Conferences

The Human Givens Institute holds its popular conference every two years.

Our conferences are a great opportunity for you to hear from a range of fascinating speakers, who are experts in their field, and network with like-minded people interested in applying the human givens approach and the insights it brings to make the world a better place for us all.

The HGI’s next conference is being held on 12th–13th May 2018 at the beautiful Woodland Grange in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. The theme is 'Living with Uncertainty'.

Prices and full booking details will be announced very soon – places are limited – but you can register your interest in advance here.

To read about our last conference, click here

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Bringing the help to home

Most severe, even psychotic, mental illness can be helped more effectively at home than in hospital. Professor Marcellino Smyth illustrates how home treatment services work.
Madness, creativity and human nature

Ivan Tyrrell talks with Daniel Nettle about the far closer than expected connection between psychosis and creative thinking.
Some thoughts on corruption and servility

Ivan Tyrrell considers how the miasma of corruption we live in affects many aspects of our lives, often in subtle ways.
Targets, inspections and the human givens in schools

Trevor Bailey, head of Worle School, raises issues about the impact of targets and inspections on the well-being of staff and thus on motivation and effectiveness..
Come fly with me (calmly)

Sian Withers shows how she makes very good use of the human givens approach thousands of feet up in the air.
Book review: 'Lost Connections: uncovering the real causes of depression – and the unexpected solutions'

Denise Winn has read Lost Connections: uncovering the real causes of depression – and the unexpected solutions, and talked to its author, Johann Hari.
A very different kind of coaching

Frances Masters describes what led her to set up a charity to deliver free psychotherapeutic coaching, based on the human givens.
Normal birth can be pain free

Sheila Barratt-Smith tells Denise Winn that the images and language used to describe birth can determine whether a woman experiences pain — or euphoria.