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Dena Samuels, PhD

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Dena Samuels, PhD, serves as a workplace well-being, burnout prevention, and inclusive leadership development consultant, author, speaker, facilitator, & coach. As an award-winning tenured professor, Dr. Samuels taught at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs for 20 years while consulting around the U.S. and beyond. She now consults and coaches full-time on mindfulness, wellness, resiliency, and inclusive leadership development, and remains on faculty at the university.

Dena Samuels, PhD, serves as a workplace well-being, burnout prevention, and inclusive leadership development consultant, author, speaker, facilitator, & coach. As an award-winning tenured professor, Dr. Samuels taught at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs for 20 years while consulting around the U.S. and beyond. She now consults and coaches full-time on mindfulness, wellness, resiliency, and inclusive leadership development, and remains on faculty at the university.

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Her latest program, “Overcoming Burnout: INNER Self-Care Solutions,” is a widely sought-after 4-part series that provides hands-on strategies for building resiliency, wholeness, and community. Her latest book, “Fast Relief from Anxiety: 25 Tools to Calm Your Nervous System” offers solutions to the common anxiety that occurs with burnout. Among her other books and publications is “The Mindfulness Effect: an unexpected path to healing, connection, and social justice.” Dr. Samuels empowers and mentors leaders in all industries to expand their leadership skills and develop physical and mental self-care practices to prevent burnout and achieve their full potential.

Her latest program, “Overcoming Burnout: INNER Self-Care Solutions,” is a widely sought-after 4-part series that provides hands-on strategies for building resiliency, wholeness, and community. Her latest book, “Fast Relief from Anxiety: 25 Tools to Calm Your Nervous System” offers solutions to the common anxiety that occurs with burnout. Among her other books and publications is “The Mindfulness Effect: an unexpected path to healing, connection, and social justice.” Dr. Samuels empowers and mentors leaders in all industries to expand their leadership skills and develop physical and mental self-care practices to prevent burnout and achieve their full potential.

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Dr. Samuels’ extensive client list includes over 150 organizations like NASA and Big Brothers Big Sisters; Fortune 50 Corporations like Facebook/WhatsApp and Humana; and campuses around the U.S. such as Yale University, the U.S. Air Force Academy, among others. Her community activism includes facilitating cross-racial dialogue, and mindful yoga.

Dr. Samuels’ extensive client list includes over 150 organizations like NASA and Big Brothers Big Sisters; Fortune 50 Corporations like Facebook/WhatsApp and Humana; and campuses around the U.S. such as Yale University, the U.S. Air Force Academy, among others. Her community activism includes facilitating cross-racial dialogue, and mindful yoga.

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