Past Events
Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.
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Practical Optimism: The Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-Being
Psychiatrist, cognitive behavioral therapist, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University Langone Health
1998 Olympic gold medalist in figure-skating, actress, sports commentator, documentary film producer, and philanthropist
Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There
Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School and bestselling author
Jeffrey Breakenridge Keller Professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Attention Span: Find Focus, Fight Distraction
Chancellor's Professor Emerita at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine
Science writer and best-selling author
Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do
Author, founding CEO of RISE, and visiting scholar at Harvard Medical School
Host of the Webby Award-winning podcast Design Matters, co-owner and editorial director of PrintMag.com, and chair of the first-ever Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City
The 5 Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans
Developmental psychologist and cofounding director of The Mount Sinai Parenting Center
Psychotherapist, bestselling author, founder and executive director of The Center for Connection, and co-founder of The Play Strong Institute
Helping Our Boys Pursue Belonging and Purpose
Clinical psychologist and author of three parenting books
Principal at Leo High School
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience
Host of NPR’s "Weekend Edition Sunday" and the Saturday episodes of "Up First"
Award-winning journalist and author, and senior lecturer and director of audio programming at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World
Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Think Faster, Talk Smarter
Educator, author, podcast host, and coach
Co-founder of Radical Candor and author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect
The Mirrored Door: What Blocks Women’s Careers
Clinical associate professor and the director of Women's Leadership Programming at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management
Former senior executive at Deloitte and author, speaker, and founder of multiple businesses