Psychologists have long studied the question “What makes people happy?” and the answer isn’t what people usually expect. Wealth and accolades matter far less than good health, strong relationships, and having a sense of purpose. Dr. LISA DAMOUR translates psychological science into the concrete steps that help people feel good while doing well.

Dr. LISA DAMOUR explains the science showing that stress and anxiety are unavoidable and actually necessary aspects of daily life: stress happens when we are adapting to new challenges and anxiety alerts us to pay attention or make a change. Dr. Damour’s groundbreaking approach empowers people to embrace healthy doses of stress and anxiety and learn how to keep pressure and tension from reaching unhealthy levels.

Psychologists have long studied the protective factors and individual behaviors that help people manage, and even thrive, under chronic stress conditions. Dr. LISA DAMOUR will draw upon this research to highlight proven strategies that adults can use to make the best of persistently difficult circumstances.

Women hear a lot of advice about how to talk, but not all of it fits with what the research shows about effective communication. Dr. LISA DAMOUR addresses popular misconceptions about how women speak and shares her path-breaking work on how both women and men can develop effective strategies for advancing their ideas, managing conflict, and saying “no” without harming their relationships.

In teenagers, powerful emotions come with the territory. And with so many of today’s teens contending with academic pressure, social media stress, worries about the future, and concerns about their own mental health, it’s easy for them—and their parents—to feel anxious and overwhelmed. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

This session will provide clear, research-informed guidance to give parents the concrete, practical information they need to steady their teens through the bumpy yet transformational journey into adulthood.