The right keynote. For your audience.
Every session is tailored to the room it's delivered in. Your audience leaves with practical tools, a shared language for mental health, and something they genuinely felt.
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Keynotes and sessions
Signature Keynote
Be Kind to Your Mind
Julia's most-requested session and the foundation of everything she does. Neuroscience in plain language, lived experience without the lecture, and a live musical finale that stops the room every single time. Audiences leave with practical tools, a shared language for mental health, and something they genuinely felt.
Delivery: 45–60 min keynote, 75–90 min extended, or 2–3 hour workshop. In-person, hybrid, or virtual. New Zealand and international.
"Julia tackles intimidating topics with warmth and clarity, and then she sings. And wow, what a moment."
Meredith Kennett · Coca-Cola Europacific Partners NZ
Workplace Wellbeing
Working Well
Be Kind to Your Mind with a workplace lens. This session meets teams wherever they are on the wellbeing spectrum, addressing burnout, psychological safety, and sustainable performance through real science and practical tools people can use immediately. The best time to address workplace wellbeing is before anyone thinks they need to.
Delivery: 30–60 min keynote, 75–90 min extended, or 2–3 hour workshop. In-person, hybrid, or virtual.
"Julia's presentation sparked conversations and a newfound eagerness to prioritise mental health in our professional and personal lives."
Putaruru Kahui Ako Staff
Activation Session
One Degree of Change
The best keynote in the world is just a good day out unless something actually changes. One Degree of Change is the session that makes sure it does. Using Julia's C.H.A.N.G.E. model, participants identify one sustainable habit, build it into their existing routine, and leave with an accountability plan they will actually follow. Small shift, lasting impact.
Delivery: 60–90 min standalone or add-on. In-person or virtual. All audience types.
"Practical, real, and fun. Staff are still quoting Julia's tools weeks later."
PLD Working Well Session
Leadership
VOICE for Leaders
Great leadership is not just about good ideas. It is about how those ideas land. Julia helps leaders and high-performing teams communicate with clarity, confidence, and genuine impact using her memorable VOICE framework. Grounded in neuroscience and leadership psychology, this session builds the skills that make people want to follow, not just comply.
Delivery: 60–90 min keynote or half-day workshop. In-person or virtual. Leadership teams of all sizes.
"Julia was the standout speaker of our entire conference. The feedback was overwhelming."
Conference Organiser · Auckland
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Specialist sessions
Accredited Training
Mental Health First Aid
Julia is a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor delivering internationally recognised two-day MHFA training. Participants leave with a certificate, practical skills, and the confidence to act when it matters.
Perfect for: Workplaces, schools, and organisations wanting certified MHFA responders on their team.
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Be Kind to Your Mind for Educators
For teachers, principals, and support staff who pour everything into others. Practical mental health tools for the people who help everyone else, with 30 years of classroom understanding behind every word.
Perfect for: Staff PLD, teacher-only days, Kahui Ako clusters, education conferences, BOT and community groups.
Find out more →Faith Communities
Mental Health for Churches
Practical, faith-friendly wellbeing for congregations, creative teams, and church leaders. Three messages for your congregation, specialist sessions for pastors and senior leaders, and a tailored session for worship and creative teams.
Perfect for: Church conferences, congregational events, pastoral teams, worship and creative teams.
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Available across New Zealand and internationally. Get in touch to check availability or download the speaker sheet.
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