Our Mission

Democratize
Mental Health

Join us to deliver transformative resilience solutions that enhance well-being, relationships, and performance at scale.

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Our Mission

Democratize
Mental Health

Join us to deliver transformative resilience solutions that enhance well-being, relationships, and performance at scale.

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Trusted by the world’s leading brands

Amit Sood, MD

Founder and CEO, GCRW & The GRIT Institute

Fellow, Atria Academy of Science and Medicine

Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Thrive Global

Professor of Medicine (Retd.), Mayo Clinic

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The world’s most tested resilience program

Dr. Sood’s approach to resilience has been tested in over 35 clinical trials, we believe the most for any resilience program.

Professionals facing high levels of stress and burnout

Patients with depression, cancer, heart disease and GI conditions

College students, medical residents and fellows

Caregivers of patients with medical conditions

Some of our research outcomes

25%

25%

14%

Anxiety

Burnout
Symptoms

Stress

Mindfulness

Resilience

Health Behavior

50%

39%

35%

25%

25%

14%

Mindfulness

Resilience

Health Behavior

Anxiety

Burnout Symptoms

Stress

50%

39%

35%

With each engagement, we answer three key questions.

We foster a culture of belonging

A relationship-centric approach that honors diversity to promote equity and inclusivity, and thus a culture of belonging.
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Broad and deep programs offer something for everyone, whether you want to wet your feet or fully immerse in well-being.
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Resilient Option is our foundational program that we leverage to create customized solutions. We also train the future generation of resilience trainers.

Resilient Option

Customized Solutions

Certified Resilience Trainer

With each engagement, we answer three key questions

WHY

Fascinating neuroscience answers your "Why".

what

The "What" helps you understand stress resilience and how resilience relates to well-being.

how

You learn actionable insights and skills that are equally relevant at work and at home.

How we work

We are happy to help, no matter the size of your project, for a one-time consult or as your partner throughout your well-being journey.

Step 1

Develop understanding (weeks)

You help us understand your needs and we share our overall approach.

Step 2

Pilot & collect feedback (months)

We offer the initial program to a select group of leaders and employees, collect the feedback, and refine the program further based on the feedback.

Step 3

Scale (years)

Together, we scale the program
throughout your organization.

Industries and groups served

Over the last 15 years, we have worked with hundreds of different organizations.
We take pride in providing highly engaging solutions that deliver enduring and deep impact.

Hospitals and Health
Systems

Pharmaceuticals

Non-Profit & Government

Law Firms

Retailers

Medical Patients

Students

Health Care Professionals

Global Conglomerates

Individual Consumers

Teachers

Resiliency Trainers and
Coaches

The Military

Dr Sood’s books - It Takes You to Tango

Leverage the science of loneliness to master the art of connection

Dr Sood’s books - It Takes You to Tango

Leverage the science of loneliness to master the art of connection

Dr Sood’s books - The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free

The book is based on the highly popular stress management program.

Dr Sood’s books - Immerse

A 52 – Week Course in Resilient Living

Dr Sood’s books - The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness

A 4-Step Plan for Resilient Living

Build Your Immune Resilience

A Scientific and Actionable Approach to Upgrade Your Body’s Core Defanse System

Dr Sood’s books - Stronger

The Science and Art of Stress Resilience

Mindfulness Redesigned for the Twenty-First Century

Let's Not Cage the Hummingbird A Mindful Path to Resilience

The Resilience Journal

A 2-Minute Commitment to Lift Your Entire Day

Dr Sood’s books - Smart with Dr. Sood

The Four-Module Stress Management And Resilience Training Program

Dr. Sood’s books

Dr. Sood has authored several books on the science and art of mindfulness and resiliency.

Dr Sood’s books - It Takes You to Tango

Leverage the science of loneliness to master the art of connection

Mindfulness Redesigned for the Twenty-Fi

Let's Not Cage the Hummingbird A Mindful Path to Resilience

SMART with Dr. Sood: The Four-Module Str

The Four-Module Stress Management And Resilience Training Program

Build Your Immune Resilience

A Scientific and Actionable Approach to Upgrade Your Body’s Core Defanse System

Dr Sood’s books - Stronger

The Science and Art of Stress Resilience

Dr Sood’s books - The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness

A 4-Step Plan for Resilient Living

The Resilience Journal

A 2-Minute Commitment to Lift Your Entire Day

Immerse: A 52-Week Course in Resilient L

A 52 – Week Course in Resilient Living

Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress Free Living

The book is based on the highly popular stress management program.

