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Maureen Healy

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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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"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 See all references

Why book speaker Maureen Healy?

  • Maureen is an accomplished educator, co-founder of the “World Happiness Summit” for children’s emotional health. She writes a popular blog for Psychology Today and her book, Growing Happy Kids, won awards
  • As a keynote speaker, she shares international insights from teaching and counseling worldwide. Her ultimate goal is to teach the path to emotional happiness.
  • Maureen has studied happiness globally and brings those experiences to her speaking engagements. With her emotional tools, she believes life is never boring and encourages learning from every person you meet.
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Keynote speaker, educator, and award-winning author of The Emotionally Healthy Child, Maureen Healy speaks to educators and parents alike about how to raise emotionally healthy and ultimately, happier children in today’s world.  She holds a bachelor's and an MBA from Clark University and completed her Ph.D. coursework in child clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University. Additionally, Maureen has authored a social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum for K-8 students, which has been implemented in several independent schools around the world.

 

Why book speaker Maureen Healy?

  • Maureen is an accomplished educator, co-founder of the “World Happiness Summit” for children’s emotional health. She writes a popular blog for Psychology Today and her book, Growing Happy Kids, won awards
  • As a keynote speaker, she shares international insights from teaching and counseling worldwide. Her ultimate goal is to teach the path to emotional happiness.
  • Maureen has studied happiness globally and brings those experiences to her speaking engagements. With her emotional tools, she believes life is never boring and encourages learning from every person you meet.

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. Prior books include: The Emotionally Healthy Child with a preface from the Dalai Lama, and Growing Happy Kids, 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.

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Childhood Resilience: 5 Science-Based Strategies to Thrive

Every adult wants to nurture inner strength and resilience in their children. Teachers want to help struggling learners, parents want children to bounce back from the emotional hiccups of the day, and families want to feel stronger together. The upside is there is a science of resilience, and we can learn – and in turn, teach it to our children.

Audience member takeaways include:

  • Learning the science-based concepts of childhood resilience
  • No-cost activities to use in the classroom (or home) to foster childhood resilience
  • Proven strategies that help children (elementary and middle school) become more resilient and bounce back from challenges
  • What it takes for all of us to thrive (teachers, schools, students, families)
Keynote by Maureen Healy

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): Healing from the Pandemic

Maureen offers complimentary strategies to help students understand and express their emotions constructively (SEL), build resilience, and form a healthy mindset, especially after the pandemic. Life will have challenges, but how we respond and recover from them is essential as children/students learn tools that support their emotional health, resilience, and reconnection with others.

Participant takeaways include:

  • Trauma informed practices to help build student resilience and coping skills
  • Everyday SEL tools for elementary and middle school students, which have helped them connect, cope, and make smart choices
  • SEL activities by age, and stage of development (from 4 to age 13 years old)
  • A fresh perspective on how to help today’s children and students recover from the pandemic and form a resilient mindset
Keynote by Maureen Healy

Emotional Health in Early Childhood

Maureen brings together the science of emotional health, and the wisdom of the world in helping raise resilient and emotionally healthy children. Invite Maureen to provide your teachers, parents, and/or conference attendees the how of early childhood education regarding emotional health (preschool, kindergarten, elementary). Her engaging, informative and inspiring style empowers all participants.

Audience member takeaways include:

  • Everyday science-based activities to help children express their emotions more constructively in the classroom (or at home).
  • No-cost methods to build connection, coping skills, and emotional regulation in preschool/K, elementary, and middle school.
  • Specialized coping skills for young children regarding: Worry/Anxiety, Stress, Loss, Perfectionism, and High Sensitivity, as examples.
  • A list of free resources, which can help teachers, parents and professionals find excellent resources at their fingertips.

     

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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

The Summit Country Day School

"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

Maureen was knowledgable and able to connect with our audience. She did a great job with managing the adjustments prior to and during the event in order to make it a success. Would definitely look to schedule her again!

Deloitte

Maureen was knowledgable and able to connect with our audience. She did a great job with managing the adjustments prior to and during the event in order to make it a success. Would definitely look to schedule her again!

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5 out of 5 stars

"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 See all references

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