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​An Innovative
Take On Wellness

I help organizations foster a resilient culture grounded in the principles of everyday pleasure, empowering teams to prevent burnout, recover quickly from setbacks, and face challenges with joy. 
I've Presented Here:

A Super Fun Way to Talk about Resilience

Why the ABCs of Pleasure Matter.
 

As a professional sexologist, I apply what I know about the human limbic system (our powerful dopamine center) to help organizations thrive. Everyday pleasure, rather than sexual pleasure, is the focus.

 

Learning about the profound wellness benefits of everyday pleasure is something I call Pleasure Literacy.

Pleasure Literacy helps us avoid burnout by giving us needed breaks from the anxiety and demands of our daily lives. It reduces stress by triggering the release of dopamine, the "feel good" hormone. It also stimulates oxytocin, promoting relaxation and a sense of calm. These emotional buffers strengthen our resilience, enabling us to bounce back more quickly from setbacks, even in the face of adversity.

 

By intentionally engaging in pleasurable activities, and by reframing experiences to notice delight, we build a reservoir of positive emotions that we can draw upon during challenging times.

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Office Corridor Talk

Pleasure Literacy Keynotes:

Pleasure Literacy For You.

With a foundation in resilience, Pleasure Literacy expands to address your pleasure education needs. If you're looking for Pleasure Literacy on campus (including pleasure navigation and consent), click here.  For associations and other organizations, here are my most requested keynotes.

 

Most requested keynotes:

  • ​Savoring Resilience: How Simple Pleasures Can Create a Culture of Strength and Help Us During Tough Times

  • From Grind to Greatness: Coffee’s Secret Powers for Beating Burnout

  • The Smart High: Dopamine Hacks for Better Living (and Mental Health)

  • Care That's Off the Charts: Elevating Patient Experience in Women's Healthcare, Using Safe Pleasures

  • Smart Highs: Dopamine Decisions That Keep Workplaces Happy and Harassment-Free

Red Flowers

By understanding and embracing the power of pleasure, individuals can transform their work and personal lives, fostering a more balanced, fulfilling, and resilient existence.

- Laura Zam

Quality, Qualification, & Comparison

What Sets Laura Apart?

20+

Years as Speaker 

Live Presentations

100+

Years as a 
Pleasure Literacy Expert

10+

Master's from

Brown University

Certified Sexologist Adapting Pleasure Education to Workplaces

Award-Winning Author
 & Pleasure Thought Leader

“Laura is a dynamic, funny, caring presenter. Everyone loved her.

Tara Davis, Senior Director Internal Communication and Staff Wellbeing
American Psychological Association

A story of healing

The Pleasure Plan

Based on popular essays in New York Times’ Modern Love and Salon, as well as an Off-Broadway one-person play, The Pleasure Plan is a trauma healing odyssey, using the power of pleasure. 

As Seen Here:

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Founder, Pleasure Literacy
Hi, I’m Laura
With a Master's from Brown University, and certification from the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, I'm also an award-winning health writer, TEDx Speaker, Certified Trauma Professional, and author of THE PLEASURE PLAN, a bestselling memoir about my own journey using pleasure to heal from trauma.  I've been published, or featured in, many media outlets, including  The New York Times, HuffPost, NBC-TV, and PBS.  Fun facts: I spent three decades in theater, two decades in higher education, and one decade in workplace wellness training.  That makes me sound older than I am! Much of this work was concurrent as I love educating from the stage while improving people's lives.  
I’m passionate about:
Helping organizations build resilient cultures
Helping people be more joyful and less burned out
Giving audiences permission to feel good
Making people laugh, despite life's difficulties

What's Right For You?

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