Lisa Damour Biography: Age, Children, Husband, Parents, Height, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Siblings, Books 

Lisa Kendall Damour, Ph.D., is an American clinical psychologist, author, and podcaster renowned for her expertise in adolescent development, particularly in guiding parents and teens through the emotional and psychological challenges of adolescence.

She is the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Untangled (2016), Under Pressure (2019), and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers (2023), which have been translated into 23 languages.

A regular contributor to The New York Times and CBS News, she co-hosts the Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting podcast and served as a consultant for Pixar’s Inside Out 2 (2024).

Profile

• Full Name: Lisa Kendall Damour
• Stage Name: Lisa Damour
• Born: 7 November 1970
• Age: 54 years old
• Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Clinical Psychologist, Author, Podcaster, Speaker
• Height: Unknown
• Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Damour
• Siblings: Unknown
• Spouse: Unknown
• Children: 2
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $1–2 million USD

Early Life and Education

Lisa Kendall Damour was born on 7 November 1970 in Denver, Colorado, and raised in Denver, London, and Chicago. Her parents’ names and details about siblings are not publicly known.

She graduated from Denver’s Manual High School in 1988 and earned a Bachelor of Arts with honours from Yale University, where she worked at the Yale Child Study Centre. She later received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan.

Damour held fellowships from Yale’s Edward Zigler Centre for Child Development and Social Policy, the University of Michigan’s Power Foundation, and the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, which grounded her expertise in adolescent psychology. She is of white ethnicity, and her religion is unknown.

Career

Lisa Damour began her career at the Yale Child Study Centre, focusing on child development, before completing her doctorate at the University of Michigan.

She has maintained a private psychotherapy practice for over 30 years, specialising in teenagers. She serves as a Senior Advisor to the Schubert Centre for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University, where she is also an adjunct clinical instructor.

As Director of Laurel School’s Centre for Research on Girls, she consults on adolescent development, blending research with practical guidance.

Her academic contributions include co-authoring Abnormal Psychology (2005, 2008) and First Day to Final Grade (2000, 2006, 2011) with Anne Curzan, alongside numerous papers and chapters on education and child development.

Her breakthrough came with “Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood (2016), a New York Times bestseller praised by The Washington Post as “the most down-to-earth, readable parenting book” and awarded a Books for a Better Life Award.

Under Pressure (2019) addressed the rising anxiety among girls, noting a 55% increase in reported nervousness among girls from 2009 to 2014, offering practical solutions for parents.

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers (2023), an instant bestseller, explored post-pandemic teen mental health, debunking the myth that mental health equates to constant happiness and emphasising the importance of emotional regulation, drawing on insights from her work on Pixar’s Inside Out 2.

Since 2020, Damour has co-hosted the Ask Lisa podcast with Reena Ninan, providing parenting tips on topics like emotion regulation and social media, with episodes like “The Summer of Building Independence”

(June 2025). She writes a monthly Adolescence column for The New York Times’ Well Family section and appears regularly on CBS News, discussing teen mental health and family dynamics.

In 2024, she consulted on Inside Out 2, advising Pixar on how to portray teenagers’ emotional changes during puberty. Her digital subscription, Untangling 10to20, launched in 2022, offers a library of videos and articles for parents and teens, featuring her AI-powered librarian, Rosalie.

Damour’s 2019 recognition as a Thought Leader by the American Psychological Association underscores her influence. As of 2025, Damour continues to speak internationally to schools, corporations, and organisations like the Aspen Ideas Festival, where she discussed “Anxious Girls, Lonely Boys” in July 2024.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @lisadamour
• Facebook Handle: Lisa Damour
• Twitter Handle: @LDamour

Personal Life

Lisa Damour lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters, while she keeps her family life private.

Net Worth

Lisa Damour has an estimated net worth between $1 1 and $2 million USD. Her income primarily derives from her bestselling books (Untangled, Under Pressure, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers), speaking engagements, and her Untangling 10to20 digital subscription.

Additional revenue comes from her Ask Lisa podcast, media contributions to The New York Times and CBS News, and her private psychotherapy practice.