She gave us tangible tools to use within our career, but more importantly… to use in our everyday life.
Her personal interaction style was refreshing and real, and I could immediately see the positive impact she had on the team.
Christine’s talk wove together stories, engaging applications of academic research, and compelling activities. Dr. Whelan was inspiring and relatable, and her material was immediately applicable, giving her the automatic-invite back for our next meeting.
Dream Bank Dream Academy – January 25-February 22, 2024
Emory University Law School – January 31, 2024
Wisconsin Credit Union League – May 9, 2024
October 21, 2023
Self-Help Geek-Off with Dr. Glenn Doyle
October 17, 2023
October 12, 2023
Leading on Purpose
UW-Madison E-Business Consortium, Leadership Summit
October 2, 2023
Purpose and Resilience in Graduate Education: What matters most and how to make it happen
UW-Madison
September 22, 2023
The Happiness Trap
Emory University, guest lecturer
September 21, 2023
Life on Purpose: Three Questions Only You Can Answer
Badger Talks, internal training for Wisconsin Department of Revenue
September 20, 2023
Consumer Happiness: Financial Wellbeing in Action
Wisconsin Credit Union League
September 19, 2023
Purpose and Mental Health: How Reflection on What Matters Turns a Wandering into a Journey
Vail Health Behavioral Innovation Center
September 7, 2023
Defining and Redefining Happiness: A Brief History and Why It Matters Today
Wisconsin International Resource Consortium
July 24, 2023
Professional Development: Institutes
University of Wisconsin-Madison
July 13, 2023
Welcome to Barbie World
Wisconsin Alumni Association
July 12, 2023
Purpose and Mental Health: How Reflection on What Matters Turns a Wandering into a Journey
Emory University
June 27, 2023
Authentic Purpose in Action
Wisconsin Workforce Development Equal Rights Division
April 19, 2023
Purpose in Times of Uncertainty
Fashion Institute of Technology
April 18, 2023
Dream Big: Consuming Happiness
Event Brite
March 30, 2023
Purpose in Graduate Education
Ohio State University
March 23, 2023
Deep Purpose: Leadership for Lawyers
Emory University School of Law
March 15, 2023
Purpose in Predictive Health
Emory University Center for the Study of Human Health
March 2, 2023
Dream Bank Purpose Academy
Final Lecture and Wrap-Up of Five Week session
March 1, 2023
Resilience and Purpose for the Journey Ahead: WTF Do We Do from Here?
Wisconsin Head Start Association Keynote
February 27, 2023
Purposeful Families: What Matters Most and How to Make it Happen
Madison Country Day School
February 24, 2023
Living a Life of Purpose: Living Health Week 2023
Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University
February 13-17, 2023
Authentic Purpose: Why It Matters and How to Make it Happen
Well Wisconsin / WebMD
February 16, 2023
Well Wisconsin/WebMD Keynote
Well Wisconsin Champions Awards Event
February 1, 2023
Dream Bank Dream Academy: Embracing Your Purpose
February 1, 2023
Authentic Purpose: Practical Steps Toward the Good Life … Even in Times of Uncertainty
University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Professional Development Program
January 20, 2023
Purpose and Resilience in Graduate Education: What Matters Most and How to Make it Happen
