Why do I do what I do?

One of my greatest joys is to see the ‘lightbulb moment’ happen in the eyes of my audience members during my Keynote presentations.

I spoke to a group of 1500 school students on the topic of anxiety, teaching about how the brain works, why we need a Jelly Buddy and what to do at the Wobbly Point.

As I walked offstage a girl approached me with tears in her eyes. She touched my arm, pulled me to one side and whispered, ‘Thank you for what you do’.

These are the moments! From the Principal who went back to school after a conference and was honest with her staff about her Wobbly moments for the first time ever, to the Board member who entered a meeting doing the Wobbly Wave to signal a need for support.

From the teenager who went home from a Be Kind to Your Mind event to talk to her Mum about accessing support for disordered eating, to the group of senior nurses who thanked me for being the first person to actually help their group address their own mental health rather than just prioritise the needs of others.

My aspirations are simple. To use my voice, influence and platform to reach as many people as I possibly can with a message of hope and practical change.

One Wobbly point, and one Jelly Buddy at a time!

Thank you as always for joining me on the journey, and for spreading the news with me!

Julia Grace

Be Kind to Your Mind