Julia Grace

Loved presenting to the incredible Student Support team at EIT Eastern Institute of Technology Tairāwhiti in Gisborne today.

Supporting students, staff and whānau to Be Kind to Their Minds through Grab-Able Words and practical resources for their personal and professional lives is right up my alley!

Julia Grace
Be Kind to Your Mind

Lights, camera, medals! A pleasure to spread the positivity with a mental health message to an incredible group of ‘Older Adults’ at Acacia Grove retirement village.

Folks of all ages need to Be Kind to Their Minds and our amazing Seniors deserve great mental health too!
Julia Grace

We would never expect ourselves or others to keep running on a broken ankle in a cast, or insist on walking around without glasses when we seriously need them.

When it comes to a Mental Health challenge, just because we can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there.

Taking our wellbeing seriously means Being Kind to Our Minds and the minds of others, and encouraging positive Mental Health practises each and every day.

Find out more in my book Be Kind to Your Mind!

Julia Grace
Be Kind to Your Mind

What a treat to bring a Be Kind to Your Mind event to the incredible women of the Ruakākā / Bream Bay Area last night.

Such incredible feedback from so many wāhine of all ages. Thanks for having us!

It’s been a big week. Sometimes being an adult is just taking one tiny step at a time, doing my best, showing love and respect to others, maintaining integrity and doing the truly important things first.

I’ve been reminded to be grateful for each and every day that I have the privilege of living.

Thanks for the beautiful reminder at the mall today.

What the heck? For about an hour last night my Facebook was suddenly all in this language, and now it's back to normal.
Any idea what language it was?😂

In the middle of a high anxiety spike or depressive dip, it can feel like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel as we simply cope with what’s right in front of us.

But rest assured, no matter where we sit today on the mental health spectrum - this is not the end of the story!

Learning to deal with and manage our mental health can instead be a beautiful invitation into the journey of learning to Be Kind our Minds.

Yours on the journey
Julia Grace
Be Kind to Your Mind

Such a pleasure to present a Be Kind to Your Mind Keynote at the NZACS Flourishing in Leadership Conference last night in Taupo. Principals and Senior Leaders from schools right across NZ and Australia came with me on a journey of Wellbeing.

It’s always an honour to support those who dedicate their lives to others, helping them to take better care of themselves.

Julia Grace.
Be Kind to Your Mind

I feel like a proud Mama Hen with my first Mental Health First Aid Youth edition cohort of graduates!

Presenting MHFA courses for Youth Workers and Adults alike is empowering, intense and deeply satisfying. I liken our two days together each time to wading through golden syrup - always a rich learning experience.

These people were amazing. Brilliant questions and insights, with a heart to learn so they can better serve and support the young people (and adults) in their worlds who may be showing signs and symptoms of a mental health challenge.

Our aim is for attendees to leave being equipped to kindly but clearly assist others to take the first steps toward recovery when the pressure is on.

Kia Kaha Cohort Julia Grace!

To find out more about running a course in your workplace, school, community or church, message me for details!

Equip Mental Health Services Coast Youth Community Trust Windsor Park Hub Limited Springboard Orewa College

Imagine planting a seed in the ground then expecting to see a tree the next day - sounds silly, but how often do we do this with our mental health?

We make a change in our lifestyle, then expect to feel instantly better or different.

It's not the quick action that makes the difference, it's the long, slow, consistent changes that add up to the positive results. One Degree of Change is subtle and small, but makes the biggest difference over time.

Forget about the extreme makeover, the dramatic changes with all the oohs and ahs. Focus on your small changes and let the growth take care of itself.

What's your One Degree of Change this week for positive mental health?

Julia Grace
Be Kind to Your Mind

I am super excited to announce I am a speaker at the Teachers Matter Online Summit on the 12-14th July.

3 days with 27+ speakers and 3 themes: leadership, pedagogy and wellbeing.

If you are a teacher, principal, educator or work with young people there is something here for you! Get your ticket by clicking this link: https://juliagr--spectrumeducation.thrivecart.com/teachers-matter-online-summit-24/

Now that’s my kind of Retirement Village! It was a pleasure to present a Be Kind to Your Mind session today, together with to the wonderful folk at Arvida Village in Auckland!

Talking Grabable Words, mental wellbeing and how Being Kind to Your Mind and Generosity work so well together, not just for the receiver, but also the giver!

At PSANZ we have monthly National Meetings for inspiration, information and networking, but that's not the end of the learning. The following Tues we meet via Zoom to put the learning into action, supporting one another to grow our speaker businesses.

Goal setting, accountability, peer support and invaluable insights from peers who are smashing it on local, national and global stages.

When you're ready to take your speaker business to the next level, we would love to connect with you!

Julia Grace
President Professional Speakers Association of New Zealand Inc.
Part of the Global Speakers Federation

One News tonight! Simon Bridges was speaking about Auckland Business Chamber initiatives that have supported the wellbeing of SMEs, and up popped my contribution to their Workplace Resilience resources!

I’m not gonna lie. This never gets old. 🎉

Not sure what I’m waving at here but love this shot of me presenting Mental Health First Aid for Youth yesterday and today!

