E5. Researcher to CEO for real-world change | Dr Addie Wootten

This week on Researching Happy I talk to Dr Addie Wootten, CEO of Smiling Mind, a mindfulness-based App. Addie talks about the power of mindfulness as an intervention for managing mental illness, but also as a strategy for prevention and maintaining mental health. We discuss how strongly research backs the effectiveness of mindfulness across different cohorts, and where Addie would like to see more uptake and implementation from Governments. Addie goes into the unique opportunities and challenges that come with a web-based format for a wellbeing intervention and being a non-for-profit organisation. She shares her perspective on the world of academia and her decision to move from that space into the business world. All this and more in Episode 5, find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube.