CHEERS TO PASSIONATELY
PURSUING the
imPOSSIBLE
There is no rule book in dealing with
feelings. Yet, they affect every area of
our lives- Work, relationships, passionate
pursuits- all of it.
Meet DR.JULIA
My work, founded in mental health,
intersects healthy relationships,
professional development and culture.
CHEERS TO PASSIONATELY
PURSUING the
imPOSSIBLE
There is no rule book in dealing with
feelings. Yet, they affect every area of
our lives- Work, relationships, passionate
pursuits- all of it.
15+ years
as a cultural behavior scientist and Dr. of psychology, my work has reached millions of people all over the world. I’ve learned we can’t always alter the external situations surrounding us, we can , however, level out the internal playing field.
YOUTH + EDUCATORS & STAFF
I HELP US navigate THE
MAZE OF THE MIND
Equipping our generation with tools to develop
healthy leadership skills and thought-leaders with skills
to sustain positive cultural impact.
In studying the complexity of human relationships, I have built award-winning programming and technology to address the correlation of the rise of social media with the rapid decline of self-worth and interconnectedness our generation has experienced.
I’ve responded to our growing epidemic of anxiety, violence, and suicide by building mobile applications, crisis hotlines and an online bias tools.
All of my speaking, coaching and consulting directly informs my research-driven frameworks equipping advocates and building healthy culture through leadership.
My work, founded in mental health,
intersects healthy relationships,
is a professional development andculture.
A speaking
ARTIST STORY
THE truCRU
After earning my undergraduate degree,
friends and I decided to forego the
corporate world to go into schools share
spoken word poetry and talk to kids
about issues they were facing.
WHEN I BEGAN SPEAKING
I delivered my first keynote at a diversity conference for detention officers. Little did I know at the time, it would become the beginning of life’s work.
HELP CHANGE
the WORLD.
I never set out to be a speaker, I just set out to speak up.
LIKE my life
DEPENDED ON IT
Writing became a refuge and a way I would begin to process the millions of stories I would hear touring on the road.
PUBLISHED 10
DAYS before
MY 25TH BDAY.
Somewhere In-Between, helped connect me with thousands of people who had similar experiences and who found hope in its raw vulnerability.
AND HAVE BEEN
TOURING
EVER SINCE.
I have worked across hundreds of cities, helping millions of people navigate difficult times, face fears and passionately pursue the lives they dream of.
I completed MY
MASTERS AND PHD.
Throughout the years, I have toured, and surveyed hundreds of thousands of people on health and culture. My research, field experience and passion has led to a series of programming and award-winning innovations.
upcoming events