MEET the AUTHOR

Joel Bennett, Ph.D.

Joel is president of Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems (OWLS), a consulting firm in North Texas that specializes in evidence-based wellness, resilience, mental well-being, and catalyzing healthy work cultures from the inside out.

Joel is president of Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems (OWLS), a consulting firm in North Texas that specializes in evidence-based wellness, resilience, mental well-being, and catalyzing healthy work cultures from the inside out.

Organizational Wellness & Learning (OWLS)
President of Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems

Joel trains people, facilitators, coaches, and consultantsin areas related to resilience,workplacewell-being, asoulfulorientation toward time, andinterpersonal mindfulness.

He first delivered stress management programming in 1985, and OWLS programs have since reached close to 250,000 workers across the United States and abroad. OWLS clients include corporate, private, nonprofit, local, and federal agencies. OWLS has received close to $5 million in federal research grants to assess, design, and deliver
workplace wellness programs.
In 2008, Joel’s work was recognized with the Service Leadership Award from the National Wellness Institute. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy from State University of New York (Purchase) and his MA and PhD in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.

He is the author of over thirty peer reviewed research articles, and he has written or coauthored five books including Raw Coping Power.

Joel trains people, facilitators, coaches, and consultantsin areas related to resilience,workplacewell-being, asoulfulorientation toward time, andinterpersonal mindfulness.

He first delivered stress management programming in 1985, and OWLS programs have since reached close to 250,000 workers across the United States and abroad. OWLS clients include corporate, private, nonprofit, local, and federal agencies. OWLS has received close to $5 million in federal research grants to assess, design, and deliver
workplace wellness programs.
In 2008, Joel’s work was recognized with the Service Leadership Award from the National Wellness Institute. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy from State University of New York (Purchase) and his MA and PhD in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.

He is the author of over thirty peer reviewed research articles, and he has written or coauthored five books including Raw Coping Power.