Dr. Lauren Cook
Dr. Lauren Cook helps students fight the stigma of mental illness and teaches communities how to implement wellness. She shares how students can create a life of purpose by identifying and implementing individual and group values.
TOPICS
- Mental Health
- First Year Experience
- Personal Growth
- Stress Management
- Suicide Prevention
- Orientation
- Health & Wellness
- Body Image/Eating Disorders
- Resilience
- Fraternity & Sorority Life
- Values
- Women’s Empowerment
- Alumni Relations
- Leadership
KEYNOTES
- Generation Anxiety: How to Stay Afloat in Uncertain Times
- Name Your Story: How to Talk Openly about Mental Health
- Rise to Shine: Building Happier Lives & Organizations
- Letters that Last A Lifetime
- Stop “Weighting” to Feel Better: Learn to Love Yourself Now
Getting to know
Dr. Lauren Cook
Dr. Lauren Cook is a multiculturally minded and social justice oriented licensed clinical psychologist, speaker, and author. She travels around the country sharing how we can cultivate a life in accordance with our values. Lauren is passionate about bringing mental health to people of all different identities as she recognizes that wellness is meant for each of us. Lauren integrates positive psychology, gratitude, and neuroscience into her work to inform her evidence-based teachings. She specifically practices third wave tenets (CBT, ACT, and DBT) with a feminist lens to help her clients apply mindfulness and cognitive flexibility for intentional living.
Dr. Lauren Cook began her training at UCLA, where she majored in Psychology and Communication Studies. She then earned her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California where she was trained specifically in supporting communities of color in underserved settings. It was during this time that Lauren became trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy and learned how to help marginalized families and couples integrate healthy communication strategies while building greater emotional closeness.
Dr. Cook then completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University. During her doctoral training, Lauren developed a specialty assessing for prodromal symptoms (or early-onset development) of various serious mental illnesses. She is passionate about lessening the stigma associated with mental illness and implements a recovery model and strengths-based approach for her clients and their families. Lauren is an affirming therapist and is trained as an undocu-ally as she identifies as a social justice advocate, both onstage and in the therapy room. She believes that any person, no matter what symptoms they are experiencing, and what identities they hold, deserves to live a meaningful and enriching life. Stigma and discrimination should never get in the way.
DOES YOUR COMMUNITY NEED A BOOST?
Are you noticing that your employees, students, or members are struggling to identify and activate their purpose? As a multiculturally minded and intersectionally aware therapist, Dr. Lauren Cook helps audiences of all sizes define what matters in order to begin living in accordance with their values.
Lauren has spoken to thousands of audience members and speaks around the country to instill a message of resilience and hope within each listener. She works with students of all different identities and remains mindful of how each student’s gender, age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability status, and belief system shapes who they are. With this in mind, your guests will walk away with a better understanding of their internal strengths and how they can channel those for a purpose-driven life.
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Millennials and Gen Z-ers are considered two of the most anxious generations in history, and with many intense generation-specific stressors facing them in recent years—including climate change, political polarization, systemic racism, gun violence, and financial instability—it’s easy to see why people are being diagnosed with anxiety at alarming rates.
Dr. Lauren Cook, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in treating Millennials and Gen Z clients, and a Millennial who also lives with anxiety, understands the many nuanced reasons why these two groups are struggling in different ways than their predecessors. Taking a feminist and intersectional lens, Dr. Cook shares her own struggles with anxiety and provides easy, actionable steps to help readers ride the waves of anxiety rather than constantly swimming against them. This relatable, honest, and information-packed book incorporates thorough, evidence-backed psychological research and diverse client experiences to illustrate a broad range of presentations of anxiety to help readers gain insight into their own stressors and combat anxiety.
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
To help you promote your event with Dr. Cook, CAMPUSPEAK has created promotional templates you can use. In this folder, you will find resources for social media, a promotional poster for printing, and press photos you can use for your event.
Link to Promotional Materials
LOGISTICAL MATERIALS
Below you will find logistical resources for the day of your event with Dr. Cook.
Last night was seriously so much fun!! So many people that I love were in one room together and it meant so much to celebrate the launch of Generation Anxiety.
From professors, supervisors, my @jlpasadena gal pals, my @thefamilyroom friends, and my nearest and dearest—this was a night that I will cherish in my heart forever.
