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Dr. Will Miller
Therapist, Standup Comedian, Graduate Faculty Purdue University,
POLICE TRAUMA SPECIALIST Chaplain

Dr. Will Miller has earned the reputation as an outstanding keynote speaker. He is a recognized expert in the areas of stress &coping, interpersonal relationships, organizational health, wellness, and workplace culture. A therapist and teacher at Purdue University, he lectures at the schools of Organizational Leadership, Management, and Mass Communication on the social environment of the workplace and the impact on productivity.

Dr. Will Miller is one of the country’s leading authorities on stress reduction and life balance. Your audience will take away a solid message about what gets in the way of living a life of personal and career well being. Unlike standard, simplistic motivational speeches that feel good in the moment, Will’s content is grounded in solid psychological and sociological science and research.

Latest Podcasts

  1. Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood

    In the modern era of social isolation how are people trying to connect? Sally & I moved to Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood in Lafayette Indiana several years ago. This place has an active association aimed at connecting residents through in activities for area families. Here I speak with retired music teacher and our neighbor Jeff […]
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  2. Election Tensions

    The Presidential election has created record levels of anxiety throughout the population. And I is still some days away. Is there a way to navigate the emorions and preserve our critical ties? Dr. Will & Dr. Sally talk about this real and critical issue.
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Latest Blog Posts

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    ADHD

    I was formally diagnosed with ‘severe’ Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD) in my seventies! I have coped with the condition without intervention my entire life and career. It has had a price. The clinician remarked that being a comedian and performing I was in an ideal career for managing and coping without formal treatment. […]
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    Drifted Away

    For many years I have been writing and speaking about the problem of social isolation that is pervasive, even epidemic in American life. My interest comes from my own lived experience. I grew up in New York and Long Island in our large Irish Catholic family. Our life was full, busy and crowded. The were […]
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    Going to Work, I’ll be right back.

    I can’t recall which comic said it first, but I remembered his self effacing line about being a professional standup. It was something like ‘I only work an hour a night. So I’m going to work, but I’ll be right back.” And he spoke for all of us in comedy. And for me it was […]
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    Locus of Control

    As we await the start of the next administration, the country remains evenly divided. While half the population is excited with anticipation the other half lives with worry and even dread. Whatever side you were on, moving forward will demand personal adjusting and coping. And unless you are an individual with relevant power and influence […]
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    The Election: What happened to Normal?

    Let’s be honest, this election was nothing like recent, past Presidential contests over my lifetime. Frankly I am alarmed by what we halve done here. For disclosure, I have always been progressive and leaning Democratic. But I was never rigid or rabid. Each time I had a preference for a candidate. I preferred Obama but […]
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    After the Election

    A dark day in America. The unbelievable happened. Donald Trump was reelected. And I along with so many of my like minded friends are stunned into silence. And of course, right away the question is how do we go forward? What can you do when you can control the larger narrative? But I can control […]
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