Amy Morin

Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, international bestselling author, and one of Inc. Magazine‘s Top 100 Leadership Speakers in the World. For more than twenty years, she has helped individuals and organizations build the mental strength to navigate change, manage pressure, and perform at their best under the most demanding conditions.

Amy’s books on mental strength have sold more than 1.5 million copies and been translated into more than 50 languages. Her first book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, became a global bestseller after the article that preceded it reached more than 50 million readers. Her newest book, The Mental Strength Playbook, provides actionable tools for performing under pressure, navigating change, and reaching your peak potential.

Her TEDx talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong, has been viewed more than 25 million times and remains one of the most-viewed TEDx talks of all time. She has taught at Northeastern University, hosts the award-winning Mentally Stronger podcast, and is a regular contributor to CNBC, Business Insider, and Psychology Today. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Fortune, CNBC, Fast Company, Business Insider, and Good Morning America.

As a keynote speaker, Amy has worked with organizations including Google, Johnson & Johnson, Adobe, Chick-fil-A, Cisco, Reuters, Prudential, Under Armour, Boston Scientific, Fiserv, and IDEXX. She combines two decades of clinical expertise with practical, research-backed tools audiences can apply immediately — in the meeting, on the deadline, under the pressure.

Amy lives on a sailboat in the Florida Keys.

Sample Keynote Speeches

1. Staying Strong Through Change: Science-Backed Plays for Uncertain Times

Nearly three in four employees report experiencing significant workplace change in the past year — and a majority say it’s taking a toll on their mental health and performance. From AI redefining roles every few months to teams being constantly restructured, many people are struggling to cope with ongoing changes. The employees who are able to thrive during uncertain times are the ones with the tools for adapting to change.

Amy teaches audiences what to actually do when the future is uncertain — in the middle of a meeting, following a policy change, or on a Tuesday morning when everything feels like it’s falling apart. Drawing on more than two decades of clinical practice and mental strength training, she gives audiences research-backed strategies that help high performers thrive, lead through disruption, and deliver results even when nothing feels predictable.

This keynote serves leaders and teams who are:

• Navigating restructuring or major strategy shifts

• Struggling to stay steady through ongoing uncertainty

• Being asked to deliver results while learning entirely new ways of working

The audience will leave with:

• Specific plays they can run the next time change hits

• An understanding of why our instincts during change often backfire — and what the most resilient performers do differently

• Practical strategies for leading teams through uncertainty without losing their own footing

• A reframe that transforms how individuals see their own capacity and what they’re capable of achieving during times of change

Best audiences:

• Leaders undergoing organizational change

• Organizations experiencing regulatory shifts

• Sales kickoffs announcing new strategy or structure

• Teams adopting AI and new technology

• Companies undergoing major transformation

2. Managing Stress at Work: Research-Backed Plays That Actually Work

Over 80% of employees report moderate to high levels of work-related stress — and most say they haven’t been given tools that actually work in the moments they need them most. The cost shows up in missed deadlines, strained teams, and reduced productivity.

In this keynote, Amy introduces her Pause → Pick → Play framework and teaches audiences a research-backed set of tools people can run in ninety seconds or less in a meeting, between calls, or before a high-stakes conversation. Every play is designed to work under real workplace conditions, without requiring an app, a quiet room, or a scheduled break. Audiences leave with practical, immediately-usable content they’ll reach for when they’re under pressure.

This keynote serves leaders and teams who are:

• Operating in high-pressure, high-stakes environments with little recovery time

• Tired of generic wellness advice that doesn’t work under real workplace conditions

• Being asked to perform at their peak while managing increasing demands

The audience will leave with:

• The Pause → Pick → Play framework for choosing the right response under pressure

• Fast-acting plays for high-stress moments — including ones they can run mid-meeting without anyone noticing

• An understanding of why traditional stress advice often fails at work, and what the research actually supports

• A new relationship with pressure itself and strategies for how to use it to their advantage

Best audiences:

• Sales kickoffs and high-performance team offsites

• Annual meetings 

• Conferences for high-achievers and senior leaders

• Financial services, healthcare, and other always-on industries

• Any audience where “do more with less” describes current reality

3. Building Burnout-Resistant Teams: Mental Strength Plays for Workplace Mental Health

Burnout has become the defining workplace conversation of the decade. Organizations are spending more than ever on wellness programs, mental health benefits, and employee support — and yet, Gallup data shows nearly 8 in 10 employees still experience burnout on the job at least sometimes, with a quarter reporting they feel burned out very often or always.

In this provocative, research-backed keynote, Amy shares how the label of “burned out” has become a self-fulfilling identity, and why more time off, more benefits, and more resources don’t address the actual problem. Amy separates the genuine clinical condition of burnout from the far more common experience of overwhelm, and gives audiences the research-backed tools to address overwhelm in real time — along with the organizational reframes that finally move the burnout numbers in the right direction.

This keynote serves leaders and teams who are:

• Watching burnout rise despite increased investment in wellness programs

• Rethinking how their organization talks about and addresses mental health at work

• Looking for research-backed strategies that go beyond generic self-care advice

The audience will leave with:

• The clinical distinction between burnout and overwhelm — and why many conversations dangerously conflate them

• Real-time plays for addressing overwhelm before it becomes burnout

• A self-care reframe that moves beyond bubble baths and grand resets toward practices that actually compound

• A new framework for leaders to support employees without deepening the burnout identity

Best audiences:

• SHRM events, benefits summits, and corporate wellness conferences

• HR leadership retreats and people-team offsites

• Employee resource group keynotes and mental health awareness programming

• Industries with high burnout rates

• Any organization with burnout as a named concern in their strategic plan

4. 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do — and the Plays to Run Instead

In 2013, Amy sat down at her kitchen table and wrote a list titled 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do. Within days, it had been read by more than 50 million people. It became the foundation of a bestselling book that has sold more than 1.5 million copies, been translated into more than 50 languages, and led to a TEDx talk with more than 25 million views. More than a decade later, the 13 things have become shorthand for how to thrive in any circumstance.

But readers kept asking a different question. I know what not to do. What do I actually do instead?

In this keynote — Amy’s most-requested talk over the past 10 years — she walks audiences through the thirteen habits that quietly drain mental strength and pairs each with a specific play from her research-backed toolkit in The Mental Strength Playbook. Audiences leave with a toolkit they can run tomorrow morning, anchored by her Pause → Pick → Play framework for choosing the right play in the right moment.

This keynote serves leaders and teams who are:

• Familiar with the 13 Things framework and ready for the expanded version

• Looking for a proven flagship keynote that resonates across every role in the room

• Interested in both the mindsets that drain mental strength and the tools that rebuild it

The audience will leave with:

• The thirteen habits that quietly undermine mental strength at work

• A specific strategy for each habit — an exercise audiences can run the moment they notice themselves slipping into an old pattern

• The Pause → Pick → Play framework for choosing the right play for the right moment

Best audiences:

• Annual leadership summits and all-hands meetings

• Companies that have previously booked Amy and want fresh material

• Large mixed-audience events where name recognition drives attendance

• Conferences seeking a science-backed keynote that delivers actionable strategies