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Be honest—do you crave control?
So many of us do. Here’s the thing though: the more we try to have control, the more out of control we tend to feel. I loved writing about this in the book because my hope is that we can redirect our need for control and in turn, see how good it feels when we’ve loosened our grip.
This is scary to do at first so we need to start with small steps. What’s a small step you can take today to release some control in your life?
#Anxiety #MentalHealth #AnxietyDisorder #PanicAttack #Depression #SocialAnxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #MentalIllness #SelfCare #Stress #Mindfulness #Therapy #CBT #DBT #Meditation #Wellness #AnxiousThoughts #MentalHealthAwareness #BreathingTechniques #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthSupport #AnxietyRelief #CopingSkills #AnxietyHelp #EmotionalSupport #AnxietyRecovery #PositiveThinking #MindBodyConnection #AnxietyTips #anxietywarrior
I hope you get this message today: You are NOT your anxiety. You are NOT your fears. It can get better. It can change. If this is the only thing you read today, know this: You are capable, friend. You are more than your anxiety❤️
#Anxiety #MentalHealth #AnxietyDisorder #PanicAttack #Depression #SocialAnxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #MentalIllness #SelfCare #Stress #Mindfulness #Therapy #CBT #DBT #Meditation #Wellness #AnxiousThoughts #MentalHealthAwareness #BreathingTechniques #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthSupport #AnxietyRelief #CopingSkills #AnxietyHelp #EmotionalSupport #AnxietyRecovery #PositiveThinking #MindBodyConnection #AnxietyTips #anxietywarrior
Have you heard of emetophobia before?
One thing that’s been so heartening since the book has come out is how many people have shared that they too struggle with this. We are not alone. 💛
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What a week it’s been! From the highs of meeting new friends when I was speaking in Savannah and the book launch to the lows of being away from Derek for the first time and pumping in bathroom stalls, this week has been that of big swings.
I was reading @rickhansonphd’s book, Making Great Relationships, on the plane this week and a key part of it stood out.
We have so many different parts of ourselves.
The part of us that wants to strive and do more.
The part of us that wants to rest and do nothing.
The part of us that gets anxious and tells ourselves we can’t do it, we should quit, and that we’ll never make it.
The part of us that is the little engine that could. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.
This week, I have felt all the different parts profoundly. There’s the part of me feeling so happy and proud that the book has launched and also the part of me that feels deep insecurity that I will never do it well enough. The part of me that loves to travel and speak and the part of me that wants to stay home with my baby and be in bed watching Virgin River.
All of those parts exist and no side is good or bad. It doesn’t have to be a cohesive narrative and all the parts do not need to fight against each other. They can coexist.
So here’s to honoring all the different sides of yourself. You do not need to be one singular entity. You are more than your job. More than being a parent, family member, or friend. You are more than the fighting honeybee and the slow sloth. We are all the things so let’s stop trying to put ourselves into boxes. There’s room and time for it all. 💛
Thank you so much to my friend and fellow amazing speaker @jessekstrom for her kind words about Generation Anxiety!
Drop a 💛 if your copy has arrived in the mail or a 💙 if you still need to order yours!
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Core memory unlocked: Showing my son the book that is dedicated to him. Derek, thank you for showing me that anxiety doesn’t need to determine the outcomes of my life. I give thanks every day that anxiety didn’t stop me from bringing you into this world. I love you more than words could ever say💛
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Today is literally a dream come true. Ever since I read @gretchenrubin ‘s The Happiness Project in my college dorm room bunk bed at 18, I knew I wanted to have a book traditionally published someday.
I can’t believe that day has come! And I am beyond grateful to the many people who made this possible.
To my agent @lme.in.nyc I loooove working together, and not just because of our mutual sugar addiction. Although this cake you sent me is absolute perfection and I definitely had some before launch day 🥰 But seriously, you are the best.
@soyolmaa_ You are the most incredible editor to work with. Your insight and ideas as we’ve brought Generation Anxiety to the world is unmatched. Can’t wait for more NYC breakfasts.
To the entire @abramsbooks team, especially Danielle and Andrew, I am so lucky to get to work with all of you. From to start to now (because the fun is just getting started), I’ve had the best time.
To the @watkinswisdom team, thank you for bringing Generation Anxiety to a whole other market with the UK and Commonwealth. Let’s do a book signing in London, yes?
