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Be Kind to Your Mind

Julia's most-requested keynote. Science, story, and song.


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Science · Story · Song
The keynote with the standing ovations

Standing ovations don't usually follow conversations about mental health. Julia Grace changes that. Using her own story as the starting point, she takes audiences through the brain, turning complex neuroscience into practical language people can remember, repeat, and use, delivered with warmth, wit, and a moment of live music nobody sees coming.

Her signature Grabable Words give people a new way to talk about mental health without the jargon or the awkwardness. Audiences leave feeling hopeful, understood, and equipped.

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The Heart of the Keynote
Mental wellness challenges are RUM
R
Reasonable

A normal response to life's pressures.

U
Universal

We are all on the wellness spectrum.

M
Manageable

There are many tools in the toolbox.

The Framework
Four pillars. Tools they will still be using six months later.
Pillar 01
Know Your Brain
Understanding why we think and feel the way we do changes everything. Participants learn how the brain patterns stress responses and why our thinking so often works against us under pressure, and what to do about it.
Pillar 02
Catch It Early
Most people don't notice they're struggling until they're well past the point where small interventions would have helped. This pillar teaches participants to recognise their own early warning signals so they can act when action is still easy.
Pillar 03
Build Your Crew
Resilience isn't a solo sport. Participants learn how to intentionally design their support network before they need it, identifying the different people in their life who meet different needs, and how to ask for help in a way that actually works.
Pillar 04
Make It Stick
Insight without action fades fast. This pillar is about sustainable behaviour change, building the small, consistent habits that compound into lasting wellbeing. Not a dramatic overhaul. Just one degree of change at a time.
What You Get
Your audience will leave with
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A new language for mental health, simple and stigma-free
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In-the-moment tools to regulate stress and anxiety
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How the brain works under pressure, without the jargon
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A framework to support struggling colleagues and friends
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Permission to take their own wellbeing seriously
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One action they can start before they get home

Flexible delivery. 45-60 mins keynote, 75-90 mins extended session, or 2-3 hours workshop. In-person, hybrid, or virtual. Suits conferences, corporate events, education days, and leadership summits across New Zealand and internationally. Julia will work with you to find the right fit.

What Audiences Say
Heard from the room
"Julia delivers mental health messages in a courageous and vulnerable way. I was informed and entertained, simultaneously laughing and crying, while listening in deep reflection."
Growth Culture Conference · Fiji Hilton
"It was music to my ears to hear how popular Julia was with the audience and the positive impact she had."
Te Whatu Ora Admin Conference Lead
"A powerful mix of humour and strategy. One of the best wellbeing sessions we've had."
Ravi Naidoo, Principal · TOD
"Julia, you are hereby crowned the queen of closers!"
ImagineIt Conference Organiser
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The Research Behind This Keynote

The science is in here. Here's what it is.

Be Kind to Your Mind draws on peer-reviewed research from neuroscience and positive psychology to explain why struggle makes sense and what people can actually do about it. Audiences leave with frameworks they can name and apply, not just a feeling of having been inspired.

Neuroscience Positive Psychology (Seligman) Polyvagal Theory (Porges) Window of Tolerance (Siegel) Self-Determination Theory ACT (Hayes)
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Available across New Zealand and internationally for conferences, corporate events, education days, and leadership summits.

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