Thursday, May 1, 8:30-9:45am
Location: Blake campus, Dining Commons (virtual option available)

The Blake community joined special guest author Dr. Lisa Damour for her Breakfast at Blake presentation, “Understanding Emotions: Using Inside Out 2 to Have Key Conversations with Kids.” Damour's two-day visit to Blake was made possible through the generosity of the Northrop and Blake Classes of 1955 Speakers Endowment.

Damour is the author of three New York Times best sellers: “Untangled,” “Under Pressure” and “The Emotional Lives of Teenagers,” which have been translated into 23 languages. She co-hosts the “Ask Lisa” podcast, works in collaboration with UNICEF and is recognized as a thought leader by the American Psychological Association. Damour is a regular contributor to the New York Times and CBS News and the creator of Untangling 10to20, a digital library of premium content to support teens and those who care for them.

Damour serves as a senior advisor to the Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University and has written numerous academic papers, chapters and books related to education and child development. She maintains a private practice and also speaks to schools, professional organizations and corporate groups around the world on the topics of child and adolescent development, family mental health and adult well-being. She also works with industry leaders on topics related to adolescent mental health and was a consultant to Pixar on the film “Inside Out 2.”

An honors graduate of Yale University, Damour worked for the Yale Child Study Center before earning her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Michigan. She has been a fellow at Yale’s Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy and the University of Michigan’s Power Foundation. She and her husband are the proud parents of two daughters.

In her Breakfast at Blake presentation, Damour addressed how Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” can be a powerful tool to help kids understand, navigate and express their emotions. Building on the beloved original, the sequel introduces new emotional characters and scenarios that resonate with the complex experiences of growing up. Attendees learned how to use scenes from the film to spark meaningful conversations with kids about feelings like joy, sadness, fear, anger and new additions like anxiety or embarrassment.

Website: drlisadamour.com