Coach. Teacher.
Balance-seeker.
Dr. Bryan is a pioneer in emotional well-being.
Developing tools that facilitate emotional well-being
Dr. Bryan has a long and storied career of creating space for others to find their best selves through the tools she creates. She is passionate about emotional well-being and is a pioneer in this emerging field, creating the only holistic system of emotional well-being.
She uses her magic to help you find yours.
A theoretical and practical approach
Dr. Bryan values learning and wisdom, holding two advanced degrees and over 10 certifications and professional designations. This expertise informs every aspect of her approach to practice.
A systems thinker,
busy loving the mystery and adventure of life.
Tomi leverages her experiences as a systems thinker, using that perspective to guide executives and emotional well-being professionals to a more balanced way of being.
Meet Dr. Tomi White Bryan
Tomi’s career of service to others started as a 7-year-old when she began working as a receptionist and a tutor in her father’s psychology practice.
She has enthusiastically and passionately pursued designing systems, processes, activities, worksheets, and other tools that invite people to find and live the life of their dreams through emotional balance.
She has a diverse background in law, compliance, leadership, teaching, curriculum design, and coaching that includes practicing law, executive coaching, consulting, and teaching at the university level.
In 1989, Tomi earned a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law.
Being of service through the practice of law was powerful and yet, didn’t fully align with Tomi’s gifts and talents or her desire to help people in deeper, more meaningful ways.
In 2005 Tomi earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management & Decision Sciences with a specialization in Leadership & Organizational Change from Walden University.
With her new understanding of systems, leadership, and organizations, Tomi began building tools that facilitate faster transformation.
“I created the EI3.0 system based on having been there. I was way out of balance emotionally, lost in a sea of anger, and not so much anymore (it’s a journey, so there’s always room for development).
If you want to take your clients to the place of emotional balance so they can live the life they came here for, you have to go there first.”
Tomi resides with her husband, Jim, in the United States in Greensboro, North Carolina. She finds great joy in going on adventures with her family and friends.
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Expertise
A distinguished author and pioneer
Dr. Bryan is the author of Emotional Intelligence 3.0: How to Stop Playing Small in a Really Big Universe, a finalist in the 2023 Best Book Awards competition.
Her pioneering research on emotional well-being and emotional balance has led to the first holistic system of emotional well-being. It includes a multidimensional model of emotional balance, the key determinant of emotional well-being, multiple assessments, and a development path with tools for nurturing emotional health.
Through Tomi Bryan Consulting, she provides executive coaching using the system and certifies well-being professionals in the system.
Dr. Bryan is also the Principal Consultant at EI Guides where she uses the Cultural Dynamics Inventory to help organizations develop healthy, high-performing cultures.
She is also the Executive Director of Tomi Llama LLC, an organization that provides free and low-cost self-help materials to the public through the website TomiLlama.com.
Dr. Bryan also writes self-help books under the pen name Tomi Llama. Her self-help books include these titles:
✦ What’s Your Superpower?
✦ The Tomi Llama Purpose Guide: Emotional Maturity as a Path to Your Divine Purpose
✦ Hating Myself Every Step of the Way: Tips & Tools for Stepping Out of Self-Hatred Into Self-Love
A life-long learner who values wisdom.
Dr. Bryan has traveled the world seeking the most efficient and effective solutions to age-old challenges.
Education
Ph.D., Walden University
J.D., Wake Forest University
B.S., North Carolina State University
Certifications
ProSci Change Management Certification
International Certification in Organizational Dynamics
Board Certified Coach (2013-2020)
Certified DDI Facilitator
Talent Management Institute Certificate
Leadership Circle Profile Certification
EQ-i2.0 Assessment Certification
Certified Firewalk Instructor
Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (2013-2020)
Published Books
Emotional Intelligence 3.0: How to Stop Playing Small in a Really Big Universe
The 5 Keys to the Great Life
Under the pen name Tomi Llama:
What’s Your Superpower?
The Tomi Llama Purpose Guide
Hating Myself Every Step of the Way
Media & Press