Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.

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ZOOM EVENT

Think Faster, Talk Smarter

Matt Abrahams

Educator, author, podcast host, and coach

Kim Scott

Co-founder of Radical Candor and author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect

Jan 24 2024
ZOOM EVENT

The Mirrored Door: What Blocks Women’s Careers

Ellen Connelly Taaffe

Clinical associate professor and the director of Women's Leadership Programming at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management

Deepa Purushothaman

Former senior executive at Deloitte and author, speaker, and founder of multiple businesses

Jan 23 2024
ZOOM EVENT

Strategies to Reduce Risk and Increase Resilience in LGBTQ+ Youth

Melissa Blitz, LCPC

Associate Director of the Center of Excellence for Adult Mood & Anxiety programming at Compass Health Center

Joe Serio, LCPC

Chief Clinical Quality Officer at Compass Health Center

Tiffany Myers, LCSW

Social work department chair at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL

Jan 17 2024
ZOOM EVENT

Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships

Scott Rick, Ph.D.

Associate professor of marketing at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business

Olga Khazan

Staff writer for The Atlantic and author

Jan 16 2024
ZOOM EVENT

Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia

Kate Manne, Ph.D.

Associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University

Roxane Gay, Ph.D.

Contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and author of several bestselling books

Jan 11 2024
ZOOM EVENT

A Life in Light: Meditations on Impermanence

Mary Pipher, Ph.D.

Psychologist, cultural anthropologist, and bestselling author

Nancy Burgoyne, Ph.D.

Chief Clinical Officer, The Family Institute at Northwestern University

Dec 12 2023
ZOOM EVENT

On Ambition

Maggie Smith

Award-winning author and poet

Rainesford Stauffer

Writer, essayist, and author

Dec 6 2023
ZOOM EVENT

Normal Broken: The Grief Companion for When It’s Time to Heal But You’re Not Sure You Want To

Kelly Cervantes

Award-winning writer, speaker, and advocate

Christie Tate

Writer, essayist, and New York Times bestselling author

Nov 28 2023