And to my personal team, @a_la_ketpr @tiffanymorgan , @amyeriordan and @sophiastamov , I seriously couldn’t have done this without you!! It is truly such a joy and honor to get to work with all of you. 💛💛💛
It means so much to have the amazing @gisellefernanfez advocating for Generation Anxiety. I loved our conversation in studio and I’m so grateful that she created space for this conversation ❤️
#mentalhealth #anxiety #selfcare #mentalwellness #mentalillness #depression #mentalhealthawareness #mindfulness #therapy #mentalhealthmatters #counseling #selflove #anxietysupport #selfhelp #psychology #mentalhealthrecovery #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthwarrior #mentalhealthstigma #anxietyawareness #mentalhealthjourney #mentalhealthblogger #mentalhealthtips #mentalhealthday #mentalhealthmonth #mentalhealthfirstaid #endthestigma #mentalhealthcommunity #mentalhealthprofessional
Has your anxiety made you exceptionally hard on yourself? Has it told you that without it, you’d fall apart?
So many of us believe the lies our anxiety tells us. We feel like without worrying, we’d never hit our deadlines, reach our goals, or show up in the way we’d like to. And while we do want to stay aware, perhaps we don’t need to load on all the extra anxiety “just in case.”
Start trusting yourself. You’ve made it this far and believe it or not, it wasn’t because you were anxious this whole time.
#Anxiety #MentalHealth #AnxietyDisorder #PanicAttack #Depression #SocialAnxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #MentalIllness #SelfCare #Stress #Mindfulness #Therapy #CBT #DBT #Meditation #Wellness #AnxiousThoughts #MentalHealthAwareness #BreathingTechniques #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthSupport #AnxietyRelief #CopingSkills #AnxietyHelp #EmotionalSupport #AnxietyRecovery #PositiveThinking #MindBodyConnection #AnxietyTips #AnxietyWarrior
What do you think about when you remember this day? Or if you don’t remember it, how do you think it shaped your life? I write in Generation Anxiety about what a significant event this way and how it arguably changed our experience with anxiety after this event.
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This is probably not what you want to hear but we’ve got to talk about the connection between anxiety and alcohol.
As much as we may practice mindfulness, exercise, and try to eat foods that are nutrient dense for our bodies, we have to note when we’re giving alcohol the hall pass. So perhaps this is something to get curious about.
Could alcohol be contributing to your anxiety or playing a part in the vicious cycle of social anxiety and needing it as liquid courage?
#Anxiety #MentalHealth #AnxietyDisorder #PanicAttack #Depression #SocialAnxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #MentalIllness #SelfCare #Stress #Mindfulness #Therapy #CBT #DBT #Meditation #Wellness #AnxiousThoughts #MentalHealthAwareness #BreathingTechniques #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthSupport #AnxietyRelief #CopingSkills #AnxietyHelp #EmotionalSupport #AnxietyRecovery #PositiveThinking #MindBodyConnection #AnxietyTips #anxietywarrior
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KEYNOTES
Generation Anxiety: How to Stay Afloat in Uncertain Times
You’re not imagining it—we’re truly more anxious than ever. But why? Every generation had its plights but Dr. Lauren breaks down why we’re currently struggling more than ever before and most importantly, what we can actually do about it. Integrating a holistic lens, Dr. Lauren teaches the signature concept of empowered acceptance as a way to cope with and heal the individual and collective anxiety that so many of us are experiencing. This talk will leave you feeling aware, inspired, and mobilized to live the meaningful life you’ve been wanting to lead all along—even if anxiety is present.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this program, students will learn:
- how generational events have impacted the experience of personal and collective anxiety,
- how to ride the waves of anxiety, rather than fight against them to take impactful action individually and systemically, and
- how to move beyond a Westernized lens of healing so that every person’s plan for mental health support is honored.
Name Your Story: How to Talk Openly about Mental Health
Ever experienced a panic attack before? Felt too stressed or sad to get through your day? Even felt suicidal? You’re not alone. The problem is that not many of us are talking about it. Too many of us are suffering silently, especially those who hold marginalized identities. As a therapist and social justice advocate, Dr. Lauren Cook provides an open, honest, and safe space to discuss how to navigate and cope with the challenges surrounding mental health. The talk is broken down into three parts: Name It, Face It, and Embrace It. You’ll learn how to recognize some of the signs and symptoms of the more common disorders and also learn how to access and share resources. Lauren also covers self-care and how you can integrate wellness into your life on a daily basis.
