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Harvard-Trained Psychiatrist · Award-Winning Researcher · Bestselling Author

Change starts in the brain.

Dr. Shimi Kang helps leaders, parents, and young people use the science of motivation and mental wellness to thrive in a fast-changing world.

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Meet Dr. Shimi

Medicine’s insight, a storyteller’s delivery.

Dr. Shimi Kang is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, researcher, and bestselling author on a mission to help people understand the one thing behind how we lead, parent, learn, and live: the human brain. She translates hard neuroscience into practical tools audiences use the next morning.

Harvard-trained
psychiatrist & scientist
3 books
published in 12 languages
Millions reached
on stage, TV & YouTube
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Keynotes & workshops

Talks that move minds.

Every keynote pairs the latest neuroscience with stories from two decades of clinical practice, tailored to your audience and event.

Parents
Educators

The Tech Solution

Raising healthy, connected kids in a digital world, with a practical, neuroscience-backed plan for homes and classrooms.

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Corporate
Healthcare

Dolphin Leadership

Why balanced, adaptable leaders outperform in times of change. Lessons from the science of motivation and resilience.

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Schools
Youth

The Self-Motivated Mind

How to spark lasting drive in young people, without pressure, burnout, or bribes.

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Shimi in action.

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#1 National Bestseller
Books by Dr. Kang

Three bestsellers. One message.

The Tech Solution gives parents and educators a science-backed plan for raising healthy kids in a digital world, protecting focus, sleep, and connection without fighting about screens.

The Dolphin Parent book coverThe Self-Motivated Kid book cover
Also by Dr. Kang: The Dolphin Parent and The Self-Motivated Kid, translated into 12 languages.
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Future Ready Minds

Bring the science to your school.

Shimi's youth program teaches students the neuroscience of healthy tech habits, motivation, and resilience. Hands-on, in the classroom, and at home. Now enrolling schools and districts.

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What experts say

Dr. Kang offers a practical blueprint for achieving this urgent goal. Teaching kids responsible ways to use technology has never been more important.

Cal Newport
Bestselling author of Digital Minimalism & Deep Work

This thoughtful guide provides science-backed discoveries of how the brain responds to digital devices, with practical suggestions to steer their use in helpful ways.

Daniel J. Siegel, MD
New York Times bestselling author of Brainstorm
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