Resilient Option is available on-demand to individuals and groups

A four-module, self-paced, video-based program

Each module is a blend of neuroscience, stories, and skills, that systematically and sequentially build your resilience.
The skills are designed to improve your emotional intelligence, focus, energy, and relationships.

Enroll in Resilient Option

Testimonials

Encouraging proof that our programs have demonstrated efficacy for improving stress, resilience, mindfulness, anxiety, depression (mild to moderate), wellbeing and health behaviors.

Senator Elizabeth Dole

Former United States Senator, Founder Elizabeth Dole Foundation

“Dr. Amit Sood’s Resiliency Program has provided critical tools to support the military and veteran caregivers we serve. The four modules focusing on gratitude, mindful presence, kindness, and resilient mindset empower individuals with strategies to better cope with stress and approach everyday life with a more positive outlook.”

Erik A. Sossa

Former VP, Global Benefits and Wellness, PepsiCo, Inc.

“Dr. Sood is an invaluable partner in helping us address stress and emotional burnout issues facing our associates. His passion, insight and inspiration were just what we needed to develop and deliver the right programs to support our associates through the COVID crisis and beyond. We left every meeting with Dr. Sood with new perspectives and better understanding of the issues we were facing. I can’t thank him enough for his guidance and friendship.”

Joel Quast

Director, Organizational Development & Change Management, Novo Nordisk

"As an HR leader, I come across a lot of learning programs and offerings. Dr. Amit Sood and his team offer something different: an ongoing exploration that combines practical knowledge and unique experience."

Dragos Banu

MD, FACP, Novo Nordisk

"A few years ago I went through the most difficult time in my life when we lost our baby. This is “ugly” stress as Amit describes it. At the right time I started Amit’s course and through the daily practices and exercises I solidified my resilience and continue to do so."

Sue Goodin

CEO, Progressive Health LLC

“I am so grateful to have had my team trained in the SMART program. We are using Dr. Sood’s principles within the structure of our wellness programs we offer to healthcare workers. Our programs are extremely well received by our organization’s employees.”

Stefano Mignardi

Vice President, On-Highway Market Development, Daimler Trucks North America

"I have found Dr. Sood’s programs tremendously informative. Every time I meet or listen to Dr. Sood, I learn new skills to help me deal with life's novel challenges, manage stress, and improve my resilience. I am grateful of Dr. Sood’s precious knowledge and his passion to share it."

Gail Z. Richards

Trustee, The Zarrow Foundation

“Taking the Transform Class with Dr. Sood and his staff changed my life. They helped give me the tools that I never had in my toolbox for anxiety and stress.”

Sarah Johnson

MSOD, Organizational Development and Resilience Consultant and Executive Coach, Stanford University

"Dr. Amit Sood is a masterful teacher in the field of resilience and well-being. Witnessing the way he carries out his teaching in all aspects of his life is transformative."

Kavita Prasad

MD, Chief Medical Officer, Zumbro Valley Health Center

"Amit is an innovator and visionary leader in the field, integrating spirituality and human values into healthcare; providing practical tools for building individual and workforce resilience and wellbeing."

David Theil

MD, Chair of Anesthesia, Rose Medical Center

"Amit taught me not to chase happiness, but rather to chase meaning; to live a life of purpose and exist for humanity."

Sheila A. Anderson

School Counselor, Britton-Hecla School District

"Dr. Sood’s program has been like an anchor in these challenging times. I feel calmer, more focused and able to handle the stressors of life.The awareness of these simple concepts and principles has changed my life forever."

Jason C. Bartsch

MD, Assistant Professor, The University of Vermont Medical Center

"Dr. Sood’s program has been life-changing for me. While I already knew that I have little to no control over what happens to me in life, after this program I am more in control of how I react to what happens to me than ever before in my life."

