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Alonzo Waheed is a CBT-certified resilience practitioner, speaker, and coach whose programming has reached more than thirty Chicago Public Schools and informed executive orders in Springfield.

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Alonzo Waheed is the founder of Living Life Balanced, where he delivers CBT-certified resilience training, keynotes, and coaching to schools, churches, corporations, and civic institutions. Over fifteen years he has built curricula for turnaround schools across Chicago, developed dedicated programming for Black men addressing direction and depression, delivered MLK Day keynotes, and presented field findings to Illinois lawmakers. His work begins from his own restoration, a story he tells directly, and turns it into a framework others can use.

Speaking topics

• From Restored to Balanced: rebuilding after a hard season
• Resilience as a teachable skill, not a personality trait
• Direction, depression, and standard-setting for Black men
• Burnout prevention in schools and helping professions
• Mental health in faith communities

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