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Educator and author on raising emotionally healthier and happier children with insights from her best-selling book
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Maureen Healy is an award-winning author, sought-after speaker, and leader in the world of children’s elementary school education. Tal Ben-Shahar said, “Maureen has provided an important antidote to the difficult times that so many of our kids are going through these days” while describing Maureen’s new book: The Happiness Workbook for Kids (PESI, 2022). Prior books include: The Emotionally Healthy Child (New World Library, 2018) with a preface from the Dalai Lama, and Growing Happy Kids (HCI Books, 2012), along with a popular blog on Psychology Today’s website.
Unique to Maureen her ability to integrate western science and the wisdom traditions in a secular (non-religious) way to help any adult, or child become healthier, as well as happier. Her work has been seen across all media platforms including The New York Times, Fortune, PBS, Scholastic magazine, and AOL’s streaming services, as well as NBC, ABC, and the CW. Her ability to distill complex ideas into simple, proven strategies to create more harmony and emotional health at home, as well as the classroom has been noticed. The Dalai Lama said, “I hope Maureen’s book, The Emotionally Healthy Child, can contribute to more wholesome education for future generations.”
With two decades of experience, Maureen has helped 1000s of parents and children in her office, and classroom. She’s taught from kindergarten to the college level, volunteered in Asia and even lived at the Base of the Himalayas in 2007. Her traditional educational credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a PhD program in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California. Maureen has also studied with scholars and scientists globally on the science of happiness, which has bolstered her joy immensely.
Invite Maureen to your school, organization, or conference to discuss how to nurture resilience in today’s children, as well as how to help them become strong and smart on the path to positive emotional health even in the toughest of times. (Virtual or in-person)
See keynotes with Maureen HealyEvery adult wants to raise, and nurture healthy children. The challenge oftentimes come with the question: What do I do? Maureen shares the science and real-life strategies of nurturing positive emotional health in today’s elementary and middle school aged children.
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Maureen has spoken across the globe about how to foster happier thoughts, actions, and experiences in childhood. In The Happiness Workbook for Kids, she walks students through the ideas and activities they need to learn to understand their emotions, reframe challenges, bounce back from upsets, and move toward happier life experiences.
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Every adult wants to nurture resilience, and self-reliance in their children – as well as students. Maureen shares the science of childhood resilience, gives adults a “sneak peek” into her resilience studies curriculum for elementary students, and explains what is essential to nurturing resilience in the classroom or home looks like.
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Helping children use the pandemic as a stepping-stone to their best life is essential. They can learn how to see themselves as strong from the inside out, and do the things that help them persevere in life – develop grit, a growth mindset, a healthy dose of courage and confidence, and yes, kindness towards others. Maureen shares how these character traits, qualities, and mindsets can be nurtured in systematic ways to help children thrive – even now.
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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 Schiess, Assistant Head
"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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