Crying On The Sofa 01
One room, a few real stories, and an open floor. Come and talk, or just come and listen. No fixing, no networking, no judgement.
- Date
- Thu 24 Sep 2026
- Time
- 6:30–8:00pm
- Where
- Sheffield
- Price
- Free
Crying On The Sofa
Crying On The Sofa 01
- Doors
- 6:30pm · soft drinks and food
- Venue
- Pendo offices, Sheffield
- Format
- Talks
- Seats
- 50 · limited, RSVP required
No ticket needed, just add your name.
The evening
How the night runs.
A loose shape, not a strict schedule. Arrive when you can, leave when you need to.
Doors open
Soft drinks and food
Welcome + talk: "My untold story"
Ryan Murphy
Talk: "Girl on Fire, a life with undiagnosed autism"
Jade Wilson
Talk: title to be announced
Speaker to be announced
Thank you and goodbye
Ryan Murphy
Speakers
Who you'll hear from.
Ryan Murphy
Founder, Crying On The Sofa
Ryan started Crying On The Sofa to give people in tech a place to talk honestly about what's behind the smile. He's also the founder of EM Accelerator and writes The Software Engineering Times newsletter.
Jade Wilson
Jade Wilson is a product focused systems software engineer with over 10 years experience expanding the public safety and government sector. She will be talking about her life being undiagnosed, autistic burnout, masking and the personal cost she has had to deal with on a day to day basis dealing with social typical norms since childhood.
Our motto
If you let tomorrow be a better day, imagine how great next week can be.
Good to know
Before you come.
It's completely free
RSVP just helps us plan seats and tea. There's never a charge, and there never will be.
Come exactly as you are
No dress code, no networking, no pressure to speak. Slip out whenever you need to.
Save your seat
Register free.
Add your name and tell us a little about why you'd like to come. No spam, no newsletters, just the details you need for the night.
A small heads up: the room only holds 50, so registering puts your name forward rather than guaranteeing a seat. We'll send a "you're in" email with the full details to the first 50. If we can't fit you in this time, we'll let you know and hold a place for the next one.
50 seats · limited. We'll let you know either way.