Lauren Dorman, MS, RD, CDE

School Mental Health Registered Dietitian · Keynote Speaker · Author

For Students: A stigma-free, safe, and supportive space where nutrition, self-image, mental health, and social media influence collide. Because today’s students are living at the intersection of all four.

For Educators: An experience that puts educators back in control of their energy, mindset, and momentum. The audience discovers how to build sustainable micro-habits without burnout, pressure, or overwhelm.

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The results are in!

Three months after The Strong Student Shift Experience, over 100 students completed a feedback survey. The numbers show that these habits lasted for months, not days.

What students noticed an improvement in:

57%

53%

Energy

Calmer mood

42%

41%

Productivity

Focus

Presentation Results

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Presentation Results ✷

26%

Body respect

29%

Overall confidence

“Which habit have you been able to improve over the last 3 months?”

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“Thinking about that one small micro-habit, what percentage improvement would you estimate over the past 3 months?”

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My Keynote Topics

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01 The Strong Student Shift: Nourishing the Next Generation Through Digital Wellness

Audience: Ages 10–22

Inside this powerful experience, students learn to trust themselves more than they trust an influencer, a fad diet, or a toxic wellness trend. Using six essential skills and a personalized roadmap to strengthen their daily intentional practices, this choice-led approach builds lasting nourishment and energy for better focus, mood, and overall well-being.

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02 The Energized Educator: Brain-Based Strategies for Nourishment, Focus, and Well-Being

Audience: Staff, educators, and workplace teams

Get ready for a high-energy, interactive experience that combines brain, body, and nutrition science with practical behavior-change strategies. Educators walk away able to build sustainable habits, boost productivity, reduce stress, and create a personalized roadmap for lasting well-being at work and beyond.

03 Interrupt the Influence: Innovative Solutions for Student Wellness, Body Image, and Mental Health

Audience: Mental Health Clinicians, Counselors, Health Teachers, Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Child Study Teams, and Coaches

Discover innovative, neuroscience-informed strategies that help students interrupt the influence of social media, nutrition misinformation, and diet culture while building resilience, self-trust, and healthier relationships with food, body, and brain.

Testimonials

Meet Your Speaker

About Lauren Dorman, MS, RD, CDE

Lauren Dorman is the go-to School Mental Health Registered Dietitian and Keynote Speaker. She's a master detective of nutrition trends, a passionate change leader, and a creative problem solver dedicated to equipping children and adolescents with a solution-focused skillset to create health habits with ease.

Lauren is the owner of Schools, Master Food and Mood, presenting her signature Strong Student Shift and Energized Educator regularly to school districts and at conferences. She is also a frequent podcast guest.

Lauren holds a Bachelor’s from Penn State and a Master’s from Rutgers. With 24 years of experience and a certification in Applied Neuroscience, she is a trusted expert in evidence-based nutrition science. Her mission is to make reliable nutrition and health education accessible to all, empowering individuals to strengthen their relationship with food, mind, and body.

She has a private practice (virtual and in-person) counseling children and adults to design lives of wellness rooted in intention and purpose.

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Key Takeaways from Lauren’s Audience

"If you have the opportunity to engage with Lauren, I encourage you to do so. Her dedication to empowering others and her passion for health education make her an invaluable asset to any community initiative. Don't miss the chance to benefit from her knowledge and insights."
"I really appreciated your presentation in my class today! I'm a last semester senior in college and you're the only time in my entire academic career that I've actually had the pleasure of a presenter leaning this deep into self growth and helping to show others how capable of greatness they truly are."
"Your presentation was amazing, I understand my self better. I learned that my fear of change is not my fault. That it's okay for me to take my time implementing new ways that I want to improve on for myself."