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Maureen Healy

Educator & Best-Selling Author of The Emotionally Healthy Child

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Biography

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. Read More >

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). Read Less ^

Speaker Videos

Dealing with Anger

The Emotionally Healthy Child

Emotional Development

How to Raise Happier Children

Raising an Emotionally Healthy Children

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Speech Topics

Strengthening Student Resilience: Cultivating Resilience in the Classroom

Every teacher wants to nurture resilience in their students. Maureen shares the science of childhood resilience, gives an overview of her resilience studies curriculum for elementary students, and explains what is essential to nurturing resilience in the classroom looks like. Read More >

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Participants learn the 3 science-based requirements of childhood resilience, which are foundational for students and children.
Ideas and activities to use in the classroom (or home) to foster childhood resilience.
Proven methods on how to create, maintain, and repair resilience in childhood.
A deeper understanding of how resilience is the foundation for children’s positive emotional health and positive student outcomes.

Science of Happier Students: Helping today’s Students Become Happier

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. Read More >

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Understanding the science of childhood happiness in a clear, and succinct way that provides you with clear strategies to implement today (at home or classroom).
Activity Sheets to utilize in your elementary school classroom to foster student social and emotional learning.
Best practices from today’s post pandemic classroom that have helped students feel less stressed, less anxious, more supported, and connected. Participants will be given a “one sheet” summary to help them implement in their classroom.

The Emotionally Healthy Child

Every 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. Read More >

Audience member takeaways include: Read Less ^

Learn the 7 essential ideas of how emotions work, which children must know to begin making better choices (even with tricky emotions!).
Ideas and science-based activities to help children express their emotions more constructively in the classroom (or at home).
Insight into the child who struggles with: anger, anxiety, perfectionism, outbursts at home (not school) and making (or keeping) friends.
A deeper understanding of what emotional health and balance looks like in children, as well as how to nurture it in oneself—and do it with more self-compassion, clarity, and confidence.

Testimonials

"Thank you for presenting. We appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge, experience, and expertise with our extensive network of behavioral health professionals. Participants overwhelmingly reported that your presentation was relevant to their work and that they are likely to implement what they learned during your training. Thanks again for your partnership and your contributions to the field."

- Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township

"As part of our on-going efforts to help teens, 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 come visit."

- Diane Solomon, Baltimore, MD

"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."

- The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio

"The event was a success! We had over 400 parents attend, we gave away 300 books and Maureen stayed to sign them. The audience feedback that I received was really positive. Our parents loved her."

- Walnut Valley

"Maureen Healy is an engaging and exceptional speaker. She made us laugh and learn about how to help a child develop self-control, and the ability to make better choices with their emotions. Many of our teachers and parents thanked me profusely afterwards as this is what they needed."

- Dean of Garden Street Academy

"Maureen's talk was very well received. Our parents are required to attend professional development, and even reluctant parents said they got really useful ideas from her talk. Thank you!"

- The Parents Oak Workshop

- Jewish Teen Educators

"I have heard her on the stage and in the classroom. She is an inspiration to listen to."

- Former Director of Gross National Happiness for Bhutan

“Maureen shared her thoughtful perspective and practical tools for parents and kids to use. Through a combination of presenting and answering questions, parents walked away with resources, information and hope! Her style was both respectful and light so that folks felt comfortable asking about sensitive issues their kids were dealing with. I would highly recommend her as a speaker.”

- Kim Crail, Senior Technician

"I was delighted to have Maureen speak at the World Happiness Summit in Miami, Florida, where she delighted the audience of 5,000+ people."

- Luis Gallardo

“This was great. I appreciate you talking to our parents, and helping them raise 'media healthy' children!”

- Parent Enrichment Coordinator, NYC

“Maureen was a hit! She was able to share new ideas and strategies with our parents, which really helped them. They asked a variety of questions and got immediate answers.”

- Principal, Elementary School in Atlanta

“We are still getting positive feedback about Maureen's keynote, and teachers using the tools she taught. It was truly life-changing to have her come visit our school system.”

- Superintendent, Mexico