Mental Health Events for your Church or Community Group

A smiling woman with silver hair wearing a purple blouse sitting at a desk with a laptop covered in colorful face sketches, and a silver microphone on a stand in front of her, in a bright room with white cabinets and a window in the background.

‘That’s great, but what do I do on Monday?’

I’ll be honest. In 54 years, I’ve lost count of how many conferences, services and events I have attended. Many times, I would leave events having been given loads of great spiritual instruction, with this question in my head. ‘That’s great, but given that I am dealing with real personal and tangible crises, what do I do on Monday?’

How do we met the needs of our people in a practical and pragmatic way, while still acknowledging the important role our faith plays in our everyday lives? To this end, I have always sought to use the platform I have been given to spread a message of hope, wholeness and encouragement to live well with the brain and the body we have.

When I was diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety, I did a deep dive into the practices that would help me to manage and deal with my own mental health, and then did what every speaker, teacher or preacher tends to do.

I started talking about it to my audiences, and the feedback was phenomenal.

Mental Health and Wellbeing events using the topic Be Kind to Your Mind, are a great opportunity to help congregations, groups and audiences to live ‘more abundantly’ by supporting them with practical, pragmatic and evidence-based habits and skills.

Churches across NZ and worldwide have hosted events, creating bridges into their communities through outreach and practical support.

“Julia made church come alive on Sunday by addressing Mental wellness”

Hope Church, Nelson

“Warm and relatable, honest, vulnerable and hilarious.”

Elim Women’s Conference

“Julia was so helpful & reassured me I’m not alone, I’m not the only one who’s struggled and that life will get better.”

Student, Winton

Topics

BE KIND TO YOUR MIND - Psalm 94 v 17-18

  • Scripture & Science: What they BOTH say about the need to care for our amazing brains - without judgement!

  • Grab-Able Words: Better Mental Health language for better conversations

  • Jelly Buddies: Learn why it's vital to prepare in advance for the tough days and how to make a care plan

  • One Degree of Change: Take a Wellbeing WOF and make a sustainable self-care plan starting today!

GRATITUDE - 1 Thess 5 v 18

  • Scripture & Science: Where they meet and agree on the topic of Gratitude and how you can too!

  • Happiness Hacks: How to use Neuroscience to make gratitude a lifelong practice for you and the family

  • Sticky Words: Dealing Positively with Negative feedback

  • Firelighter or Firefighter: How to be a great friend to yourself and others when things are Wobbly

REST AND RECOVER - Matthew 6 v 30 - 32

  • Scripture & Science: What they BOTH say about the need to include rest and recovery in our everyday life

  • Happy Habits: Neuroscience-based tools to improve your sleep and rest practices so you can help others!

  • Beautiful Boredom: Practical ways to carve out time to allow our brains to recover.