MEDIA & SPEAKING
Dr. Jacqueline McAdam, RCC
Psychotherapist • Writer • Resilience Researcher • Social Entrepreneur • Author
Dr. Jacqueline McAdam brings over four decades of professional experience working with children, youth, adults, families, and communities, leading conversations about resilience, adversity, human potential, and how to navigate life’s challenges.
Everything you need to feature Dr. McAdam and her book
THE BOOK
2025 INTERNATIONAL IMPACT BOOK AWARD WINNER
MORE THAN LUCK
Cultivating a Resilient Mindset: Navigating Life and Adversity What if resilience is more than luck? It is something we can cultivate, learn, and develop. In More Than Luck, Dr. McAdam combines research, professional experience, and lived experience to illustrate that resilience is more than luck.
ABOUT DR McADAM
Dr. Jacqueline McAdam, RCC, is a registered psychotherapist, writer, educator, social entrepreneur, and resilience researcher and practitioner in British Columbia, Canada.
Her doctoral research examined the cultural and developmental risks and opportunities that enhanced resilience for those living in zones of conflict in Africa.
She is a published Canadian Author of More than Luck: Cultivating a Resilient Mindset-Navigating Life and Adversity, and the founder of Resilient Generations.
TOP SPEAKING AND INTERVIEW TOPICS
Resilience is More Than Luck
Do Not Tell People “Just Be Resilient”
Coping is not Resilience
How to Create Resilient Families and Communities
Resilient Acts of Kindness Moments that Change Us
What Different Cultures can Teach Us About Resilience
Learn why some people navigate adversity better than others and what research tells us about the factors that make a difference.
Resilience is not a simple recipe. Explore the experiences, relationships and opportunities that help us develop resilience.
Coping helps us get through the day, but resilience helps us build the resources for our future.
What do children and families need to thrive and how to create resilient community.
How relationships, unexpected kindness and serendipitous moments can alter the trajectory of our lives.
Learn about what decades of work across cultures taught me about adversity, and resilience
SPEAKING & INTERVIEWS
Dr. McAdam is available for interviews, expert commentary, keynotes, workshops, conference presentations, university lectures, and library or community events.
