Our Speakers

Jill Stoddard PhD

Jill Stoddard PhD

A brief introduction to Jill

Jill Stoddard is passionate about sharing science-backed ideas from psychology to help people thrive. She is a speaker, writer, award-winning former professor, peer-reviewed ACT trainer, therapist, and co-host of the popular Psychologists Off the Clock podcast. Her thoughts have been featured in The Washington Post, TEDx, today.com, NBC, ABC, CBS, and elsewhere. She lives in Newburyport, MA with her husband, two kids, and disobedient French bulldog.

Jill’s Areas of Expertise & Topics

  • Cultivating courage vs confidence for taking risks at work and beyond

  • Overcoming imposter “syndrome”

  • Managing stress, anxiety, and overwhelm

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)/psychological flexibility

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)/Exposure Therapy

Vanessa Patrick PhD

A brief introduction to Vanessa

Vanessa Patrick, PhD. is an award winning researcher and teacher and the author of the book The Power of Saying No: The New Science of How to Say No that Puts You in Charge of Your Life. She is a regular speaker at both academic and practitioner conferences. She has published dozens of research articles in top-tier academic journals in psychology, marketing, and management, and popular accounts of her work have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Business Week, Fast Company, Forbes, Huffington Post and Washington Post.

Vanessa’s Areas of Expertise & Topics

  • The Power of Saying No: Learning the ART of Empowered Refusal

  • Slay the Day: Personal Policies for Greater Productivity and Well-being 

  • You are what you do: Creating, Crafting and Curating YOU as a Brand

Emily Edlynn PhD

A brief introduction to Emily

Emily Edlynn is a clinical psychologist, speaker, author, and podcaster based in Illinois. Her thoughts have been featured in The Washington Post, Scary Mommy, Good Housekeeping, Motherly, Psychology Today, NPR and NBC News Daily. Emily is the Director of Pediatric Behavioral Medicine for Oak Park Behavioral Medicine, a private practice specializing in health psychology for children, teens, and adults. Her book Autonomy Supportive Parenting earned the Foreword Reviews’ 2023 Indies Book of the Year Award.

Emily’s Areas of Expertise & Topics

  • The Science and Practice of Autonomy-Supportive Parenting

  • New Ways to Parent Around Technology and Social Media

  • How to Boost Your Child’s Motivation for School

  • Raising Emotionally Healthy and Resilient Children