Award-winning author helping schools, parents and organizations build emotionally healthy, resilient children and stronger learning environments.
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Top rated!Book Maureen Healy for an inspiring keynote on children's emotional health, resilience, learning and well-being. As an award-winning author, speaker and consultant, she has spent more than 15 years helping schools, educators, parents and organizations create environments where children can thrive. Through practical tools, relatable stories and research-based insights, Maureen empowers audiences to strengthen emotional well-being, improve learning outcomes and build resilient communities.
Maureen Healy is an award-winning author, international speaker and consultant dedicated to helping children, families and educators flourish. By combining psychology, education and well-being, she provides practical strategies that strengthen emotional resilience, improve learning and create healthier school communities.
Her work has earned international recognition. His Holiness the Dalai Lama praised her acclaimed book The Emotionally Healthy Child, saying:
"I hope Maureen Healy's book, The Emotionally Healthy Child, contributes to a more wholesome education for future generations."
Maureen is also the author of The Happiness Workbook for Kids and Growing Happy Kids, which received praise from renowned psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr. Edward Hallowell. In addition, her Psychology Today blog has reached millions of readers worldwide, making her a trusted voice on children's emotional health and development.
For more than 15 years, Maureen has guided tens of thousands of parents, children, educators, school leaders, students and child-centred professionals throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Her presentations are always tailored to the audience, ensuring participants leave with practical ideas they can immediately put into practice.
Emotional health is at the heart of everything Maureen teaches. She believes children learn and grow best when they feel safe, connected and resilient. Rather than focusing on theory alone, her keynotes provide practical tools that can be applied in classrooms, homes and workplaces.
Audiences gain strategies to:
Every keynote combines current research, relatable examples and actionable advice, making the learning both inspiring and immediately useful.
Maureen holds a BA in Psychology and an MBA from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and completed doctoral studies in Child Psychology at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California.
Alongside her academic background, she has studied with happiness teachers around the world, further shaping her practical and compassionate approach to well-being. Her ability to translate research into simple, actionable strategies has made her a sought-after speaker for schools, conferences and organizations.
Her expertise has also been featured across major media, including ABC's Midday Live in San Francisco, The New York Times, PBS's This Emotional Life series, and podcasts including Sunshine Parenting and Calm & Connected.
Each keynote is customized to the audience and their goals. Popular topics include:
Maureen's presentations inspire audiences while equipping them with practical tools they can use long after the event. Her warm, engaging style, combined with deep expertise in psychology, education and well-being, creates meaningful learning experiences for educators, leaders, parents and organizations alike.
Book Maureen Healy for a keynote that helps children, educators and communities build emotional resilience, strengthen well-being and create environments where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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We brought Maureen in to share about the teenage brain and our educators loved her! She provided real-life strategies and facilitated a meaningful discussion for our organization about how to help our teenagers. We are better for having her visit.
Diane S.JCC in Baltimore, MD
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Thank you again for the amazing presentation you shared tonight. I am so pleased with the turnout!
Melanie ManikasTeacher and Program Coordinator
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Thank you for the wonderful presentation. We’ve gotten great feedback from the event!
Miranda GossPrincipal at Fairfax Public County Schools
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The event was a success! We had over 400 parents, gave away over 300 books, and Maureen stayed to sign all of them. Our parents loved her.
Resma Byrne,Director of Educational Projects at Walnut Valley Unified School District
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Maureen was a wonderful speaker. She gave our audience research and real-life strategies to help today's children become more resilient and emotionally intelligent. I recommend her without reservation!
Dean of Garden Street Academy
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We are so happy. I'm getting lots of emails from parents and people in the community that loved your talk! You really did a great job and I'm so glad we brought you to speak at our Early Childhood Education Symposium.
Kelley SchiessThe Summit Country Day School
Keynote by Maureen Healy:
Helping students understand their emotions as well as make responsible choices with them is what Maureen brilliantly does. Her global background in child development and psychology offers keen insight into how to foster emotional wellbeing in today’s students.
Participants learn the latest SEL research and proven strategies that students can anchor within themselves to weather any storm.
Audience takeaways:
Invite Maureen to empower your community with emotional intelligence, which can foster wellbeing in attendees as well as the young children in their lives. There are no questions off-limits. Maureen spends as much time as needed to support your community.
Keynote by Maureen Healy:
Our world isn’t always kind – however, that doesn’t mean we stop being kind. Just the opposite: skillful educators double down on kindness with their students and community.
In this program Maureen engages participants about a:
Invite Maureen to empower your community with the how of activating kindness. Hear about the evidence-based benefits of kindness from lowering stress to reducing bullying, Maureen shares it as a must-have quality and attribute that can equip students and schools for the brightest future.
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Resilience is not as an innate trait a child has or doesn't have, but as a skill to be developed. What Maureen does in a remarkable way is help adults understand the ideas, tools and mindset they need to nurture in their students to build resiliency, as well as how to support their own inner toolkit.
Participants gain a deeper understanding of:
Attendees repeatedly report a keener understanding of resilience after Maureen’s program, and enjoy hearing her perspective, proven tools and creative ways to support students in building resilience in today’s often distracted and disconnected world.
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The Science of well-being has come into focus and schools, which prioritize student, teacher and community well-being have demonstrated positive outcomes. Invite Maureen to learn more about the little to big efforts that can yield incredibly beneficial results for today, as well as the long-term.
Watch speaker Maureen Healy in action
Watch speaker Maureen Healy in action