Empowering and resourcing people to be the first port of call for people showing signs of mental distress is so important.

The feedback from these epic two day courses is consistently positive. Raising confidence in having the challenging conversations can create lifelines for those needing support and care.

Your organisation can have a trained Mental Health First Aider (or more than one!) - let’s talk about joining a course or having us run one at your place!

Equip Mental Health Services

Loved presenting to the incredible Admin Staff at Wellington Hospital today! These often unsung heroes keep the wheels turning and ensure that patients are able to access the care they need.

I’m extra grateful to these folks as the health system has been a game changer and a life saver for me, both with open heart surgery and dealing with depression and anxiety.

Helping them with Being Kind to their Minds is an absolute treat!

Julia Grace: Be Kind to Your Mind

Nek Minit! See you soon (again) Wellington.

Such a pleasure to have the foreword of Be Kind to Your Mind written by mana wāhine It’s been a wild ride watching this book roll out from Libraries, to Whitcoulls and PaperPlus, Manna Bookstores and independent booksellers across the country.

Multiple schools, wānanga and businesses have picked up Be Kind to Your Mind as part of their Staff Wellbeing programmes.

Using the workbook part of the book, they are running book clubs with their staff, reading a chapter a week and supporting each other with their mental health and wellbeing.

I’m more than stoked to be making a difference!
Julia Grace
Be Kind to Your Mind

So far so good…

I am deeply honoured to have been selected as a Keynote Speaker at the Global Speakers Summit in Bali this September.

Speaking to my esteemed colleagues from around the globe is both an honour and a privilege and I can’t wait!!
Professional Speakers Association of New Zealand Inc.
Professional Speakers Australia
Professional Speakers Association of India
Global Speakers Federation

Update: the power has just come back on - yay!

All checked through and ready to fly home…nek minit. POWER CUT! Not sure what happens next!

JUNE NATIONAL MEETING TUES 25th

Don’t miss this brilliant opportunity to hear from the President of the Global Speakers Federation Global Speakers Federation Charlotte Kemp. A brilliant leader in her field of Futurism, Charlotte is a goldmine of insight and wisdom as well as being a fantastic leader.

All are welcome, 7pm on zoom or in the room at the Novotel in Ellerslie
Tuesday 25th June.
If you’re ready to take your speaker business or ambitions to the next level, let’s talk!

JUNE NATIONAL MEETING.

International Speaker Charlotte Kemp

Strategic Positioning for Speakers

There are 4 Pillars that hold up a future ready, agile, relevant careers. As professional speakers who lead and influence audiences around the world, ensuring that these pillars are strong is vital. If they are weak, then we are irrelevant, out-of-date, and of no value to the client and audiences we wish to work with.

One of the Pillars that is particularly relevant for us is that of Perspective. We need to nurture our own global perspective and future perspective in order to serve our clients well. That means knowing what trends are trending, which are important for us to respond to, and why and how to ignore the rest. Yes, you read that correctly. We do not have to respond to every trend. We can choose to ignore those that do not serve us.

Charlotte Kemp is a professional futurist, a professional speaker and the President of the Global Speakers Federation. By intentionally nurturing these perspectives in her professional career, Charlotte now brings deeper insight to her clients than she could have before. She will share with you how to achieve the same, and you don’t have to fly around the world to so.

Register today:
https://professionalspeakers.nz/event-list/ #!event/register/2024/6/25/june-national-monthly-meeting

When your flight is cancelled so you have to spend an extra day in Fiji courtesy of but you’re presenting an epic Mental Health First Aid course for those who work with youth on Wed and Thurs so your office looks a bit different from the normal view!

Today at School of Transformation Fiji we had the privilege of transforming a local school in Sabato with a brand new coat of paint throughout and a huge donation of resources from all the schools represented at the conference.

So proud of Mykle Booth leading the way with his roller skills and for all the epic principals for getting the job done with willing hands and sweating brows.

The joy on the faces of the kids was something we will never forget!! Growth Culture

Counting my blessings.

Still some space left for this transformative course next week. Let me know if you’re able to attend!

Mental health challenges in young people is on the rise, both in Aotearoa, and globally. Let's be equipped, informed and resourced to help our young people in the midst of their mental health journeys.

Come along to our next Youth Mental Health First Aid course on June 26th & 27th in Whangaparoa, Auckland, facilitated by the incredible Julia Grace! Sponsorship available - so if you're a parent, teacher, youth worker or in a role with young people, please reach out to us to find out more!

Find out more & register your spot today: https://shorturl.at/zEqRA

Today’s Be Kind to Your Mind Keynote was for the School of Transformation Principals Conference in Fiji.

One of the things I always love about speaking to leaders in Education, is how they immediately want to share their learning and discoveries with their staff, students and families.

Teaching positive Mental Health practises and Grab-able words to such generous leaders means the message is not only helping them, but also their whānau, their schools, and in turn their whole community.

It’s an honour to use my story and research to serve those who tirelessly serve others all across Aotearoa and beyond.