Mindfulness & laughter with Annie Harvey at the Parkinson’s Australia National Conference 2025
The Parkinson’s Australia National Conference 2025 is fast approaching, and we are excited to announce one of our speakers, Annie Harvey —author of The Still Effect and TEDx speaker will be joining us with some coping strategies for carers and people living with Parkinson’s.
Meet Annie Harvey
Annie Harvey is a motivational keynote speaker, educator, and author known for her expertise in neuroscience, brain health, and emotional wellbeing. She is the author of “The Still Effect,” a book that provides practical tools to help individuals manage stress, avoid burnout, and enhance emotional resilience.
Annie is also a TEDx speaker and has delivered numerous talks on topics such as mindfulness, laughter wellness, and empathy fatigue. Her work focuses on supporting workplace performance and productivity while promoting overall wellbeing. She speaks both nationally and internationally.
Passion and ethos
Her particular passion is giving people really practical tools to avoid burnout and empathy fatigue. Annie has a light-hearted style to deliver simple strategies around an important topic. As an educator, Annie likes to make people aware of the less talked about strands of burnout but, more importantly, loves to send everyone away with a fun and meaningful toolkit. Annie is also a mindfulness trainer and laughter wellness expert and is the creator of The Giggle Game, an intergenerational program for co-regulation.
Why attend?
Annie will be holding a couple of talks, one session will be on Managing carer fatigue to be your best self for carers and allied health professionals ONLY. She will also be ending the conference with The secret sauce to managing your emotions. Not only can you listen to Annie’s talks on the big stage, she’ll also be spending some time in the Carer’s breakout room. If you haven’t booked yet, go to www.parkinsons.org.au/conference to register and find out more.
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from this incredible speaker and many others.
Join us in celebrating mindfulness, wellness, and community at the #PANC2025.
We look forward to seeing you there!
For a taste of some of Annie’s tips from The Still Effect, we are posting Mindfulness Minute Monday videos, check out our YOPX YouTube playlist & subscribe to our channel:
