WELLBEING IN THE WILD
WITH THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
RGS EXPLORE SERIES: WELLBEING IN THE WILD
Endeavour Medical have teamed up with the Royal Geographical Society to bring you Wellbeing in the Wild, as part of the Explore Skills series. Facilitated by our wellbeing and mental health experts Dr Sophie Redlin and Dr Conor Diffin, this course will equip you with a 'psychological kit list' for working in remote locations, learning to identify mental health triggers and foster a team culture designed to succeed – even under pressure.
DATE & LOCATION
This one-day course (9.30am-5pm) is held on May 21st 2026 in the Education Centre at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR.
COST & BOOKING
This course is open to all explorers and costs £204 for RGS members and £240 for Non-members.
For further information and to book your place, please visit the RGS website.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Who this seminar is for:
Expedition leaders and participants
Field researchers and scientists
NGO personnel and humanitarian workers
Educators and school group leaders
Outdoor professionals and guides
Expedition medics and health professionals
What you will learn:
Psychological demands of expedition and remote environments.
Techniques to maintain personal wellbeing under pressure.
Strategies to support teammates’ mental health.
To build and use a personal 'emotional kit list' as a tool for resilience.
To foster open, stigma-free communication about mental health.
To recognise and respond appropriately to mental health crises.
YOUR ENDEAVOUR MEDICAL TRAINERS
Dr Sophie Redlin is a General Practitioner, Expedition Doctor, and Researcher in Medical Anthropology whose work explores the intersections between humanity, health, and the arts. As the co-founder of the ‘Moral Injury Partnership’, she specialises in designing context-specific psychological training and residential workshops for frontline workers navigating burnout and moral injury in humanitarian and expeditionary settings.
Dr Conor Diffin is an Emergency Medicine and General Practice physician with extensive experience in low-income countries and demanding environments. Having summited Kilimanjaro and supported teams traversing the Bartang Valley in Tajikistan, he brings to the seminar a first-hand understanding of the physiological and psychological challenges inherent to wilderness travel.
Dr Imara Gluning is an Emergency Medicine doctor with a background in global health, informed by a childhood spent living across seven countries, including Kenya, Sudan, and Laos. Her professional portfolio includes scoping essential health needs for remote communities in North-Eastern Kenya with the Northern Rangelands Trust and serving as the lead location medic for BBC productions in the Bahamas.