Founder of Lifeshop
Alex Simon
Alex Simon is a Yale professor who teaches the emotional and communication skills we all should’ve learned in school—but didn’t.
She facilitates experiential workshops and courses on: how to have hard conversations, stop people-pleasing, listen better, navigate big life shifts, and more. Her sessions are deep, connective, practical, and—somehow—shockingly fun.
When she was 27, she started teaching at Yale: she created “The Self & Other: In Theory and Practice,” one of the university’s most sought-after courses.
In 2025, Alex founded Lifeshop, a school for adult emotional education in New York, which offers workshops for real life.
She also launched The School of Life in New York, and leads corporate workshops.
Before devoting her life to emotional education, Alex was a management consultant at Bain and worked in strategy and ops across sectors. She lived and trained at Plum Village, Esalen, and completed dozens of programs in mindfulness, communication, and personal development.
Offerings from Alex
Giving & Receiving Feedback
Most teams arenʼt short on feedback — theyʼre short on feedback that actually changes anything.
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WorkshopGrowth Mindset
The biggest limiter on performance isnʼt capability, as much as it is how people respond to challenges, and their willingness to improve.
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WorkshopHow to Have Hard Conversations
The conversations that feel hardest to have are often the ones that matter most.
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WorkshopHow to Listen
In How to Listen, participants learn how to make small but critical shifts in how they engage in conversations — improving clarity without slowing things down.
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WorkshopOwnership & Accountability
When something goes wrong, what happens next determines everything.
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