Meet Megan
Empowering leaders and individuals to navigate uncertainty, overcome challenges, and thrive with resilience, no matter how hard the circumstances.
About Me
Dr. Megan Shen is a PhD social psychologist, professor, author, and keynote speaker who helps you navigate the often overlooked drivers of burnout and despair - unacknowledged loss and chronic uncertainty. She translates cutting-edge research into practical strategies for building resilience, creativity, and joy that allow you to thrive no matter how hard the circumstances.
When life or work feel overwhelming, exhausting, or uncertain, there is always hope. Drawing on her work with seriously ill patients and their families, Dr. Shen has developed a science-backed framework that shows you how to cultivate joy, resilience, and hope - even and especially in the most challenging circumstances. Whether in your teams, organizations, or personal life, Dr. Shen guides you in how to navigate uncertainty and loss in ways that strengthen performance, foster connection, and create more resilient, thriving lives and work cultures.
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Writing
Megan’s writing explores grief, loss, and uncertainty through a research-backed yet deeply human lens. Her writing reveals how resilience, hope, and breakthrough emerge not by avoiding pain, but by facing it directly.
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Videos
View Megan’s keynotes and interviews, where she equips on how to build resilient organizations, navigate major change with clarity and confidence, and cope with unexpected loss. In her work, Megan teaches you how to thrive no matter how challenging the circumstances are.
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Press
Check out Megan’s work - including keynotes, writing, and research findings - featured on stages and in popular press and media outlets such as TEDx, Forbes, USA Today, Psychology Today, Entrepreneur, NPR, L.A.’s CBS News (KCAL), and Geekwire.
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Speaking
Through her keynotes, Megan captivates audiences by translating research on grief, loss, and resilience into practical frameworks leaders and individuals can apply immediately. She demonstrates how to navigate change, overcome challenges, and turn setbacks into opportunities for growth, renewed hope, and lasting impact.
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Events
Check out Megan’s past and upcoming live and virtual events to find out where she will be appearing next.
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Contact
Reach out with inquiries about booking Megan for your next keynote, leadership retreat or workshop, media appearance, or consulting need.
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Listen to Megan's NPR interview on making space for grief
The holidays can be exciting and fun, but they're also full of expectations. And for many, it's a time that can come with heavy emotions, including grief. Dr. Megan Shen from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center talks about ways to get through the holidays and make time and space for grief. These lessons are good for helping individuals cope with their grief any time of year.
NPR interview, December 13, 2023
Check out Megan's interview on grief on CBS News LA
CBS News LA (KCAL), December 19, 2023
Dr. Shen gives expert advice for those who are grieving as well as how to support loved ones who are grieving in your life.