Ronald Campbell

MD, Ophthalmologist

“Dr. Sood’s resilient option program is the antidote to the increasing stress in our world. The program is elegant, practical, and the practices taught require only 5-7 minutes a day”

Denise Millstine

MD FACP, Consultant, Mayo Clinic

“Most people would benefit from building their resilience and intentionally managing their stress. SMART offers a framework that is easy to dive into with its straightforward structure that is easily interspersed throughout your day. I see the potential for long term health promotion and disease prevention with regular use – for my patients, my family and myself.”

William, Wendy, Lauren, and Russ Wustenberg

"Resilient mindset practices essentially enable us to adapt to life challenges alone and together. What a gift optimism is to believe we can handle whatever comes our way, even in this era of Covid-19. For that we are deeply, deeply grateful."

Marissa Viejo Murchison

"Dr. Sood’s teachings changed my life. He helped me start a journey of kindness, gratitude and compassion towards myself and others. I had struggled with forgiveness before taking his course and I now have been able to forgive a few people who hurt me in the past, and now I can let go."

Shakila P. Khan

MD, Professor of Oncology, Mayo Clinic

“I first heard Dr Amit Sood Speak at our pediatric Grand rounds and it sparked my curiosity about what he had presented. I decided to attend the 6month course about Attention and Interpretation therapy which was offered here at Mayo and was hooked after that. I definitely benefitted from this and it changed my mindset. I started looking at things from a different perspective and am a big fan of Dr. Sood’s teachings. I have been sharing his philosophy with my family and friends.”

Ken Ro

MD

"I give this course my highest recommendation, and not only will you transform, but others around you will as well."

Adrian Talbot

Executive Director of Human Resources, Cedar Falls Schools, Iowa

"As a result of participating in Dr. Sood’s course, I live each day focused on striving to make a positive impact on others, especially during times when others are in distress or feeling overwhelmed. In my effort to live life more for others and less for myself, I discover my life to be more enriched."

Beth Krehbiel

CEO, Zumbro Valley Health Center

“I have high praise for Dr. Sood’s evidence based, easy to adopt program to improve resilience and build a positive work culture. To find a program that is adaptable to both a work force and to client care is very powerful.

Lisa Hardesty

PhD, Psychologist, Mayo Clinic

“I have been using the work of Dr. Sood for many years and have been transformed by it. I will forever be grateful for his teaching and mentorship.”

Michelle Gass

CEO, Kohl’s

“At Kohl’s, we are committed to fostering a workplace that supports mental well-being and work-life balance. The pandemic and challenges of the last year have been difficult and stressful for so many. I am grateful to Dr. Sood for his expertise in sharing research-based methods that allow our associates to pause and focus on resiliency, new ways to embrace mindfulness, gratitude and overall happiness. These are important tools we can all use at work, and in our personal lives.”

Austin Johnson

"This program not only gave me practical ways to grow by creating a wellspring of insight to draw from, but it put me on a new path by giving me the ability to turn my suffering into transformation. For that I will always be deeply grateful."

Latest Blogs

Explore insightful articles from Dr. Sood that will inspire you with unique insights and approaches to embrace mindfulness, gratitude and happiness in your work and personal life.

Good listening

Dear friend,You enjoy a good speaker and detest a boring one because a good speaker, one who is in flow, helps your brain experience the same flow state. In an interesting study, researchers monitored the brain waves of people as they were listening to a speaker. (1) Slowly, the listener’s brain waves started tracking that of the speaker. The more they trusted the speaker....

The People You Admire

Dear friend,‍I often ask colleagues, students, and friends to share a story of their personal role model of resilience. “My Mom,” a colleague said. “She lost my Dad at age 42. But I never saw her complain. She raised....

The Popcorn Metaphor

Dear friend,Take a bag of popcorn kernels and heat it in the microwave oven for two and a half minutes. About 95 percent of the grains pop, but at the bottom remain the hard and unyielding 5 percent. You decide to heat the bag for another 30 seconds. The remaining 5 percent also pop, but what happens....

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