Kelly Carlin | SpeakerHub

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I am a thinker/communicator/shit-stirrer in service to the wonder, joy and absurdity of humanity and life.

Using storytelling, humor, and social commentary via the written page, stage, radio, internet and TV, I remind people that it’s okay to be imperfectly human, and it's only when we truly accept that can we live in joy, and do our work in the world in a powerful way. Too often it is the space in our head that keeps us feeling small, alone, and disempowered, and that despite the insanity of the world, with self-awareness and working together we can move this human species forward.

I am seeking opportunities to speak to organizations and companies about:

Unplugging from the Digital Leash

The Importance of Truth Telling

Ambition vs. Being of Service

The Power of Wonder & the Wonder of Power

Fighting for the Creative Life

Building Your Future by Being Here Now

Keeping Your Soul Alive in Technological World

Finding Your Personal Edge & Crossing It

Making Your Own Meaning of Life

The Freedom of Irreverence

I'm also qualified to run Breakout Sessions about:

How to Begin to Write about Your Life

Using the Voices in Your Head to Bring Ease & Joy to Your Life & Work

Demystifying Meditation

Storytelling

Balancing Ego & Ambition

Finding Joy, Calm and Productivity through Mindfulness

I am currently working on my next book, podcasting weekly, blogging occasionaly and enjoying my social media summer sabbatical. The paperback of my memoir, "A Carlin Home Companion," comes out this fall (St. Martin's Press, 2016). The hardcover/audio book is available at your favorite book seller.

To book me to speak or appear at your event, perform my solo show, write for your magazine, or appear on your TV/radio show, or podcast, please contact Jerry Hamza at [email protected].

You can see my past TV, radio & podcast appearances, footage of my solo show, reviews of my book, and oh so much more at www.kellycarlin.com.

Current position (3)

Keynote Speaker

Polymind Enterprises LLC

Radio Show Host

SiriusXM

Member Board of Trustees

Thomas Jefferson Center

Achievements (2)

Author, "A Carlin Home Companion: Growing up with George"

St. Martin's Press published my memoir in 2015.

National tour of solo show - A Carlin Home Companion

With great acclaim and success, my show toured to a dozen cities between 2011-2017

Degrees (2)

Masters in Counseling Psychology, Emphasis in Jungian Psychology

Pacifica Graduate Institute

2001 to 2004

B.A. in Communications Studies

UCLA

1988 to 1993

Presentations

Presentations (5)

Get Loud Ladies: Learn to Speak Up for the Sake of the Planet

Kelly ultimately connects the dots between the benefits of personal expression, living the good life, and the responsibility we all have to our future. She reveals how, even though she grew up as the daughter of one of the most creative comedians of the 20th century, she feared her own self-expression and paid a high price for her silence. She elucidates what gave her the courage to eventually “speak her truth,” and how others can too. Due to her background in psychology and life coaching, she’s more than qualified to give the audience tools to investigate their own blocks and free their own voices. She fosters one’s wonder and joy in being alive, and connects people to the only path to living their most fulfilling life. Finally, Kelly calls forth the audience to stand up, speak out not just for themselves, but for the sake of humanity and the planet.

Letting Go of Being the Good Daughter

In this talk, Kelly tells her story of going from self-censorship and creative paralysis to living an unbound artistic life. Starting in the shadow of her famous father, George Carlin, Kelly fights her way through depression, anxiety and addiction to find the courage to speak her truth to inspire others to live their turth. She explores what holds us all back from the life we know we’re here to live, and what we can do to step fully into our own light.

Put Down Your Phone and Pick Up Your Life

Reducing Stress in the Digital Age – In this talk, Kelly shares her story of what she discovered when she walked away from her online life for a summer. She taps into her experience of being an active social media person, 20 years of mindfulness practice, and her Masters degree in counseling psychology to discuss the effects of being overly tethered to our digital selves, and how to design your life to live in balance with it.

Finding Your Inner GPS: Living a Life Where Your Inside Matches Your Outside

Kelly explores what it takes to know yourself in a world filled with distractions, competing needs and not enough time. She shares her own journey learning to connect to her own needs, her own inner GPS, and teaches others to do the same. Without this knowledge, it is impossible to be productive, creative and live a fulfilled life. She shows that when you know yourself and take care of yourself first, only then can you fully serve your vision, mission and the world at large.

From 50 to Fabulous: Womanhood in the Second Half of Life

Kelly reveals her own awakening to what it means to be a woman after 50. Noticing how the culture, and the men at the gym, have deemed her invisible, she reframes her experience to one of freedom, empowerment and deep joy. She helps the audience tap into their own wisdom, redefine their dreams and let go of perspectives that no longer serve them in mid-life.

Workshops (1)

Unplug - Put Down Your Phone & Pick Up Your Life

1 hour

Through stories and experiential exercises, I give people the tools and strategies to rein in their addiction to technology, social media, the news cycle.

Past talks (3)

Being Human

Reason Rally

Washington D.C. Mall

2016

The Extraordinary Ordinary Human

American Humanist Association Conference

Denver, CO

2015

Driven to Distraction

Women's Leadership Forum - Ad Club Boston

Boston, MS

2016

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Books & Articles (1)

A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up with George

St. Martin's Press,

2015

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