Emotional intelligence
for real life.

Alex Simon is a Yale professor, founder, facilitator, and speaker. She teaches the real-life emotional, personal, and communication skills that no one ever taught us — through workshops that are smart, practical, interactive, and oddly, fun.

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Core Work

Corporate
Team Workshops

Workshops for teams that want to communicate better, handle conflict more skillfully, and grow together.

Yale
College Professor

Teaches a highly popular seminar at Yale -- on emotional awareness, communication, and self-knowledge.

Lifeshop
Public Workshops

Founded and leads Lifeshop, a school for in-person adult emotional learning

in New York.

The School of Life
In-Person Events

Facilitates events with Alain de Botton's The School of Life that explored love, work, connection, and meaning.

Speaking
Keynotes, Panels, Festivals

In person and virtual speaking engagements that teach practical life skills and shift how people think, feel, and show up in the world.

Private Sessions
Individual + Group

Private sessions for individuals, partners, or small groups who want to build real communication skills.

Hi, I'm Alex.

About

Alex has taught applied emotional intelligence at Yale since she was 27, launched programs with The School of Life, and led corporate trainings, including for venture capital firms, scientists, CEOs and founders.

In 2025, Alex founded Lifeshop, a school for emotional learning in New York, where she leads immersive public classes that are sold out weekly.

Her background spans Buddhism to business — but at heart, she has one mission: helping people show up better in their lives.

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