In an article featuring research by Barnard College President Sian Beilock and guidance from Lisa, journalist Jennifer Breheny Wallace explains how healthy stress builds motivation and prepares our minds and bodies to face new challenges. Read here.
Journalist Jennifer Breheny Wallace integrates research and expert opinion (including some thoughts from Lisa) in her terrific article about helping girls become comfortable with competition. Read here.
Lisa attended the Brainstorm Health conference hosted by Fortune Magazine to advocate for the benefits of stress and anxiety. Watch her eight-minute presentation on how pressure and nerves can be healthy and normal here.
In the wake of the college admissions scandal, Lisa joined the team at CBS This Morning to talk about the pressures of the application process and the difference between college admission and college readiness. Watch here.
All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly chatted with Lisa about topics ranging from social conflict, to instructing girls on how they should speak, to our social obligations to one another. Listen here.
Lisa weighed in on the psychological impact of handing out “Big Booty” and “Big Boobie” awards to high school cheerleaders. Yes, you read that right. Get the rest of the story here.
Dahlia Lithwick of Slate pitched Lisa some challenging questions about how we should talk with our teens about sex, climate change, and existential angst. Read their conversation here.
Lisa talked with Erin Jensen of USA Today about how to tell the difference between healthy and unhealthy anxiety – and what parents can do if their daughter’s worries spin out of control. Read here.
Journalist Lisa Drayer covers a lot of ground in her interview with Lisa about girls, anxiety, and what Dr. Damour would have told her younger self. Read here.
Lisa joined Mike McIntyre on The Sound of Ideas to talk about how we can help young people manage psychological tension and fear. Listen here.