Sarah Plummer Taylor

Biochemically STRESS can be a BENEFIT to us, not just a burden on us, because we are actually physiologically designed to turn stress into strength. Yes, really!...It’s just that sometimes we need a little help figuring out how to do that. That’s why, since 2011, as a researcher, instructor, and speaker, Sarah Plummer Taylor, MSW, has been on a mission to encourage you to CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH STRESS so you can #HarnessTheHard for your benefit. Sarah speaks from experience as a mother of 2 and a best-selling author, plus, she’s a 5-time Military Olympian and USMC veteran armed with science and stories that will equip you to USE STRESS - not lose it - in order to build REAL RESILIENCE.

After you read Sarah's books, you'll believe that the hard stuff life throws at you can HELP you - not just harm you - because the fact is that challenge, change, tension, and stress absolutely can empower you to grow stronger, more connected, and more purpose-driven than ever before. And once you do #HarnessTheHard, wow, WATCH OUT, world, because you can overcome anything and RISE STRONGER afterwards because of it.

So, let’s do this! :)

Formal bio: Sarah Plummer Taylor, MSW, ERYT-500 is an established leader in the field of resilience-building, somatic-based stress management courses, military veteran reintegration, and neurocognitive-based leadership development, guiding leaders and top organizations domestically and internationally to improve the quality of their professional and personal lives, including the US Department of Defense, law firms, universities, sports teams, and FORTUNE500 companies.

A former U.S. Marine Intelligence Officer who deployed twice to Iraq and served as the Deputy Director of the Geospatial Intelligence Directorate at the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, Sarah is the author of Stopping Military Suicides: Veteran Voices to Help Prevent Deaths and Just Roll With It: 7 Battle Tested Truths for Building a Resilient Life. Sarah’s writing has been featured in Best Practices for Yoga with Veterans, popular holistic wellness blogs, and in the anthologies Bulletproofing the Psyche: Preventing Mental Health Problems in Our Military and Veterans and Invisible Veterans: What Happens When Military Women Become Civilians Again. Sarah also played for and captained the US Military Olympic Women’s Soccer Team. Sarah completed her Bachelor’s at the University of Virginia, her Master’s at the University of Denver, certification in holistic health counseling at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and is a certified pediatric sleep consultant. Sarah’s passion for post-traumatic growth, behavioral health, and social science is also reflected in her years as an adjunct professor of Health Sciences at Charleston Southern University until 2018, as well as via her activity as an advisory board member to UCSF's Stress, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Growth course for Active Duty and Military Veterans, and the Military Council board of Service Women's Action Network.

Sarah’s current research focuses on peak performance and leadership for top executives, mental and behavioral health, reintegration for veterans, and evidence-based mindfulness-based practices; she is involved with numerous collaborative research projects and program designs in these areas. Sarah frequently travels North America, Central America, and Europe, speaking, consulting, and teaching the integration of mindfulness and leadership. Her work has been featured on Capitol Hill and in news outlets like the Katie Couric Show, NBC Nightly News, NPR, MSNBC, NY Times, and many others.

Sarah is an in-demand keynote speaker, mother of two, and volunteers through board membership, advocacy, and service work for a variety of organizations. She now lives in North Carolina with her husband, daughters, and dog.

Please visit http://www.SarahPlummerTaylor.com