FAN - Family Action Network

May 28th at 7pm CT on Zoom – A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection with Nicholas Epley, Ph.D. and David Brooks –

University of Chicago psychologist and author of Mindwise, Nicholas Epley has spent his career studying the way we connect, and he has found that our social fears often keep us from reaching out. But in A Little More Social, Epley shows us how to seize the small moments with helpful insights. Bridging the gap between two people is easier than we think, and success is more likely, if we choose to be a little more social.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2017785424213/WN_rr0Fs6s9SPm2De5Xmk6qoQ

May 18th at 7pm CT – Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It with Claude Steele, Ph.D. and Campbell, Ed.D. –

Carefully intertwining state-of-the-art research with poignant anecdotes drawn from Steele’s own biracial background, Churn is essential reading for anyone dedicated to fostering a community rooted in love and commitment. Filled with a deep well of hope, Steele’s summa work brilliantly succeeds in teaching us how to work through the churn that continues to suffuse our lives.

This event will take place at Evanston Township High School – 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Enter through door 6. No registration required.

May 15th at 7pm CT – Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better with David Epstein and Megan Twohey –

Original, galvanizing, and deeply researched, Inside the Box tells absorbing stories of people and organizations that embraced constraints to transform themselves, and the world—as well as a few that struggled from a lack of limits. Epstein reveals how boundaries create breakthroughs, and how setting the right constraints can help you become the most creative, productive, and satisfied version of yourself.

This event will take place at Evanston Township High School – 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Enter through door 6. No registration required.

May 8th at 7pm CT – Backtalker: An American Memoir with Kimberle Crenshaw and Beth E. Richie, MSW, Ph.D. –

One of the most influential public intellectuals in the world and the architect of the two biggest ideas to reshape the American conversation about fairness offers the intimate story of how her life gave birth to these ideas. Backtalker is the powerful and intimate story of how a little girl from Canton, Ohio, came up with a new way to look at the world. Crenshaw’s memoir traces the way her lived experience made her see things others didn’t. She starts to talk back, and that backtalking has continued throughout her life.

This event will take place at Evanston Township High School – 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Enter through door 6. No registration required.

April 16th at 7pm CT on Zoom – An Objective Look at Meditation Methods and Enlightenment with Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D. and Mary C. Commerford, Ph.D. –

Spirituality Through A Highly Sensitive Lens gives readers everything they need to find their path toward peace, equanimity, and simply feeling okay—no matter what’s happening in the world around them and how overwhelming it may be.With Dr. Aron's signature empathy and profound caring, as well as her attention to science, this one-of-a-kind guide will help all of us embark on our own spiritual journey.

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April 8th at 12pm CT on Zoom – Born to Flourish: How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving with Dr. Cortland Dahl and Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D. –

In a world pulling our thoughts and emotions in so many directions, Born to Flourish offers a way to turn stress and anxiety into clarity and calm. This book brings us a powerful program rooted in decades of research from the Center for Healthy Minds and the non-profit Humin. Focusing on four transformative practices, they bring us key tools to help train our brains to overcome depression, despair, and loneliness.

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