paris, France

Workshop “Opening New Avenues in Research on Digital Technologies, Media, and Communication” at SciencesPo Médialab. To register, click here.

Thursday September 11

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Keynote at project meeting ‘Duurzame inzetbaarheid groeit mee met de zzp’ (featuring various Dutch media associations) in the STRAAT Museum (NDSM Plein 1).

Saturday September 13

Deventer, Netherlands

Panel ‘Wat is gezond werk in de journalistiek?’ at the 1st Dutch journalism festival (Nederlands Journalistiek Festival), from 13:10 to 14:10 in the Bibliotheek Theaterzaal in Deventer (in Dutch).

Monday 15 September

Utrecht, Netherlands

Presentation/workshop ‘Heal the Healers’ at the Congres Podia Festivals Evenementen (CPFE) conference for the live music sector in The Netherlands (organized by the VNPF en VVEM in TivoliVredenburg), in the Ronda zaal from 16:00 to 17:00 uur (in Dutch, together with Koos Zwaan (Innovation in the Music Industry).

Thursday/Friday 2-3 October

Tampere, Finland

Keynote and workshop as part of the 100th anniversary of Finnish Journalism Education celebrations in Tampere.

Tuesday October 7

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Afternoon presentation at CMO Talk (Dutch marketing/advertising community)

Tuesday October 7

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Evening presentation at Freelancers in de Media (FIM) event

Monday 13 October

London, UK

Book launch at the University of Westminster School of Media and Communications, from 5:30 - 7:30pm (followed by drinks at the Globe pub nearby). Location: University of Westminster Marylebone Campus at 35 Marylebone Road in London (opposite Madame Tussauds), directly outside Baker St. tube and the room is right next to the building's entrance. Please register and reserve your seat through Eventbrite.

Wednesday 15 October

Amsterdam, NL

Book launch at Pakhuis de Zwijger at 20:00 pm in the Grote Zaal (in Dutch; including Prestige Worldwide, Mores, NVJ, Cinemind, Werkplant, and other professional associations).

Tuesday 21 October

Session on mentally healthy work at the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Thursday 23 October

Panel on journalists’ safety (in and outside the newsroom), part of the Netherlands Media Studies Conference in Utrecht.

Friday 24 October

Keynote at a special symposium on supporting journalists’ resilience by Erasmus University at Theater ‘t Kapelletje in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Wednesday 5 November

Keynote at the 2nd International Media and Cultural Studies Conference (INMECS25) Hosted by the Faculty of Communication at Hasan Kalyoncu University in Gaziantep, Turkey.

Friday 21 November

Mataró (Barcelona), Spain