About Natalie
Natalie Silverstein, MPH is an author, speaker, award-winning podcast host, nonprofit founder and passionate advocate for family and youth service. Her first book, Simple Acts: The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving Back, was published in 2019 and was named as one of the Top Books for Parents Who Want to Raise Kind Kids by the HuffPost. Her second book, Simple Acts: The Busy Teen’s Guide to Making a Difference was published in 2022 by Free Spirit Press and was selected for a National Parenting Product Award in 2023. Her third book, Simple Acts of Care: How to Help When Loved Ones Are Hurting will be published on December 1st, 2026.
Natalie is a sought-after speaker and consultant on the topics of service, kindness and caregiver support, presenting to parents, educators and children across the country. She has appeared on many popular podcasts and on The TODAY Show – Third Hour on NBC. Her personal essays have appeared on Katie Couric Media (Wake-Up Call Newsletter), Medium, Grown and Flown, Motherwell, Zibby Media, Good Housekeeping. She is the host of the award-winning weekly podcast, Simple Acts, Big Impact: Celebrating Teen Changemakers which is now in its fifth season.
Along with her husband, she is the co-founder of The Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson’s with GBA, a nonprofit focused on finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease in GBA mutation carriers, and serves as Executive Director and a member of the Board of Directors. She is a founding member of Impact100 NYC. She is the Development Chair of the Board of The Riley’s Way Foundation. She served as the New York representative of Doing Good Together for 13 years, curating a listing of family-friendly volunteer opportunities for thousands of subscribers in New York City. In 2023, Natalie was named a “Woman to Watch” by JWI, and the “Member Changemaker of the Year” by HeyMama.
Natalie earned an undergraduate degree in health policy and administration from Providence College and a master’s degree in public health from Yale.