Author Addie Wootten

Addie has a background in clinical psychology, research and e-health. Prior to joining Smiling Mind she delivered and researched innovative programs to enhance the wellbeing of people with cancer. Addie developed and evaluated a range of online wellbeing tools and is published widely. She has also been using mindfulness meditation as a part of her clinical psychology practice for many years, and also has a strong personal mindfulness practice herself. Addie is an advocate for youth mental health and is passionate about changing the way everyone views mental health – as an asset, rather than a problem – we all need to be actively looking after our mental health, just like our physical health.