Dr. Jessi Gold is a sought-after international speaker known for her mix of personal storytelling and research to make mental health topics tangible and help people feel less alone, whether she’s addressing medical students, healthcare professionals, or the public.
She is available for in-person and virtual events, including panels, lectures, keynote addresses, and facilitated conversations on a wide range of mental health topics.
Interested in bringing Dr. Gold to your campus or event? Contact Emily Varga, Senior Lecture Agent, Simon and Schuster Speakers Bureau, at emily.varga@simonandschuster.com, or click here for more information.
Trusted Voice in Global Mental Health Conversations
Dr. Gold’s talks resonate across cultures and disciplines. With expertise spanning student well-being, burnout in healthcare, workplace wellness, and mental health advocacy through media, she speaks regularly at universities, medical schools, healthcare systems, and international conferences.
Popular Speaking Topics
- How Do You Feel? One Doctor’s Search for Humanity in Medicine
- Workplace Mental Health: Wellness, moral injury, and burnout—especially in healthcare, journalism, academia, and entertainment
- College Mental Health: Shifting campus culture and addressing the mental health crisis in higher education
- Mental Health in Media: Writing for the popular press and social media, suicide safety in journalism, and responsible mental health reporting
- Social Media & Mental Health: Understanding its impact and how to use it mindfully
- Telling Your Story: he power of vulnerability and lived experience in destigmatizing mental health—especially for public figures, leaders, and influencers
- Caring for the Caregivers: Creating a culture of self-care, recognizing burnout, and supporting others through mental health conversations
- Understanding Mental Health Conditions: How to identify signs, symptoms, and coping strategies for burnout, stress, and more
Sample Speaking Engagements
Academic & Clinical Talks
- Wellness Connection: Virtual Health Happening | Taking Care of your Mental Health: Dedicated Resource for Employee
- Vanderbilt Dept. of Psychiatry | Grand Rounds- Taking Care of yourself while taking care of others
- Washington University School of Medicine | Grand Rounds – One Year Later: Mental Health in the New Normal
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine | Spotlight on Women in Medicine and Science
- Academic Surgical Congress | 2023 AAS Presidential Session – How Can We Help?
- 13 Annual Conference of the Institute for Public Health | Hidden Costs of Global Pandemic (Mental Health)
- Stanford CME | Physician Distress: Risk Factors and Prevention in Physician Suicide Webinar
Professional & Advocacy Conferences
- Physician Burnout Symposium | Burnout on the Frontlines: Real Solutions for Mental, Social and Spiritual Health (Panel Conversation with Benjamin Miller, Dr. Megan Ranney and Janae Sharp)
- MedFluencers Summit on Physician Mental Health and Wellbeing with The American Medical Association President Jesse Ehrenfeld
- Chaplaincy Innovation Lab | Burnout in Healthcare Workers
- International Center for Journalists: News and Mental Health with Journalists Should Know
- Virtual Event for STAT News
- Virtual Fireside Chat with the Former Editor in Chief of SELF for all of CondeNest
- Self Magazine, Checking In: Virtual Wellness Series: Coping With Re-Entering the World
- Webinar for MTVEntertainment/Comedy Central
- Briefing for SciLine, The Pandemic’s Impacts on U.S. Hospitals
- The Commonwealth Club with Lucy Kalanithi
Media & Storytelling Panels
- Mental Health Awareness Month and World Mental Health Day Events
- Mental Health Storytelling Conversations
- The Better Together Mental Health Storytelling Summit (MTV/Paramount)
- USC Annenberg | Mental Health in the Media
- Moderator for TV Writers on Writing Mental Health | with Kay Oyegun (This is Us) Rohit Kumar (13 Reasons Why), Laura Donney (WandaVision), Kit Steinkellner (Sorry for Your Loss), JHRTS and Yea! (Young Entertainment Activists)
- Rare Beauty | Ask an Expert Panel: Sharing Your Story and Destigmatizing Mental Health
Book Dr. Gold
Dr. Gold’s talks are available for diverse audiences—from students and medical professionals to media executives and nonprofit leaders. Each presentation is customized to the audience’s needs and delivered with empathy, insight, and actionable guidance.
To learn more or request availability, contact Emily Varga at emily.varga@simonandschuster.com.
Panel With American Medical Association President Jesse Ehrenfeld, Restoring Wellness, MedFluencers Event, 2023. Photo by: 4thFLR