Council of Graduate Schools Plenary Keynote
December 10, 2022
Consuming Happiness with Cancer
November 25, 2022
Thrift and Well-Being for the Holidays
Mind Body Badger
November 19, 2022
Consuming Happiness with Cancer: Money, Relationships, Thrift and Purpose
20th Annual Fall Cancer Conference Keynote
November 18, 2022
Purpose, In College, Right Now
Emory University Guest Lecture
September 22, 2022
2022 Annual WIDA Conference Keynote Address
“Connections: People, Place and Purpose”
August 19, 2022
Mujeres de HACE
Workshop Presentation on Purpose and HappiLyfe
May 18, 2022
Choosing What’s Next – On Purpose
Engineering Invited Lecture – UW-Madison
May 2, 2022
Wilson Law Group Dinner Keynote
“Resilience in Times of Uncertainty: A Human Ecological Perspective”
April 7, 2022
DreamBank Dream Academy Embracing Your Purpose – 5 Week Seminar
April 5, 2022
Well-Being Defined and Applied
Emory University Guest Lecture
March 24, 2022
Purpose in Action
Emory University Guest Lecture
March 4, 2022
Dream Bank, Dream Academy Filming
January 5, 2022
Purpose in Times of Uncertainty
Master Class
UW E-Business Consortium
October 14, 2021
Transitioning to Post Pandemic Life
UW Now Livestream
May 18, 2021
Self-Help Books, Collected (and Written) by Christine Whelan
For Keeps Podcast
May 3, 2021
Purpose and Your What’s Next
Guest Lecture at Fashion Institute of Technology
April 29, 2021
The Pursuit of Happyness – with Chris Gardner
Real Talk with Emilio Pardo
April 29, 2021
Life on Purpose: Three Questions Only You Can Answer
UW River Falls
April 22, 2021
Radiology 914 Guest Lecture
April 18, 2021
Badger Talks: Re-starting Your Social Life
UW Madison Badger Talks Event
April 15, 2021
Consuming Happiness: Money, Relationships, Equality, and Meaning…in the Pandemic and Beyond
Women, Faith and Finance Lecture Series
Luther College
April 9, 2021
DREAM BIG: Yes, No and So What: A Professional Woman’s Roadmap
DreamBank Madison Speech
April 8, 2021
Dream Big: Success of Her Terms
DreamBank Madison Live Event
March 10, 2021
Radiology 914 Guest Lecture
March 1, 2021
Finding Your Purpose
News 3000 — Live at Four
February 17, 2021
Purpose in Action
Emory University Guest Lecture
February 11, 2021
Purpose in Times of Uncertainty
Clarion College
February 10, 2021
Do The Next Right Thing: Purpose in Times of Uncertainty?
McKnight Life Calling Lecture
January 28, 2021
She’s on Call Radio Show and Podcast Featured Guest
She’s On Call
January 10, 2021
Starting 2021 with a Purpose
Live at Four — News 3000
December 30, 2020
Coping with the Holiday Blues
WTMJ Extra Podcast Interview
December 22, 2020
Radiology Grand Rounds… On Purpose
University of Wisconsin – Madison Radiology Department Grand Rounds
December 17, 2020
Finding Purpose During the Pandemic
Classroom Cafe Podcast from the United Federation of Teachers
December 16, 2020
Can You Buy Happiness This Holiday Season?
Live at Four — News 3000
December 15, 2020
Children’s Health Wisconsin Leadership Retreat
Children’s Hospital Wisconsin
November 12, 2020
How to Stay Happy While Obeying Pandemic Guidelines
Live at Four — News 3000
November 11, 2020
Life on Purpose: Three Questions Only You Can Answer
Badger Talks Live
October 17, 2020
Do You Have Acedia?
