Leisa Smith Press Kit

 

Welcome to Leisa's Online Press Kit! This page is for the media, booksellers, anyone looking for information  on Lis in a quick, easy to print format! Feel free to browse, look around and print what you need!  Always happy to talk .... would you like to schedule a radio, print or television interview?

Contact her at media@leisasmith.com.

 

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Video (Australian Book Launch) (via You Tube)

 

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Welcome!

So glad that you stumbled upon our site today. You'll find a wealth of information on how to live a happier, healthier life, and have fun as well.

I've been a counsellor at major universities around the globe for over twenty years, and am on a mission to create awareness of depression, and how to live a full, satisfying life while recovering from this illness.

I now specialise in writing & speaking about mindfulness meditation, depression and recovery issues.

Years of acting "So Together" while suffering from depression caught up with me and I 'hit the wall' in June of 2006, ran away from home, contemplating suicide. A small glimmer of light, hope, God, wellness, whatever you want to call it lead me to finally ask for help.  What resulted was a 'breakthrough' and recovery.

I went to rehab, yes, yes, yes. And am I ever grateful for the gift of recovery and now the opportunity to share this with the community. Depression is a serious illness. Yes, it is an illness, and 1 in 5 of us will have a depressive illness sometime in our lives. Awareness and action are key, and this is what led me to change careers, publishing my first non-fiction book, I'm So Together, I'm Falling Apart, now available through this website, Booktopia.com.au and in February, Amazon.com and Amazon.com.uk!

 

The history so far:

A Yank by birth, an Aussie by heart, Leisa Smith has had a flair for all things literary since she wrote (and sold) her first book, a comic called "Bunnies" in her second grade class.

Leisa attended the University of Louisville earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/Philosphy. After graduating from U of L, she attended graduate school, at the University of Kentucky and of Louisville, where she studied Educational Psychology and was a member of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

Upon meeting her future husband and moving to Australia, she went to work for the University of Tasmania, where she was an associate tutor in the Department of Psychology. Leisa later left to pursue the role of Student Services Counsellor at Bond University, Australia's first private university.

Since her tenure at Bond, Leisa moved to Sydney, had twins and worked as a careers counsellor at University of Technology, Sydney and University of Western Sydney, where she published a number of articles and ran seminars on career related issues.

Leisa is also the author of the novels, Liberty Creek and History Never Repeats: A Short Story Collection, as well as the one act play, 839. She has appeared on the ABC, SBS, Channels 7 and 10, and is currently participating in depression and anxiety research projects with the Black Dog Institute and the University of New South Wales, St.Vincents Hospital.

 She is a member of:

The International Association of Applied Psychology, Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Association, Mental Health Foundation (UK) & The International Positive Psychology Association

And one the biggest highlights in her life so far, has been working for and meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his recent Australian visits.

 

So, while you are visiting, have a read of our weekly inspirational articles, download a relaxing podcast, just enjoy.

(We respect your privacy, and will never share or sell your information)

 

Cheers,   Leisa

 

 

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