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@drjulie

Mental Health Influencers

Clinical Psychologist | NYT Bestselling Author | 10M+ Followers ‘Open When...’ & multi-million copy bestseller ‘Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?’

2.2MFollowers
2.7KFollowing
1.4KPosts
0.5%Engagement Estimated

Creator summary

Clinical psychologist and NYT bestselling author who shares accessible mental health education while promoting books, podcast episodes, and related resources.

Clinical psychologist, author, and mental health educator

Content formats

Video
100%

Based on 24 posts

Niche & topics

Mental Health Influencers

Practical psychology adviceMental health educationBook promotionPodcast promotionAvoidance and coping
Book promotionPodcast episode promotionBook launchMental healthAvoidance

Known for

  • Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
  • Open When…
  • Mental health guidance
  • Book launches
  • Podcast episode promotion

Profile details

Account typeBusiness
VisibilityPublic
CountryNot shared
JoinedAugust 2015
Links https://linktr.ee/drjuliesmith

Content style

Video ledEducationalAccessiblePromotion integrated

Contact & business

Public emailNot supplied
Contact methodNot supplied

Content Intent

Education
70.8%
Promotion
20.8%
Entertainment
4.2%
Opinion
4.2%

Frequently Mentioned

Open When… Book 19 posts
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? Book 18 posts
Dr Julie Smith Person 3 posts
Amazon Retailer 2 posts
The Problem With Podcast 2 posts
James Smith Show Podcast 2 posts
Penguin Books Publisher 1 posts
Michael Joseph Publisher 1 posts

Community Reaction

These insights are based on a sample of publicly visible comments and may not represent the creator's complete audience.

Among the 59 sampled comments across three recent posts, reactions were mostly positive, with support, sadness, and admiration as the dominant emotions. Sampled comments commonly praised the content, shared personal reactions, and discussed anxiety, depression, stress, grief, nervous-system responses, and behavioral activation. Some reactions were negative or mixed. The creator liked 29 of 69 eligible top-level comments, while only one creator reply was observed; reply data was incomplete. Because the sample is recent and non-representative, it may not reflect the broader community’s views.

  • Support and admiration for the content
  • Personal reactions involving sadness and mental health experiences
  • Discussion of anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and avoidance
  • Some negative or mixed responses
Positive
Dominant Sentiment
59
Comments Analysed
3
Posts Sampled

Sentiment

Mixed
12.2%
Negative
27%
Neutral
10.4%
Positive
50.4%
Unclear
0%

Dominant Emotions

SupportSadnessAdmiration

Common Intents

PraisePersonal reactionDiscussionQuestionContent request

Recurring Topics

AnxietyMental health educationDepressionAnxiety symptomsSadnessNervous systemStressBehavioral activation

Creator Interaction

Likely to interact43.5%
Like rate42%
Reply threads observed1

Engagement Metrics

0.53%
Median Engagement
0.9
Posts / Week
Video
Dominant Format

Engagement Detail

Average likes37.0K
Median likes11.6K
Average comments553.92
Median comments272.5
Sample size24 posts

Recent Posts (24)