News 3000 – Live at Four
October 13, 2020
World Mental Health Day
WTMJ Extra Podcast Interview
October 9, 2020
Pandemic Purpose
American Family DreamBank Summit Keynote
October 1, 2020
Russian Television Appearance
Russian TV… Seriously… on Pandemic Pods
September 21, 2020
Real Talk from the Barn … on Purpose
Facebook Live with Emilio Pardo
September 20, 2020
Life on Purpose
Audible Original Great Books Lecture Series Studio Recordings
September 17, 2020
How to Stay Happy in Troubling Times
News 3000 – Live at Four
September 5, 2020
Happiness and Well-Being
Guest Lecture at Emory University
September 3, 2020
Learning Pods Rise in Popularity
NBC15 Madison
August 29, 2020
Living a Life of Purpose in Times of Uncertainty
Middleton Public Library
June 25, 2020
Dream Big: Your Purpose, Your Time
American Family DreamBank
May 21, 2020
Do the Next Right Thing: Purpose in a Time of Uncertainty (start at 13:33)
Rotary Club of Madison
May 6, 2020
Do the Next Right Thing: Purpose in a Time of Uncertainty
BadgerTalks Facebook Live Presentation
April 16, 2020
Building Purpose
Engineering Guest Lecture
March 28, 2020
Purpose, Health and Happiness
Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory University
February 21, 2020
Authentic Purpose: People, Place and Purpose
American Family DreamBank
January 23, 2020
Tired of Holiday Materialism? Here’s How to Deal
Wisconsin Public Radio – The Morning Show (30 Minute Segment)
December 11, 2019
Authentic Purpose: People, Place and Purpose
Women and Leadership – Coffee and Conversation – Keynote
November 7, 2019
Authentic Purpose
Wisconsin Foundation – Keynote
November 4, 2019
Authentic Purpose: Finding Joy at Work
Thermo Fisher – Keynote
October 24, 2019
Authentic Purpose: Finding Joy at Work
Wisconsin Association of College Stores
October 23, 2019
I Need Some Advice: An Academic Journey Through a Field Many Thought Frivolous
The New School – New York City – Guest Lecture
October 4, 2019
Authentic Purpose
UW-Madison Back to School Night – Keynote Address
September 27, 2019
Connections: People, Place and Purpose
The Kaiser-Permanente Medical Group – Keynote Address
August 23, 2019
Balance v. Burnout: Why Most Advice Fails… and a New Approach That Actually Might Work
Association of Fundraising Professionals Keynote Address
July 11, 2019
Human Ecology in Action
Founder’s Day Presentation – St. Louis, Mo UW Madison Alumni Event
May 8, 2019
Psychedelics Stories – What the New Science of Psychedelics Means for Mental Health Care
Integrative Mental Health Conference, San Francisco, CA
April 16, 2019
Mind Body Wellness as a Key to Leadership Development
The Kaiser-Permanente Group, San Francisco, CA
April 13, 2019
Purpose in Practice: Research-Based Exercises for Clinical and Personal Use
Alaskan Psychiatric Association
March 31, 2019
Authentic Purpose: A Roadmap
TEDx UW-Madison 2019
February 23, 2019
Leading Life on Purpose
LinkageInc., Phoenix, AZ
November 13, 2018
Consuming Happiness this Holiday Season
Academic Staff Mentoring Speech
November 6, 2018
Ancient Practices for Modern Well-Being
Speech at UW Class of 1968 Event
October 5, 2018
Back to School Night
School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison
September 28, 2018
UW Alumni College Presentation
May 31, 2018
Becoming a Leader: What Really Works
Linkage’s GILD Asia, Singapore
April 2018
Interview with Dr. Christine Whelan on Self-Help, Young Leaders, and Leadership Development
Linkage’s GILD Asia, Singapore
April 2018
Purpose and the Good Life
Madison Senior Center, WI
April 19, 2018
Women’s Philanthropy Forum
Appleton, WI
March 8, 2018
Opposites Don’t Attract
Wisconsin’s Afternoon News, Newsradio WTMJ
February 26, 2018
Life on Purpose: Three Questions Only You Can Answer
TEDxUWMadison, Madison, WI
January 2018
Doctor recommends finding balance between holiday shopping, financial stress
Channel 3000, WISC-TV
November 24, 2017
Life on Purpose
Big Ten Leadership Network Speech
November 16, 2017
Packing Purposefully for College
Bakersfield College
August 9, 2017