This is a must for your campus if you want your students to feel supported and validated in their mental health journey. From orientation and the first year experience to RA and organizational group trainings, your community will appreciate that you’ve provided a space of intentionality to discuss mental health with Dr. Cook.
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Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this program, students will learn:
- how to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety,
- how to encourage others to name their experience and voice their truth when they feel sadness, distress, or disappointment,
- understand how marginalization, discrimination, and systemic oppression contributes to mental health distress and what to do about it,
- how to prioritize self-care through mindfulness and body awareness, and
- how to harness multiple resources of help through counseling, family and friends, exercise and more.
NAME YOUR STORY – ONLINE EDUCATION
Name Your Story is a mental health curriculum that Dr. Lauren Cook has created to provide education and resources for students and their advisors. Lauren offers over 20 videos and these modules cover information on various mental illnesses including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance use, and psychosis. Other videos include information on mindfulness, healthy habits, practicing gratitude, and integrating self-care. Lauren also reviews how to access help and how to have conversations surrounding mental health. Students will also get a customized handbook for applied learning. This curriculum largely ties in with the Name Your Story keynote that Lauren offers. There is also a paired book, Name Your Story: How to Talk Openly About Mental Health While Embracing Wellness, to further the learning process for students. Learn More->
Rise to Shine: Building Happier Lives & Organizations
Is your organization struggling with morale? Are your members feeling discouraged, defeated, and disconnected? With Dr. Lauren’s extensive research in the field of positive psychology, she helps communities find intentional purpose without the toxic positivity attached. Bringing a balance of realness with mindful optimism, she helps students reconnect to their values so that they not only feel a greater sense of meaning in their own lives, but to their membership experience as well. This is a talk that will give your community that major boost as we celebrate the wins, appreciate one another, and get excited for what’s to come. Prepare to catch some major feels.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this program, students will learn:
- the value of evaluating what genuinely brings them meaning in their lives and how to pursue their purpose on a regular basis,
- how to effectively set goals and utilize mentorships to achieve them,
- develop a daily sense of gratitude that fosters an appreciation for the little wonders in everyday life,
- the importance of a curiosity and passion to serve the greater community, including how to be a social justice advocate.
Letters that Last A Lifetime
There’s a reason that you said “yes” to your organization on Bid Day. But why do you continue saying “yes” and showing up? Chances are, it is because you have found a community in Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL). Dr. Lauren Cook shows how this community can extend beyond college. Saying “yes” to our chapters can be a lifetime experience, and Lauren shares how our lives can be shaped personally and professionally by the FSL community. Indeed, Lauren shares how her time working at Disney, traveling the world, and even finding her lifelong partner all came from saying “yes” to not only her chapter, but the FSL community as a whole. Lauren invites members to be openly proud to identify as a fraternity or sorority member while continually creating a more equitable, welcoming, and inclusive space for all.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this program, students will learn:
- how to build a lifetime appreciation for being a Fraternity & Sorority member beyond college graduation,
- how to create a more inclusive experience that expands the FSL eperience for those who have been marginalized and excluded in the past
- how to engage the power of mentorship by inspiring students to seek mentors and be mentors themselves, and
- how to consider what kind of positive legacy they want to leave for their chapter, school, and organization.
Stop “Weighting” to Feel Better: Learn to Love Yourself Now
Did you know that eating disorders are the second most deadly mental health concern? In fact, we lose someone every hour to an eating disorder. Eating disorders and body dysmorphia can impact anyone, including students of color, men, and the LGBTQIA+ community, who are unfortunately neglected from the conversation at times. Dr. Lauren not only provides education to your community on what eating concerns and body dysmorphia looks like, she provides you with tangible tools to feel better, practice intuitive eating, and love the body that you’re in.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this program, students will learn:
- Understand the neurological impact of eating disorders and how it impacts daily functioning,
- Identify four key ways to practice intuitive eating,
- Note the difference between body positivity and body neutrality, and
- Learn how to support peers when you’re concerned that someone may be struggling with an eating disorder.
LAUREN’S BLOGS
The following are past entries Lauren has written for the CAMPUSPEAK Speaker’s Voice Blog
