Award-winning, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, scientist, bestselling author, and speaker, on a mission to help people thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing world.
Dr. Shimi Kang believes we humans are in trouble. With rising rates of stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction, we are on a crash course with our own minds. She also knows for sure that humans are resilient, joyous, and strong, and that change starts in the brain. With a neuroscience-based approach to self-development and over 20 years of experience in medicine, her methods lead the way to research-driven results.
Fascinated by the natural world from a young age, she entered medical school at just 19. Her curiosity carried her research from The World Health Organization to charitable hospitals in India to a fellowship at Harvard University. Today she is one of the leading voices connecting neuroscience to everyday life: how we lead, parent, learn, and live.
Dr. Kang is the former Medical Director for Child and Youth Mental Health for the Vancouver community, founder of the Provincial Youth Concurrent Disorders Program at BC Children’s Hospital, and founder of the Youth, Culture, and Mental Health Fund for the BC Mental Health Foundation. She is a TEDx speaker with millions of views, and her books have been translated and released in over 12 countries.
Her writing and expert commentary appear in BBC World News, The Washington Post, TIME Magazine, NPR, Psychology Today, Al Jazeera, the Times of India, and more.
The Tech Solution, The Dolphin Parent (#1 National Bestseller), and The Self-Motivated Kid (2015 US News International Book Award) have been translated into 12 languages and are available worldwide on Amazon, Indigo, Kinokuniya, and Google Books.
Keynotes, workshops, and media appearances, grounded in neuroscience and delivered with heart.
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