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Speaker & psychologist

Thijs Launspach

Thijs Launspach is a psychologist, trainer, and speaker, specializing in stress, burnout, millennials, and mental resilience. With his sharp insight, down-to-earth style, and a healthy dose of humor, he makes current psychological themes tangible and recognizable for any audience. His keynotes are popular among companies, governments, educational institutions, and healthcare organizations, from executive rooms to festival stages.

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Available for booking as

  • Speaker
  • Panelist
  • Presenter

Languages

  • Dutch
  • English

Rate indication

  • € 3,500 - € 4,999

About Thijs Launspach

Thijs Launspach knows better than anyone how performance pressure, overstimulation, and social media affect the way we function. He provides practical tools for more calm, realism, and connection. Whether it’s about preventing burnout, motivating younger generations, or dealing with constant digital stimuli, Thijs makes mental health both discussable and manageable. He tailors his story to your audience and theme, with relatable examples and customized tone and content.

Insights into stress and burnout

As a speaker on stress and burnout, Thijs shares scientific insights in an understandable way. His lectures are clear, confronting, and activating, always laced with humor. He has written several bestsellers, including 'Fokking Druk' and 'Je bent al genoeg', which form the basis for his keynotes on mental health at work.

His lectures provide concrete tools for professionals who want to better cope with work pressure and performance pressure. He makes the invisible visible and helps organizations make sustainable choices regarding job satisfaction, vitality, and team dynamics.

Topics:

  • Recognizing and preventing burnout
  • Setting boundaries in a 24/7 world
  • Mental health in the workplace
  • Practical stress reduction for teams and leaders

Millennials and mental resilience

Thijs is regarded as the expert in the field of millennials and work. In his lectures, he shows what drives this generation, where their strengths lie, and why they are more susceptible to burnout. His stories help leaders and HR professionals better respond to the needs of young employees without falling into generational stereotypes.

Topics:

  • The myth of the lazy millennial
  • Generational differences in the workplace
  • From control to trust
  • Meaning, job satisfaction, and feedback culture

Technology, attention, and asocial media

In his recent book 'Asociale Media' and his podcast, Thijs dives into the influence of technology on our mental well-being. His keynotes reveal how algorithms drive our behavior and what that does to our attention, self-image, and relationships. He ensures that the tips in his sessions are always applicable in practice.

Topics:

Digital overstimulation and comparison pressure Getting a grip on your screen time Smarter use of social media Attention as the new superpower

    Sessions

    Other topics that Thijs speaks about include: Generation Z, generational differences in the workplace, self-confidence, effectiveness, focus, and personal leadership. Thijs is also frequently a moderator, presenter, or host.

    In the lecture 'Working with Millennials' - based on his book (2019) of the same title - Thijs addresses a hot topic: leading the newest generation in the workplace. How do you help the millennials in your team thrive? How do you prevent them from burning out? What makes leading this group challenging and how can you best tackle the challenges? With this keynote, you will receive the ultimate guide to leading millennials.

    Based on his book 'You Are Enough: Mentally Healthy in a Disturbed World' (2022), Thijs explains how to stand firm in a world of performance pressure, happiness terror, and ridiculously high expectations. The idea that you must be even happier and even more successful, along with the feeling of never being good enough, is ingrained in our time. No matter how hard you try to 'improve yourself', there is always something about yourself to be dissatisfied with. Thijs shows that connection is the antidote in a world of never-enough.

    Based on his book 'Asociale Media', Thijs takes you into the topic of social media. In his sessions, Thijs explains the impact of social media, particularly on mental health, and how you can detach yourself from it. He shares his knowledge and insights to raise awareness of the manipulative aspects of social media and to provide people with tools to deal with it.

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