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Keynote speaker · Author · Psychiatrist · CEO

The psychiatrist who built a national mental health company.

Now he helps leaders, teams, and the people who love them understand the minds they depend on most.

Available September 8th

Howie Mandel
Book foreword by:
Howie Mandel
Dr. Tamir Aldad
1st
same-day psychiatric urgent care in the U.S.
6
states served
1M+
patient visits
MD · MBA
Yale-trained · Chicago Booth
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Meet Dr. Tamir Aldad (“Dr. T”)

Dr. Tamir Aldad (“Dr. T”) is a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction-medicine specialist who founded Mindful Care and built the nation's first same-day psychiatric urgent care network.

He holds an MD, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth, and his book Too Close for Comfort arrives September 2026. Now he brings that rare mix of clinical authority and entrepreneurial scars to stages, boardrooms, and the people who love someone who needs too much.

Signature talks

Six talks that move rooms — and change how people think.

01

Too Close for Comfort

Dependency, boundaries, and the hidden productivity drain when others rely on you too much.

Leaders & families
02

High-Achiever Time-Debt Syndrome

Why high performers feel constantly busy yet accomplish less.

Executives
03

High-Functioning, High-Risk

Addiction, burnout, and hidden vulnerability in executives and top performers.

Clinicians & HR
04

Hooked by Social-Media Design

How AI, algorithms, and infinite scroll hijack attention and mental health.

Parents & educators
05

Mental Health Urgent Care

Why the system is broken — and what actually fixes access at scale.

Healthcare & policy
06

Raising Humans in the Attention Economy

Screens, resilience, and modern parenting in a digital world.

Families & schools
Why Dr. T

Most mental health talks stay at the surface. Dr. T doesn't. He brings rare clinical authority and hard-won entrepreneurial scars to the stage — and leaves audiences with tools they actually use.

Too Close for Comfort — Coping with a Dependent Loved One, by Tamir S. Aldad, MD, foreword by Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel
Foreword by Howie Mandel
The book · launching September 8, 2026

Too Close for Comfort

A psychiatrist's guide to the invisible cost of loving someone who needs too much.

You love someone who struggles. So you show up. You adjust. You cancel plans, absorb the anxiety, and quietly reorganize your life to keep things steady. You tell yourself this is what love looks like.

But somewhere along the way, caring became carrying — and you can't remember when the line disappeared.

Too Close for Comfort is for the people standing next to the crisis. The partners, parents, adult children, and friends who have spent years giving everything they have to someone who cannot seem to hold themselves together. Dr. Tamir Aldad, a board-certified psychiatrist and CEO of Mindful Care, one of the nation's leading mental health urgent care networks, offers a clear and compassionate framework for understanding what is actually happening in these relationships — and what to do about it.

This is not a book about leaving. It is a book about learning to care without losing yourself.

What organizers say

“Dr. Aldad's Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) session was a masterclass in leadership psychology, delivering a uniquely insightful perspective and a powerful, immediately applicable framework for managing executive responsibility.”

DB
David B.
YPO 305 Chapter

“Extremely insightful and useful information for business and personal. This hit on real challenges I am sure we all face.”

NM
Neil M.
YPO DCB Chapter

“Things like this are the main reason I joined YPO. Made me feel things, and reframed my perspective.”

SM
Steven M.
YPO DCB Chapter

“The speaker's approach had real take-home value.”

DV
David V.
YPO DCB Chapter

“Focused content and actionable insights.”

AJ
Alex J.
YPO DCB Chapter
Past stages & audiences

Rooms he’s worked.

Member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) — Long Island and United Mosaic chapters.

Executive workshops
YPO 305 Chapter — “Fear of Letting Go”
YPO Washington DC–Baltimore Chapter — “Too Close for Comfort”
Television
ABC 7 News — Los Angeles
FOX 5 News — San Diego
WLNY — “Wake Up with Marci”
News 12 — Brooklyn
News 12 — Long Island
Panels, moderation & more
Panelist — HLS Symposium, UMich Ross School of Business
Panelist — Behavioral Health Summit (BHASe)
Panelist — BHB Invest Conference
Panelist — Garfunkel Wild ASC & Healthcare Management Symposium
Moderator — Chicago Booth Entrepreneurship Series
Moderator — Chicago Booth Alumni Club of NYC
Presenter — Society of Gynecologic Investigation
In the room
Dr. Tamir Aldad delivering a keynote at the Mindful Care Gala
Mindful Care Gala — keynote
Dr. Tamir Aldad on stage at BHASE25, the Behavioral Health Summit in Miami
BHASE25 — Behavioral Health Summit, Miami
Dr. Tamir Aldad interviewed on the NBC Connecticut CT Live set
NBC Connecticut — CT Live
Dr. Tamir Aldad leading a YPO leadership session on Too Close for Comfort
YPO leadership session — “Too Close for Comfort”
Dr. Tamir Aldad on the founders panel at the HLS Symposium, UMich Ross School of Business
HLS Symposium — UMich Ross School of Business
Dr. Tamir Aldad speaking at the YPO Global Business Summit in Dubai
YPO Global Business Summit — Dubai
Dr. Tamir Aldad presenting Too Close for Comfort at a corporate book talk
Corporate book talk — “Too Close for Comfort”
Dr. Tamir Aldad as a panelist at the BHB Invest Conference
BHB Invest Conference — panelist
Dr. Tamir Aldad speaking at the Mindful Care Gala podium
Mindful Care Gala — on the podium
Dr. Tamir Aldad in conversation at a YPO leadership dinner
YPO leadership dinner — in conversation
Dr. Tamir Aldad delivering his keynote on the hidden cost of interruption
Leadership summit — “The Hidden Cost of Interruption”
Dr. Tamir Aldad speaking on the future of psychiatric access at a healthcare forum
Healthcare innovation forum — reimagining psychiatric access
The podcast

Candid Minds with Dr. T

Unscripted, and a little uncomfortable — real conversations with founders, clinicians, and the occasional famous name about what actually goes on in their heads.

New episodes coming soon — subscribe to be first.
The Dr. T Fellowship

A 12-week intensive program for the seriously driven.

Five fellows. Twelve weeks. Direct mentorship from Dr. T — for leaders determined to understand mental health, lead with clarity, and build something that matters.

Apply now →
$10k
program fee
5
fellows / cohort
12
weeks
Coaching with Dr. T

One-on-one with an executive, entrepreneur, and board-certified psychiatrist.

Single session
$750
per 60-minute session
— 60-minute video session
— Written follow-up summary
— Option to rebook anytime
Book a session
Most chosen
Monthly retainer
$2,500
per month · 3-month minimum
— Two sessions per month
— Async voice-memo access
— Priority scheduling
Request an intro call

Bring Dr. T to your stage.

Keynotes, fireside chats, and workshops for audiences who are tired of surface-level wellness talks.

Contact

Get in touch.

Speaking, media, the Fellowship, coaching, or something else — send a note and Dr. T’s team will take it from there.

Speaking inquiries
Keynotes, panels, fireside chats, and workshops.
Media & press
Interviews, quotes, and press requests.
Everything else
Fellowship, coaching, podcast guests — we read all of it.
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