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Regina Holmes is a behavioral productivity researcher and the founder of Clear Path Performance, a consulting firm that helps individuals and organizations overcome chronic procrastination and build sustainable systems for focused work. Her work bridges the gap between academic research on self-regulation and practical, day-to-day strategies that anyone can implement.
Holmes began her career as a cognitive behavioral therapist specializing in anxiety disorders, where she noticed a recurring pattern: her clients' anxiety was often compounded by the shame and guilt of unfinished work. This observation led her to pursue a master's degree in behavioral science at the University of Chicago, where her thesis on the emotional antecedents of procrastination was published in the *Journal of Behavioral Psychology*. She spent the following eight years as a senior researcher at the Productivity Science Institute, leading longitudinal studies on intervention effectiveness and habit formation.
Her approach is grounded in evidence-based techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, implementation science, and behavioral economics. She is known for translating dense academic findings into accessible, actionable frameworks — a skill she honed through years of writing for *Psychology Today*, where her column "The Action Gap" reaches over 400,000 monthly readers.
Holmes speaks regularly at corporate conferences and has delivered keynotes for organizations including Microsoft, Google, and the United States Department of Defense. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she continues to research, write, and coach clients who have struggled with procrastination for decades. *The Procrastination Cure* is her first book, born from the conviction that the ability to act despite discomfort is not a personality trait but a skill that can be learned, practiced, and mastered.
