Margit Cox Henderson

About Margit Cox Henderson

As a psychologist, speaker and award-winning author, Dr. Margit Henderson shares her expertise about building resilience through meaningful life engagement and embodied wellbeing. Her warm presence and contagious courage will support you as you build the impactful life practices you’ll need, while she guides you to face the personal and societal obstacles between this moment and your future vision. Psychologist Margit is not accepting new clients for her therapy practice. Speaker Margit is a dynamic speaker and facilitator, who shares her expertise about building resilience through meaningful life engagement and embodied wellbeing. Margit challenges her audiences while infusing them with energy and support. Her programs offer practical takeaways to empower your attendees to bring their best intentions to life. Speaker demo video: https://youtu.be/kXgB8CyWwbc Margit Henderson\'s Talk Titles Courageous Activism Events *Activism and Emotional Resilience: What Your Nervous System Needs for Lasting Civil Courage *Having Hard Conversations: How to Settle Your Nervous System to Speak with Courage and Listen with Care *Standing Up to End Racism: Breaking Through the Design of White Supremacy for Lasting Civil Courage Burnout Relief Events * Burnout Relief: Science-Based Solutions to Restore Your Wellbeing * Peak Performance Playbook: Simple Strategies to Thrive Under Pressure Resilient Retirement Events *Optimistic Aging: Chart Your Course for Retirement Adventure *A Tale of Two Futures: Why and How to Talk with Your Clients about Pessimistic Aging and Optimistic Aging Writer Margit\'s books include *Optimistic Aging: From Midlife to the Good Life, an Action Plan *From Hope to Habit: Science-Based Solutions to Live Your Best Intentions Her blog posts can be viewed at: For more information, email Margit at m•••••@margithenderson.com

Experience

1. Professional Speaker

   Resiliency Resources

   Jan 2014 — Present

   Speaker demo video: https://youtu.be/kXgB8CyWwbc Margit has over 25 years of public speaking and facilitation experience. Even during keynote speeches with large audiences, she guides participants to actively engage with the topic using self-reflection, movement and direct interaction with her and other attendees. As a facilitator, Margit guides groups large and small to even more substantive inquiry and connection. Margit offers all of the topics below as a keynote speech or a facilitated program, either in-person or via video conference. Courageous Activism Events*Activism and Emotional Resilience: What Your Nervous System Needs for Lasting Civil Courage*Having Hard Conversations: How to Settle Your Nervous System to Speak with Courage and Listen with Care*Standing Up to End Racism: Breaking Through the Design of White Supremacy for Lasting Civil CourageBurnout Relief Events* Burnout Relief: Science-Based Solutions to Restore Your Wellbeing* Peak Performance Playbook: Simple Strategies to Thrive Under PressureResilient Retirement Events*Optimistic Aging: Chart Your Course for Retirement Adventure*A Tale of Two Futures: Why and How to Talk with Your Clients about Pessimistic Aging and Optimistic Aging

Education

• Loyola University Chicago

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

• Northwestern University

  Bachelor's Degree

• Loyola University Chicago

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Skills

• Aging
• Clinical Research
• Parenting
• Trauma Therapy
• Health Psychology
• Anxiety Management
• Clinical Psychology
• Public Speaking
• Motivational Speaking
• Writing
• Treatment of Depression
• Grant Writing
• Positive Psychology
• Resiliency