Meet Wendy

For more than 30 years, Wendy Paris has been asking an important question: What helps people get through life's hardest moments?

As a journalist, she has interviewed thousands of people navigating marriage and divorce, caring for aging parents, work, reinvention, illness, and other major life transitions, and translated those conversations into practical guidance for readers. She is also the author or co-author of six nonfiction books published by HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Wiley, and Macmillan. Her articles and essays have appeared in publications including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Psychology Today, and InsidePhilanthropy.com.

Today, Wendy brings together decades of reporting, the science of positive psychology, and stand-up comedy to create keynote programs that help audiences laugh, think differently, and discover practical ways to cope and thrive. Her talks bring light and laughter to audiences, helping them feel less alone and more empowered.

She also holds a Master's Degree in Creative Writing, Nonfiction, from Columbia University and a Master’s Degree in Social Work with a focus on aging and has worked directly with family caregivers. She performs stand-up comedy at clubs around Los Angeles and on her Instagram.