Lisa Daron Grossman

About Lisa Daron Grossman

Lisa Daron Grossman is the Founder of The Connection Cure. She has been a practicing certified Professional Coach from the Coaches Training Institute and the International Coaches Federation since 2010. She is a practitioner of Positive Psychology, holds her MFA in Creative Nonfiction writing, BA in Anthropology, a certificate in Mind-Body Medicine, and holds a certificate in Applied Compassion through the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford. Prior to working as a coach Lisa worked with storytelling as a documentary filmmaker, a copywriter for the Smithsonian channel, a New York City tour guide, and a professional team builder for over ten years. She has been asked to speak at workshops and wellness seminars across the country and was selected to speak at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as well as the John F. Kennedy Service Awards as part of a 2016 storytelling contest.

Experience

1. Mental Health and Wellness Coach

   Lyra Health

   Jun 2021 — Present

Education

• The New School

  Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Creative Non-Fiction Writing

  2012 — 2014

• The Coaches Training Institute

  Certified Co-Active Life Coach, Coaches Training Institute

• Colorado College

  Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology

  1999 — 2003

• The Flourishing Center, New York City

  Certification in Applied Positive Psychology, Positive Psychology

  2016 — 2017

• Naropa University

  Master's degree, Mindfulness based Transpersonal Clinical Mental Health Counseling

• Stanford University

  The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education | CCARE at Stanford University

  2019 — 2020