Allie Marie Smith is an award-winning author, speaker, life coach, podcast host and the Founder and CEO of Wonderfully Made, a ministry that empowers girls and women to know their God-given value, identity, and purpose, experience vibrant mental health, and lead flourishing lives.
She is the author of Social Media Reset: A 30-Day Guided Journey to Unplug, Reconnect with God, Reclaim Your Joy, and Wonderfully Made: Discover the Identity, Love, and Worth You Were Created For.
She is an expert on the mental health of girls and women and is a leading voice on what social media does to our minds, brains, souls, and society and what we can do about it.
As a successful scholar-athlete in high school, she appeared to have the ideal life, but was fighting a hidden battle. Two weeks after graduating high school, she found herself in a deep and debilitating depression, was hospitalized, and even attempted suicide that summer by trying to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, but was rescued by a flat tire and a kind-hearted man.
Professional Bio
Her life transformed by God within the walls of a psychiatric hospital, leading her to establish Wonderfully Made at the age of twenty. Since then, it has become the nation’s oldest and leading organization of its kind, providing events, programs, and resources at the intersection of faith and mental health. They are the first organization to purchase social media ads to convey to girls and young women that they have value, a purpose for their lives, and the ability to overcome any mental health challenges.
She has shared her story with millions to inspire hope that they too can overcome mental health challenges. By God’s grace, she is now thriving, thanks to her resilience and commitment to personal growth while living a healthy, active, and sober lifestyle.
She lives in Santa Barbara County with her husband Paul and Golden Retriever Gidget, where she loves unplugging, surfing, long trail runs, playing with horses, and adventuring up and down the California coast.
To interview Allie or invite her to speak, contact her here.