Dr. Wendy Mogel

Dr. Wendy Mogel is a clinical psychologist, New York Times bestselling author and international public speaker. In more than six hundred conference keynotes and public lectures, she has addressed diverse audiences including non-English speaking businesswomen in Beijing, youth leaders at a Buddhist institute in Sydney, Baptist clergy, rabbinic students, men’s groups, Young Presidents Organizations, talent agents on a corporate retreat, television network executives, and the graduating class of the Claremont Colleges at their interfaith Baccalaureate Ceremony.
She was once on a program with President Barack Obama, once with the Dalai Lama and once with circus performers.
A graduate of Middlebury College, she completed an internship and post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry here at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She currently serves on the scientific advisory boards of Parents Magazine and Challenge Success – a program of the Stanford University School of Education.
Publishers Weekly gave The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, her book about raising young children, a starred review, describing it as, “impassioned, lyrical and eminently practical...a real treasure.” Critical praise for her book about raising teenagers, The Blessing of a B Minus, emphasizes its wit, wisdom, compassion and common sense.
A trusted voice on the promotion of self-reliance, resilience, accountability, and exuberance in children, Dr. Mogel is frequently invited to weigh in on the issues of the day by national media including The Today Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Chicago Tribune, CNN, NPR and The Washington Post.
She lives and practices in Los Angeles. wendymogel.com