Consuming Happiness & the Well-Being Economy
Madison BECCster Group
March 1, 2017
Success to Significance
CLA Conference Presentation
January 27, 2017
Exploring Your Big Picture Purpose
UW Credit Union and Latino Professionals Association
November 3, 2016
Consuming Happiness in the Well-Being Economy
Filene Research big.bright.minds conference keynote
October 26, 2016
Big Picture Purpose for Young Professionals
Murray Hill Institute
October 22, 2016
Parenting with Big Picture Purpose
Murray Hill Institute
October 22, 2016
Find Your Big Picture Purpose
Prairie Lights Bookstore
September 18, 2016
Purpose in College: What Matters & Why
University of Iowa Newman Center
September 18, 2016
Consuming Happiness the EcoYou Way
School of Human Ecology Alumni Night Keynote Address
September 16, 2016
Consuming Happiness the EcoYou Way
School of Human Ecology Alumni Night Keynote Address
September 16, 2016
The Science of Purpose
Life Reimagined Rand Fellows Presentation
September 15, 2016
Purpose and the College Experience
Chancellor’s and Powers-Knapp Keynote Welcome Address
August 29, 2016
Money, Purpose, and Happiness
Women’s Philanthropy Conference
June 8, 2016
Making Change Stick
BeachBody Coaches Conference Call
June 5, 2016
Purpose in Action: Your Life Reimagined
Madison PEO Chapter
February 10, 2016
The Science of Purpose
Life Reimagined Rand Fellows Presentation
October 27, 2015
Deadly Devotion
The Security Brief TV Show
September 2015
Purpose, Well-Being and the Speed of Change
Life Reimagined Conference
July 13, 2015
Selfies, Smartphone and Student Loans: Dating, Finding a Job and Becoming an Adult in an Era of Hookups and Hashtags
University of Iowa
October 25, 2014
The Social Psychology of Attraction
StyleLife Academy Presentation – Part 1 and Part 2
October 19, 2014
The Invisible Syllabus
Princeton University panel discussion on work-life balance
May 29, 2014
Let’s Talk About Sex.
Theology on Tap. New York City.
February 2014
What’s Your WTF Moment?
Cal State University Northridge Student Summit Keynote Address
January 14, 2014
Finding Your Purpose
Lecture to the Ellis School
February 2013
Be Bold, Be You
Duquesne University
Spring Workshop 2013
Love, Hookups and Generation WTF
Lecture to Shady Side Academy
April 2011
Leadership and Generation WTF
Lecture to University of Pennsylvania
April 2011
Generation WTF Survival Guide
Lecture to St. Joe’s University
April 2011
Generation WTF
University of Pittsburgh iTunes Lecture
2011
Love in the Time of Hookups
University of Pittsburgh iTunes Lecture
2011
Dating in a Hook Up Culture
Duquesne University
2010
Dating, Hooking Up & the Finding True Love
Upper Iowa University
2010
Hooking Up & Relationships: An Honest Discussion
Central College, Iowa
2010
Educated Women and Marriage: What You Should Know
University of Pittsburgh, Spring
2010
Success is Sexy: Shattering Myths About Women, Love & Power
Iowa Women’s Leadership Conference
2009
Changing Ideas of Marriage 1900-present
University of Iowa
Fall 2009
Women, Relationships & Finance
The Spence School, New York City
2009
Why Educated Women Put Marriage Before Motherhood
Princeton University
2009
How to Read Dating & Marriage Trend Stories in Newspapers
Cardinal Stritch University
2008
Mate Preferences Surveys: Does Outdated Language Skew Our Results?
University of Iowa
2008
Popular Statistics (or How to Decode Sociology Studies in the Media)
University of Iowa
Spring 2008
Assortative Mating: Do Smart Men Marry Smart Women?
University of Iowa
2007
Gender & Education
University of Iowa
2007
Princeton Women Balancing Career & Family
Princeton University
2007
New Research for Smart, Successful Women
Columbia Business School
2007
Dating, Marriage & Sexuality Research Among Young-Adults
Princeton University
2007
Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women
University of Pennsylvania
2006
Singles’ Magazines and the Rise of Contingent Commitment
History of Consumption Conference, University of Sussex (England)
2001
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