Artist, Award-Winning Author& Speaker
Dr. Lisa Longworth is a scientist of human evolution, acclaimed artist, award-winning author, and pioneer in creative metamorphosis. For nearly five decades, she has explored the transformative power of creativity to expand human potential, guiding thousands through art, psychology, and spiritual practice.
Shaped by a near-death experience at nineteen and mentorship with Jonas Salk, Lisa also trained with astrophysicist Andrew Galambos, physician Paul Brenner, and indigenous shaman elders in the Amazon. These diverse influences ground her research at the intersection of biology, psychology, and indigenous wisdom.
She is the founder of the International Creativity Foundation and creator of the renowned Cocoon to Butterfly® programs, established in 1986, which have helped thousands worldwide navigate life transitions with creativity and purpose. Her bestselling book, Cocoon to Butterfly®: Creative Midlife Change for the Busy Person, gained recognition in India, while the Cocoon to Butterfly® Course offers a structured seven-week course for transformation.
An artist since 1975, Lisa has exhibited fine art internationally and inspired audiences through university teaching, art and wellness trainings, and thought-provoking talks. Her work continues to weave creativity, psychology, and spirituality into a living body of research and practice dedicated to human flourishing.
Lisa graduated magna cum laude in Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego, and holds advanced degrees in psychology.
Shaped by a near-death experience at nineteen and mentorship with Jonas Salk, Lisa also trained with astrophysicist Andrew Galambos, physician Paul Brenner, and indigenous shaman elders in the Amazon. These diverse influences ground her research at the intersection of biology, psychology, and indigenous wisdom.
She is the founder of the International Creativity Foundation and creator of the renowned Cocoon to Butterfly® programs, established in 1986, which have helped thousands worldwide navigate life transitions with creativity and purpose. Her bestselling book, Cocoon to Butterfly®: Creative Midlife Change for the Busy Person, gained recognition in India, while the Cocoon to Butterfly® Course offers a structured seven-week course for transformation.
An artist since 1975, Lisa has exhibited fine art internationally and inspired audiences through university teaching, art and wellness trainings, and thought-provoking talks. Her work continues to weave creativity, psychology, and spirituality into a living body of research and practice dedicated to human flourishing.
Lisa graduated magna cum laude in Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego, and holds advanced degrees in psychology.
"Lisa Longworth inspires; she revitalizes and regenerates our creativity... She has an especially unique gift to work with the gifted. Lisa is a healer's healer."
-Jonas Salk, MD
Renowned virologist who developed the first polio vaccine
and established the Salk Institute for Biological Studies