Mental Health Meetup: Bold, not old. Why age is your ultimate asset

Theme for this event:
Bold, not old. Why age is your ultimate asset

This is not a workshop about coping with ageing or slowing down. We're starting from a different assumption: that midlife has given you assets you didn’t have before – and that most people are underusing them.

Bold, not old is a highly interactive workshop for people aged 40+ who are curious about what becomes possible when you stop seeing age as a liability and start treating it as leverage.
We’ll work around three themes.

First, midlife superpowers: you'll explore the skills and strengths that have grown stronger over the years. We’ll also look at legacy in very practical terms.

Second, using life experience and wisdom. Through guided exercises, you’ll reconnect the dots of your own story and learn how your lived experience can become a source of authority, relevance and direction in work, leadership and relationships.
Third, having guts in midlife. Because confidence doesn’t automatically increase with age.

Expect reflection, honest conversations, practical exercises and plenty of laughter. You’ll leave with sharper insight, renewed energy, and a very different relationship with your age.

Context for Mental Health Meetups
In 2025, IHL conducted a survey to understand how internationals in Leuven and the surrounding areas were doing. One thing internationals mentioned they needed more of was mental health support.

So we are launching Mental Health Meetups at IHL. Each month, different topics will be featured relating to mental health. The events will be hosted by mental health professionals, bringing their expertise to the international community.

These events will be in a variety of formats. Some will be informational, conversational, interactive, etc. It's a safe space to participate how you would like (active or passive).