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The Thrilling Life™
"Despite the serious subject matter, Laura made listening fun—a delight."
-Rachel M. Topping, Wellness Program Coordinator,
Williams & Connolly LLP
Tara Davis, Senior Director
Internal Communication and Staff Wellbeing
American Psychological Association
"Laura is a dynamic, funny, caring presenter. Everyone loved her."
"Laura Zam's presentation was outstanding. Our group wants her back!"
"I learned a great deal from Ms. Zam. Her storytelling, in particular, was quite effective. I didn’t know that becoming more resilient could be as simple as my morning latte. I’d love to learn more from this presenter."
Eric German
Participant, Tower Federal Credit Union
The Thrilling Life™:
A New Framework for Everyday Resilience
A great fit for healthcare, nonprofits, and other high-pressure workplaces
Overview
In today's workplaces, exhaustion isn't just about workload—it's about emotional load.
People in high-stakes roles are carrying more than ever, and many are quietly wondering how long they can keep going.
The Thrilling Life™ offers a practical answer.
Bestselling author and keynote speaker Laura Zam introduces a science-backed framework that helps people stay internally alive under sustained pressure—even when circumstances are difficult and don't improve.
The approach focuses on building resilience during the workday, using brief, repeatable practices embedded into activities people are already doing.
The Thrilling Life™ framework is the subject of Laura's forthcoming book, SANITY: 50 States. 50 Tea Houses. One Quest for Wholeness in a World Gone Mad, which documents her extensive mental research across all 50 states.
Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and trauma-informed practice—and shaped by lived experience, including Laura's mother's journey surviving Auschwitz—the keynote is delivered with surprising warmth, lightness, and laughter.
What Makes This Different
Most resilience approaches ask people to add more at a time when capacity is already depleted.
The Thrilling Life™ upgrades what already exists.
Ordinary moments—coffee breaks, transitions between tasks, pauses during the workday—become opportunities to regulate stress, access inner wisdom, and restore vitality. Over time, these moments build into something more: a sustainable internal resource that helps people rebound from difficulty, reconnect to what matters, and make their jobs joyful—even in the midst of challenging circumstances.
Why This Matters for Organizations
Burnout and stress are real organizational risks, closely tied to disengagement and turnover. Research shows that more than half of U.S. workers report experiencing burnout, with stress levels at multi-year highs.
The Thrilling Life™ addresses what most initiatives overlook: how people can restore resilience while work is happening, not before or after. Rather than adding new tasks or expectations, the framework helps people work with delight—good feelings in the body—to access deeper resources like clarity, purpose, and inner wisdom.
The result is greater emotional steadiness, sustained motivation, and the capacity to keep showing up—no matter how challenging things get. (Also available in a workshop version.)
Key Takeaways
Participants leave with:
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A practical three-part framework (Permission, Pairing, Proportion) for building resilience without adding workload;
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Fun, accessible techniques to regulate stress and restore high energy during the workday;
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Tools to access purpose, even under pressure;
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A significant mental health shift, supporting long-term resilience and well-being.
Learning Objectives:
Tara Davis, Senior Director Internal Communication and Staff Wellbeing
American Psychological Association
Lucia M. Gutierrez, Executive Director
American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education
"Laura Zam's presentation was outstanding, and very informative. Powerful. Our group wants her back!"
By the end of this keynote, participants will be able to:
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Leverage the body's reward system to sustain performance under pressure;
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Apply a three-part framework (Permission, Pairing, Proportion) to build resilience during the workday;
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Regulate stress in real time using body-based techniques that buffer cortisol and restore clarity between tasks, during transitions, and mid-shift;
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Access decision-making capacity and inner clarity under pressure;
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Develop sustainable resilience that allows repeated recovery from setbacks.
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