Dr. Tom's engaging blend of storytelling, faith and clinical expertise gave our audience hope and actionable tools to build resilience within their daily lives.
- Tim Westermeyer
Faith & Life, Twin Cities Speaker Series
Have a refreshingly relevant experience.
Invite Dr. Tom to Speak and Expect to:
Real Hope & Tools To Build Resilience
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Strengthen your resilience muscle in two minutes.
Connect deeply (with yourself and others).
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Get tools to unlock the resilience within you.
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Laugh and have fun!
Dr. Tom has been a psychotherapist, resilience researcher, and speaker for 30 years. Thousands of people have rediscovered joy, meaning, and inner strength through his transformative keynotes, workshops, one-on-one meetings and community events.
His mission is to guide adults of all ages to unlock their natural resilience and deepen connection with themselves, with others, and with something greater through intentional and defiant positivity practices rooted in spirituality, authenticity, and good humor.
Resilience isn’t reserved for the lucky. It's built, intentionally, through everyday moments of defiant joy and spiritual connection.
Dr. Tom has a gift for making complex, deeply personal topics feel approachable. His presentation was informative, engaging, heartfelt, funny and incredibly helpful—a favorite for our medical students.
- Kayla Young, Washington University School of Medicine, Event Planner
Keynotes, Workshops, & Retreats
Dr. Tom leads these gatherings with a rare mix of clinical insight, personal vulnerability, and grounded spiritual wisdom. Participants will walk away with practical tools to grow resilience in everyday life, along with a deeper sense of connection to themselves, to others, and to what matters most. Whether in a one-hour keynote or a multi-day retreat, this experience creates space for honest reflection, real conversation, and a hopeful reset. Includes:
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one-on-one interviews with five individuals prior to the experience to customize content and structure
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Pre- and post-event leadership consultations
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60-minute, half- full- or multi-day options
Audiences
Designed for teams, communities, or faith groups navigating stress, change, or disconnection, this experience meets people where they are — and helps them move forward. Every keynote, workshop, or retreat is customized through one-on-one interviews and leadership consultation to reflect the real needs of your people.
Learning Objectives
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Learn that resilience is developed through intentional, defiant joy
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Develop simple tools to build your resilience muscle and manage change daily
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Understand how to better connect with self and others to find greater joy
Keynotes, Workshops, & Retreats
Dr. Tom's grounded, compassionate approach—shaped by decades of clinical work, personal growth, and spiritual depth—has helped hundreds of couples develop wholehearted marriages.
Whether your group is newlyweds, longtime partners, or couples somewhere in between, this experience meets them with honesty, humor, and hope — offering a path toward a more whole-hearted life together.
Audience
Designed for groups of couples who want to deepen connection, strengthen communication, and rediscover joy in their relationship - no matter the length of their marriage.
Workshop
Spaced out over 10 weeks, each three-hour session blends engaging keynote-style teaching with guided breakout exercises that help couples put insights into practice in real time.
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Five three-hour sessions over 10 weeks for couples
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Keynote format with breakout exercises
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Virtual, in person or pre-recorded
Keynote and Retreat
This experience will kick off with a 60-minute leadership consultation to understand how to best design the program to meet your group's specific needs.
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