Clinical Psychologist · Speaker · Researcher · Author
Dr Tom Nehmy
Helping people build minds that flourish — and hearts that can heal. From preventing mental health problems to a breakthrough in treating grief.
Adelaide Oval · Healthy Minds keynote
The new book
Inspired Life,
Beautiful Death
Healing grief, overcoming fear of death & living a spiritual life. The story of a breakthrough grief therapy — and the biggest questions it opens.
“…a must-read for both professional grief therapists and people who have lost a loved one.”
Allan L. Botkin, PsyD — creator of IADC therapyThe research behind the book
A breakthrough trial for prolonged grief
Dr Nehmy led an international team in a wait-list controlled trial of IADC therapy at the University of Adelaide — published in OMEGA — Journal of Death and Dying (2026).
In the company of pioneers
In the company of the field’s pioneers
At the IANDS 2025 conference in Chicago, Tom presented the Adelaide trial alongside Professor Jan Holden — sharing the program with Dr Allan Botkin, who created IADC therapy, and Dr Raymond Moody, whose Life After Life named the near-death experience.
Prevention — where it all began
Apples for the Mind
Creating emotional balance, peak performance & lifelong wellbeing. The skills of the Healthy Minds program — the preventive psychology curriculum that has reached more than 50,000 people — in one practical book.
“Probably the best and most useful self-help book I have ever read!”
Five-star BookBub reader review
About Tom
One career, two chapters
Award-winning PhD research on preventing mental health problems, and a program that has reached more than 50,000 people. Then a turn toward the hardest human experience of all — grief — and some of the most surprising findings of his career.
Get in touch
Speaking, media & interview enquiries
Keynotes, conferences, podcasts and press — or IADC therapy and training.