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Melody Wilding, LMSW

About

Melody Wilding, LMSW, a professor of Human Behavior at Hunter College, is an executive coach for smart, sensitive high-achievers and the author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. Recently named one of Business Insider’s Most Innovative Coaches for her groundbreaking work on “Sensitive Strivers," her clients include CEOs, C-level executives, and managers at Fortune 500 companies including Google, HP, Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, IBM, Citibank, JP Morgan, and others. Wilding has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Oprah magazine, and NBC News, and has spoken at Stanford University, Walmart, Amazon, and elsewhere. She aims help people break free from self-doubt and imposter syndrome so they can use their sensitivity as the superpower that it is.

Wilding is a licensed social worker with a Masters degree from Columbia University, and is a former researcher at Rutgers University. She is also a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Psychology Today, Forbes, and Business Insider. Learn more at melodywilding.com

Books by Melody Wilding, LMSW
Recent Posts
How to Spot and Stop Overthinking

Use these three tips to halt overthinking and make faster decisions.

Use these three tips to halt overthinking and make faster decisions.

How to Tell the Difference Between Fear and Intuition

You feel like something is off, but is it just nerves or is your gut trying to tell you something? Learn the difference and how to harness the power of intuition.

You feel like something is off, but is it just nerves or is your gut trying to tell you something? Learn the difference and how to harness the power of intuition.

How to Delegate When You’re a Perfectionist

When you learn to effectively delegate, it promotes better mental health and balance. If you're a perfectionist, try these tips to help you stave off burnout.

When you learn to effectively delegate, it promotes better mental health and balance. If you're a perfectionist, try these tips to help you stave off burnout.

4 Strategies to Help End Overthinking

You may often be recognized for the way you explore all the angles, but do you sometimes become paralyzed by indecision? Here's how to build resilience against your overthinking.

You may often be recognized for the way you explore all the angles, but do you sometimes become paralyzed by indecision? Here's how to build resilience against your overthinking.

How to Stop Negative Thoughts From Ruining Your Day

Have you ever found yourself completely stuck in a negative thinking rut? Follow this simple 4-step process to get back on track.

Have you ever found yourself completely stuck in a negative thinking rut? Follow this simple 4-step process to get back on track.

3 Ways to Embrace Neurodiversity at Work

Do you think of your sensitivity as a weakness? Here are three ways that the strengths of neurodiverse "sensitive strivers" are invaluable.

Do you think of your sensitivity as a weakness? Here are three ways that the strengths of neurodiverse "sensitive strivers" are invaluable.