Naturopathic Doctor; Stress & Energy Regulation Expert; Founder of The Kinney Clinic; Podcast Host & Author of "The Cortisol Cure"

Annapolis, MD, USA
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Dr. Erin Kinney Biography

Dr. Erin Kinney is a naturopathic doctor, stress and energy expert, speaker and author of "The Cortisol Cure." For more than 15 years, Dr. Kinney has helped thousands of patients understand the connection between chronic stress, hormones, energy, and the symptoms that can leave people feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and unlike themselves. She is the founder of The Kinney Clinic and the host of The Dr. Kinney Show, a top-rated health and wellness podcast.

At the heart of Dr. Kinney's work is a simple but powerful idea: cortisol is not the enemy. The body needs cortisol to wake up, create energy, perform under pressure, and handle the demands of daily life. Her signature Cortisol Bank Account framework helps people understand how their daily choices and stressors either build or deplete their capacity, and what happens when they consistently spend more energy than they earn.

Through her speaking and her book, Dr. Kinney works to change the conversation around stress, burnout, and hustle culture. Rather than telling people to simply "manage their stress," she teaches audiences how to change their energy economy so they can build greater capacity and resilience, perform at a high level, and still feel good doing it.

Known for making complex science relatable and actionable, Dr. Kinney speaks on stress and burnout, energy and resilience, women's health and hormones, and the physiology of sustainable high performance. Her work gives audiences a new way to understand their bodies and practical tools to create more energy for the work, relationships, and lives that matter most to them.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/07/2026.

Dr. Erin Kinney Speaking Topics

  • The Cortisol Cure: Change Your Energy Economy and Build the Capacity to Handle Stress

    What if cortisol isn't the problem, but one of the most important tools we have for handling the demands of modern life?

    In this engaging, science-backed keynote, Dr. Erin Kinney challenges the way we think about stress, burnout, and energy. Using her signature Cortisol Bank Account framework, she explains why everything we do either earns or spends energy, and what happens when we consistently ask our bodies to spend more than they can replenish.

    Rather than telling people to simply manage stress better, Dr. Kinney shows audiences how to change their energy economy. Attendees learn how to recognize the early signs of cortisol debt, identify the hidden stressors draining their capacity, and intentionally build the energy and resilience they need to handle demanding lives without running themselves into the ground.

    Audiences leave with a new understanding of stress and practical strategies to create more energy for the work, relationships, and lives that matter most.

  • Burnout Isn't Just About Stress: The Science of Energy, Resilience & Sustainable High Performance

    We’ve been told that the solution to burnout is to reduce stress, set better boundaries, and practice more self-care. But what happens when the demands of your career and life aren't going away?

    Dr. Erin Kinney offers a different approach. Drawing on 15+ years of clinical experience and the science of stress physiology, she explains why our ability to perform isn't determined simply by how much stress we experience, but by whether we have the energy and physiological capacity to handle it.

    Audiences learn why high performers often miss the earliest signs of depletion, how chronic stress changes the way we feel and function, and why pushing harder can eventually make us less productive rather than more.

    This keynote gives individuals and organizations a new framework for sustainable performance: stop focusing only on reducing demands and start building the capacity to meet them.

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Dr. Erin Kinney is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Cortisol Cure: Change Your Energy Economy and Build the Capacity to Handle Stress, Burnout Isn't Just About Stress: The Science of Energy, Resilience & Sustainable High Performance, Cortisol, Cycles & the Hormone Curve: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Stress, Energy & Her Changing Hormones and Rethinking Hustle: Why Rest Is a Performance Strategy, Not a Reward. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dr. Erin Kinney for your event is available upon request. Dr. Erin Kinney generally travels from Annapolis, MD, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Joyce Odidison, Dr. Susan Biali, MD, Jena Burgess, Dr. Nafisa Sekandari and Sharon M. Weinstein. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dr. Erin Kinney for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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