Shauna Shapiro

Shauna Shapiro, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, best-selling author and professor at Santa Clara University. She is internationally recognized for her work on mindfulness, self-compassion, and the science of well-being and longevity. Her guiding idea, and the title of her TEDx talk, is that what you practice grows stronger.

Dr. Shapiro has published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and is the author of four books translated into 19 languages. Her work has been featured in American Psychologist, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Oprah and NPR. Her TEDx talk has received nearly 4 million views. A summa cum laude graduate of Duke University, she is ranked #5 globally for scholarly impact in Mindfulness and Stress Management by ScholarGPS.

She has presented her research to audiences around the world, including the King of Thailand, Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Summit, the Danish Government, Reuters' London Global Newsroom, the WNBA, Google, Morgan Stanley and LinkedIn. She also partners with global wellness and hospitality brands, including Aman, Six Senses and Maybourne, translating science into immersive experiences that support lasting vitality and well-being.

On her YouTube channel she explores the practice of meditation and the science behind it, drawing on two decades of studying the benefits of mindfulness and compassion. She offers keynotes, workshops and retreats, and shares meditations and science-based tools with her newsletter community.