The creative industries can often demand long hours, constant availability, and resilience in the face of intense pressure. But truly thriving means building a career that is not just creatively fulfilling, but also sustainable for your wellbeing and life outside of work. This session explores how to work in ways that protect both your mental health and your passion for the job. We’ll discuss the importance of self-care, establishing balance, and setting boundaries—alongside practical approaches like job sharing and flexible working.

The session will also explore how to handle unreasonable behaviour, and excessive demands on a project, discussing the tools and strategies needed to navigate challenges confidently.

The panel features Sarah McCaffrey, Solas Mind, Helen Johnson, Talking Point and Kathy Heaser, Filmbase, plus more speakers to be announced.

This sessions is sponsored by Solas Mind, a specialist wellbeing service offering expert-led mental health support and 24/7 confidential online wellbeing care, trusted across high-pressure creative industries.

“At Solas, we continue to expand our wellbeing support across the creative sphere, so the chance to engage with such an inspiring community — one that spans film, TV, theatre, live events, and immersive experiences — was not to be missed. What’s exciting about Set & Scene is that it reflects the increasingly fluid movement of people and skills across industries, and it’s exactly within these cross-sector spaces that community is built. Community is so important, and making time to connect is what sustains us. We’re proud to be part of that.” Sarah McCaffrey, Founder, www.solasmind.com