Helping People Move Toward Flourishing
Through the science of movement, positive psychology, play, strengths, meaning, and purpose.
About Elaine
Science, Heart, and 35+ Years of Building this Work.
Author & Speaker | PHD (Temple University) | MAPP (University of Pennsylvania)
Dr. Elaine O’Brien is a positive psychology expert, movement scientist, keynote speaker, and wellbeing consultant — helping people and organizations flourish through the power of movement, play, character strengths, and purpose. Based in Ocean Grove, New Jersey — conveniently located between Philadelphia and New York City, working globally.
She holds a PhD in Human Movement Psychology from Temple University and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania — among the first people globally to hold both. She was acknowledged by Dr. Martin Seligman, founder of Positive Psychology, in his landmark book Flourish (2011), and she served as a recitation leader for Dr. Angela Duckworth’s Introduction to Positive Psychology course at Penn.
Over three decades of teaching, researching, writing, speaking, and leading, she has worked with tens of thousands of people across organizations, universities, healthcare settings, and communities — from corporate wellness programs to aqua fitness classes, from university lecture halls to international conference stages in Madrid, Dublin, and beyond.
WORK WITH ME
Services for organizations, leaders, educators, healthcare professionals, and communities.
What brings you here?
Frameworks built on decades of research and lived experience.
PROGRAMS
PUBLISHED WORKS
Written from experience and love
Aqua Fitness Meets Positive Psychology. Research-informed, joyful, and practical.
SplashDance: What a Feeling!
The Power of Play
Optimize Your Joy Potential. The science and practice of play for performance and wellbeing.
Ready to bring this work to your organization or community?
Keynotes, workshops, consulting, and programs, start with a 30-minute discovery call.