Julia Grace keynote speaker presenting to a conference audience
Science-based. Heart-led. Lived experience.

New Zealand's Mental Health Keynote Speaker

Science-based, story-driven, and genuinely unforgettable. Julia Grace delivers keynotes for conferences across New Zealand and internationally.


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The keynote your audience will still be talking about

Julia Grace has delivered keynote presentations across corporate, association, government, and education conferences in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Fiji, and the UK. What sets her apart is the combination: neuroscience made genuinely accessible, real lived experience, and a signature live music moment that closes every session.

Represented by Celebrity Speakers NZ, Essential Talent, and ICMI. Available for direct bookings and bureau enquiries.

Julia Grace delivering a keynote presentation at a conference
Be Kind to Your Mind
Four pillars. One framework. 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.

Delivered with grab-able language participants take home and a live music moment that brings the room together in a way that is hard to describe and impossible to forget.

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What Organisers Say
Heard from the room
"Julia tackles intimidating topics with warmth and clarity, and then she sings. Wow, what a moment!"
Meredith Kennett · Coca-Cola Europacific Partners NZ
"Julia was the standout speaker of our entire conference. The feedback was overwhelming."
Conference Organiser · Auckland
"Every person left with new tools and simple steps to make their lives better."
Working Well Conference Organiser · Auckland
"Courageous, entertaining, unforgettable. Julia made wellbeing land."
Principal · Wellbeing Conference
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The Research Behind This Keynote

Science-based means the science is actually in there.

Every keynote Julia delivers draws on peer-reviewed research from neuroscience, positive psychology, and occupational wellbeing. The frameworks are named, the researchers are credited, and audiences leave knowing what the science says, not just that it exists.

Neuroscience Positive Psychology (Seligman) Burnout Research (Maslach) Polyvagal Theory (Porges) Behavioural Science
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Flexible delivery. 45-60 mins keynote, 75-90 mins extended session with Q&A, or 2-3 hours workshop for smaller conference groups. In-person, hybrid, or virtual. Suits opening and closing keynotes, plenary sessions, leadership summits, association annual events, and corporate conference programmes. Julia will work with you to find the right fit.

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Available across New Zealand and internationally for conferences, association events, leadership summits, and corporate programmes.

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Also represented by Celebrity Speakers NZ, Essential Talent NZ and ICMI