Taryn Marie Stejskal, Ph.D.

USA Today recognizes Dr. Taryn Marie as the #1 international expert on resilience. NY Magazine counts her as a Top 10 mental health & well-being thought leader. She a sought-after keynote speaker and is the #1 WSJ bestselling author of the book entitled, The 5 Practices of Highly Resilient People: Why some flourish when others fold, winner of the prestigious Nautilus Book Award for 2024, endorsed by Arianna Huffington, Daniel Pink, etc. Marshall Goldsmith recognizes Dr. Taryn as one of his top 100 global executive coaches. She is an athlete, a former competitive swimmer, along with having received her Ph.D. in neuropsychology, she also holds a multitude of credits for runway modeling, voiceovers, commercials, television & red-carpet interviews, and guest spots on shows such as Tamron Hall and Modern Living with Kathy Ireland. Dr. Taryn's TEDx talk on vulnerability has been viewed more than 1 million times, and she is a top 1% podcast host of her own show, Flourish or Fold: Stories of Resilience.