"You are not here to live a what if life. YOu are here to live a what is life"

Dr. Kristen Lee, Ed.D., LICSW, known as "Dr. Kris" is an award- winning author, clinician, researcher, educator, comedian, speaker, and activist with over twenty years of experience. As lead faculty for Behavioral Science at Northeastern University in Boston, her research and teaching interests include individual and organizational well-being and resilience, particularly for marginalized and underserved populations. She is the author of Indie Book Award’s 2015 Motivational Book of the Year, Reset: Make the Most of Your Stress best-selling Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking, and the upcoming Worth the Risk. Dr. Kris's work has been featured on Ted, NPR, Fast Company, and CPS radio. Her signature ability to engage with a diverse range of audiences has led her to be invited to speak nationally and internationally to students, educators, health and mental health professionals, business leaders and general audiences. 

In this Age of Anxiety, resilience must be cultivated to help us navigate and leverage stress. Learn evidence-based habits and mindsets to help protect against the risk of burnout, exhaustion, and overstimulation that are mainstays in our 24-7 always-on world.  Based on Reset: Make the Most of Your Stress; Your 24-7 Plan for Well-being.

If laughter is the medicine, let Dr. Kris and special guest comedians bring a one-of-a-kind therapy session meets comedy show experience to your organization. Build community, solidarity, and spread some cheer at a time where we need joy, not fear and germs to be contagious. 

In the era of global mental health crisis, institutions, companies, and organizations are grappling with how to tend to the human needs and hand, while meeting outcomes and demands. Learn to apply principles of behavioral science to create a positive culture that inspires constituents to thrive and build resilience in today’s intensive landscape. Based on the upcoming Worth the Risk.

Within this “Age of Anxiety”, the pressure to hyper-perform and jump through endless hoops is taking its toll. Mindfulness has surged in popularity, but what exactly does it offer? Beyond the hype, learn how to apply the science of mindfulness to reduce anxiety to stay well and do well. From coping with the pandemic, to overcoming technology overload, to overcoming perfectionism and deficit thinking, this interactive session offers practical strategies to help you relieve stress, and develop self-care mindsets and habits that help you build the agility and resilience at work, school, home and beyond. Based on Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking: Learn What it Takes to Be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today’s World.

Today’s students are required to jump through hoops in our hypercompetitive market. Increased opportunities have led to increased stress levels. This talk provides students with a toolbox for navigating the skyrocketing mental health crisis. Based on the viral Huffington Post article.

Across the lifespan, educators are required to support the learning and growth of students. In today’s high stakes arenas, competing demands can compromise well-being for students and educators alike. This talk provides educators with a toolbox for preventative and integrative approaches to serving students across the educational spectrum. It also includes a “double dip” of protective strategies for educators to sustain themselves in today’s complex educational arenas. Based on the Harvard McLean talk.