Dr Jodi Richardson

Dr. Jodi Richardson is the go-to speaker for schools and workplaces looking to empower students, parents, staff, or leaders with understanding and real-time strategies to finally get a handle on anxiety, alleviate in-the-moment and long-term stress, and implement techniques that maximise potential and amplify wellbeing.

A former secondary teacher, Dr. Jodi understands the challenges within the education landscape, including unprecedented anxiety among students, as well as the stress, sleep issues, anxiety, worry, and burnout faced by educators and school leaders. With warmth, compassion, and humour, her presentations within school communities enhance mental health and wellbeing inside and outside the school gate.

Dr. Jodi is a celebrated Penguin Random House author, renowned for her bestselling works, Anxious Kids and Anxious Mums. She is also the visionary creator and much-loved host of the top-tier, globally recognised podcast Well, Hello Anxiety, which consistently ranks in the top 2% of podcasts worldwide for its insightful exploration of anxiety management. A respected media commentator, Dr. Jodi shares practical mental health recommendations twice weekly with Melbourne radio listeners and has appeared on The TODAY Show, ABC Breakfast,Studio 10, Sunrise, The Age, Weekend Today, Women’s Health and more.