drjulie Instagram post about Anxiety symptoms
Anxiety symptoms
Video
Likes: 6.5K Comments: 84 Plays: 485.8K
👉 The anxiety symptoms nobody warns you about… Can you relate to any of these? Some of them are so embarrassing, you might think something i
drjulie Instagram post about Depression and sadness
Depression and sadness
Video
Likes: 7.3K Comments: 104 Plays: 332.8K
👉 Are you depressed or is it just sadness? Either way one crucial truth remains the same. You have the potential to shift a downward spiral
drjulie Instagram post about Stress management
Stress management
Video
Likes: 11.6K Comments: 182 Plays: 470.7K
🔥 The last one most people notice first. We often move straight from a painful emotion into doing something to numb it and get some relief f
drjulie Instagram post about Loneliness
Loneliness
Video
Likes: 11.0K Comments: 233 Plays: 478.8K
👉 Crucial advice at the end. Which one of these hits the hardest for you? Did I miss one? let me know in the comments. We rarely see lonelin
drjulie Instagram post about Mindfulness and attention
Mindfulness and attention
Video
Likes: 11.5K Comments: 164 Plays: 301.5K
👉 A Life-changing question: Where has your mind been living today? Let me know in the comments. Most people don’t realise their mind is else
drjulie Instagram post about Relationship patterns
Relationship patterns
Video
Likes: 93.7K Comments: 491 Plays: 1.6M
🤫 A little secret about your brain 🧠 Do all your relationships follow the same destructive pattern? So many of us find ourselves repeating
drjulie Instagram post about Personal insight and coping
Personal insight and coping
Video
Likes: 26.5K Comments: 297 Plays: 541.5K
👉 Last one is the most important of all! ❓Which tip resonates most with you? Sometimes you hear a line at just the right time and it sends a
drjulie Instagram post about Grief and loss
Grief and loss
Video
Likes: 21.0K Comments: 280 Plays: 594.9K
⚫️ What nobody tells you about grief & loss 🖤 👉 If your loss still feels as painful as the day it happened, I want you to read this: However
drjulie Instagram post about Stress and numbing behaviors
Stress and numbing behaviors
Video
Likes: 8.4K Comments: 121 Plays: 510.4K
👉 Last one often goes undetected. Comment if you can relate to any of these! No.5 goes undetected because we all do it to some degree. This
drjulie Instagram post about People pleasing
People pleasing
Video
Likes: 9.6K Comments: 118 Plays: 318.0K
👉 Be careful, people-pleasing feels like it’s keeping you safe...until you realise you’re saying yes to things you don’t believe in... you’r
drjulie Instagram post about Self advocacy
Self advocacy
Video
Likes: 15.8K Comments: 155 Plays: 433.9K
👉 The last one is something every people pleaser should know. It certainly changed the way I live for the better. Being a good person and st
drjulie Instagram post about Emotional numbing
Emotional numbing
Video
Likes: 49.7K Comments: 326 Plays: 942.0K
🥶 A painful video to make! 😂 See how freezing my hand looks at the end! This took too many attempts to get right 😂 But a video that had to b
drjulie Instagram post about Book promotion
Book promotion
Video
Likes: 6.0K Comments: 624 Plays: 294.2K
👉 Comment ‘BOOK’ and I’ll send you a discount link to my New York Times bestseller, ‘Open When..’ It is out now in paperback in the UK. It m
drjulie Instagram post about Radio interview clip
Radio interview clip
Video
Likes: 629 Comments: 19 Plays: 109.7K
Dr Julie Smith tells Chris Evans why he shouldn’t water his plastic plants 🪴 🤦 The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, weekdays from 6.30am 🌅🎉
drjulie Instagram post about Shyness and social anxiety
Shyness and social anxiety
Video
Likes: 15.2K Comments: 3.8K Plays: 565.1K
👉 Shy or Socially Anxious? Comment ‘SHY’ to find out. Which one resonates most for you? Neither shyness nor social anxiety is a fault or wea
drjulie Instagram post about Confirmation bias in relationships
Confirmation bias in relationships
Video
Likes: 19.4K Comments: 265 Plays: 577.8K
🪴Are you in the WRONG relationship? 👉 Let me be clear on one thing. Finding this video relatable does NOT mean that you should impulsively e
drjulie Instagram post about Social anxiety
Social anxiety
Video
Likes: 7.3K Comments: 174 Plays: 407.3K
👉 Can you relate? That last one is so common! So many of the things we do without even thinking about it are a form of safety behaviour. A
drjulie Instagram post about Podcast episode promotion
Podcast episode promotion
Video
Likes: 2.4K Comments: 165 Plays: 198.2K
Comment the word “pod” for the full episode with @drjulie , @theproblemwith trying to feel better.
drjulie Instagram post about Podcast episode promotion
Podcast episode promotion
Video
Likes: 4.1K Comments: 513 Plays: 281.4K
Comment the word “pod” for me to dm you links to this amazing episode with @drjulie - @theproblemwith trying to feel better.
drjulie Instagram post about Depression and behavioral activation
Depression and behavioral activation
Video
Likes: 87.3K Comments: 682 Plays: 1.6M
👉 Are you depressed or is it just sadness? Either way one crucial truth remains the same. You have the potential to shift a downward spiral
drjulie Instagram post about Emotional maturity
Emotional maturity
Video
Likes: 10.5K Comments: 556 Plays: 318.0K
👉Quick Test - How many can you say yes to? If this resonates, you’re probably further along than you give yourself credit for. Most people w
drjulie Instagram post about Book launch
Book launch
Video
Likes: 35.0K Comments: 1.2K Plays: 903.9K
👉 My secret is finally out! The book that I (and so many others) have needed but not been able to find… I wrote it for us. (link in bio) I
drjulie Instagram post about Book promotion
Book promotion
Video
Likes: 14.9K Comments: 672 Plays: 629.5K
👀 Can you spot your language? Thank you 🙏 1 Million Copies sold in the UK and now translated in 45 Languages 🥳 👉 As this book made its way
drjulie Instagram post about Sustainable goal setting
Sustainable goal setting
Video
Likes: 413.0K Comments: 2.1K Plays: 8.8M
🐠 👉 If you are joining one of the infinite January resets/diets/lifestyle changes, ask yourself this question before you start: have you set

Analysis based on 24 available posts.
Last snapshot taken: August 29, 2026