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Dr. Portia Jackson Preston Biography

Dr. Portia Jackson Preston is a leading expert in driving sustainable wellness and impact. As an Associate Professor of Public Health at California State University, Fullerton, she has published widely on stress, coping and burnout in professionals, and the impact of stress on Black women's health. As the founder of Empowered to Exhale, she coaches individuals and organizations to embrace mindset and culture shifts to create and sustain impact. Dr. Preston is a sought-after speaker, and has been featured at two TEDx events. She candidly shares her experiences as a Black woman navigating health challenges, including a late-stage AuDHD diagnosis, and offers insight into creating personalized systems that are responsive to individual needs.

With a background in Cultural and Social Anthropology from Stanford, a masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan, and a doctorate in Public Health from University of California, Los Angeles, Dr. Preston advocates for systemic change to combat burnout. She also inspires audiences to shed shame and embrace self-compassion. Her forthcoming book, "Hustle, Flow, or Let it Go? A Guide to Shame-Free Wellness that Honors Your Reality and Gives You Life," provides a framework for inclusive wellness that extends beyond the individual to the collective.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/07/2026.

Dr. Portia Jackson Preston Speaking Topics

  • Stress, Coping & Wellness for Neurodivergent Professionals

    Each talk I create is customized to the needs of the organization, drawing on my lived experience navigating chronic illness, autism and ADHD across academia, nonprofits, government, consulting, and corporate environments. The aim is to provide pathways to wellness that honors the lived experience of the individual and helps to forge and organizational culture of collective care.

    Key elements include:

    • Acknowledgement that chronic stress extends beyond workplace burnout, occuring across one's lived context with implications for how they show up in the workplace.
    • Understanding neurodiversity without complex jargon, honoring the unique ways people think, learn, and process information
    • Intersectional lens: understanding how identity, social expectations, and the need to mask for survival shape experiences
    • Recognizing the fullest and most sustainable expression of one's gifts requires acknowledgement, acceptance, and resources to address their support needs
    • How workplace demands (meetings, multitasking, rigid schedules) create specific stressors for neurodivergent professionals
    • Practical tools, strategies, and resources to stabilize your foundation to create impact and support one another
    • Managing up, laterally, and down effectively; forging psychological safety
    • Practical strategies for managers: clear communication, explicit expectations, nuanced approach to flexibility and structure
    • Creating systems and cultures where neurodivergent individuals can thrive

  • Hustle, Flow, or Let It Go?

    Hustle, Flow, or Let It Go: A Guide to Shame-Free Wellness That Honors Your Reality and Gives You Life" is designed as a companion resource for sustainability and ongoing implementation. The book addresses all areas of wellness, offering inclusive strategies that honor each person's identity and lived experiences.

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Dr. Portia Jackson Preston Videos

Dr. Portia Jackson - ADHA reWired Podcast

Dr. Portia Jackson - ADHA reWired Podcast

What happens when two ADHDers realize there's more to the story?

Dr. Portia Jackson Preston - TEDx

Dr. Portia Jackson Preston - TEDx

Dr. Portia Jackson Preston started her garden with the support of Organic Harvest Gardens, a local Black-owned mini-farm, to create a healing space...

Dr. Portia Jackson Preston - Autism Goes to College Podcast

Dr. Portia Jackson Preston - Autism Goes to College Podcast

What Professors Need to Know.

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Hustle, Flow, or Let It Go?: A Guide to Shame-Free Wellness That Honors Your Reality and Gives You Life
Hustle, Flow, or Let It Go?: A Guide to Shame-Free Wellness That Honors Your Reality and Gives You Life

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  • What topics does Dr. Portia Jackson Preston speak about?

    Dr. Portia Jackson Preston is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Anti-Racism, Author, Belonging, Black Heritage, Diversity & Inclusion, Early Childhood Education, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Health & Wellness, Healthcare, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Personal Growth, Professors, Resilience, Social Activism, Stress Management, TED

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Dr. Portia Jackson Preston is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Stress, Coping & Wellness for Neurodivergent Professionals, Hustle, Flow, or Let It Go?, Inclusive Wellness and Inclusion of My Lived Experience . The estimated speaking fee range to book Dr. Portia Jackson Preston for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Dr. Portia Jackson Preston generally travels from Long Beach, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dr. Jeannelle Perkins, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, Ife Thomas, Bernadette Anderson and Dr. 1Drea Pennington Wasio. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dr. Portia Jackson Preston for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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