Working with leading neuroscientists, educators, psychologists and researchers, the Foundation developed MindUP ™ an evidence-based curriculum and teaching model for grades K-12 that provide tools to help children self-regulate and understand their own emotions, moods and behaviors reduce stress and anxiety sharpen concentration increase empathy and improve academic performance. She created The Hawn Foundation, a public charity with a mission to equip children with the social and emotional skills they need to lead smarter, healthier, happier and ultimately more productive lives.Īlarmed by increases in school violence, youth depression and suicide, and the persistent failure of the education system to help children cope with increasingly stressful lives, Hawn started her Foundation in 2003, applying cutting edge scientific research to create education programs that support the social and emotional development of children. Goldie Hawn is an Academy Award winning actress, producer, director, best-selling author and true children’s advocate. And as a nonprofit leader, she is actively working to create healthier minds for a healthier world. As an actress, Goldie has brought laughter and smiles to countless families. In the twenty years since its launch, MindUp has provided innovative classroom experiences to over six million children around the world. In 2003, she created her foundation to join this personal focus with her passion for children and education. Over the years, Goldie has been especially forthright in publicly discussing her own therapeutic journey and the heavy weight of stardom. Alan and Goldie dive into the Academy Award-winning actress’s fascinating career and her complex journey to Hollywood. Though she is now a world-renowned, Academy Award-winning actress, Goldie’s path towards fame was hardly planned out. In this episode of Leadership Matters, Alan is joined by Goldie Hawn, the esteemed actress, dancer, and producer who serves as the founder and CEO of MindUp, the Goldie Hawn Foundation. And if we don't prepare them, we're not preparing the greatest resource we have. Our children are going to inherit this world and aren’t prepared.
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