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January 8, 2024

FAN: The Mirrored Door: What Blocks Women’s Careers

At some point in their careers, many women encounter the “mirrored door” ― the place where, when presented with opportunities, they reflect inward and hesitate, deem […]
January 8, 2024

FAN: Strategies to Reduce Risk and Increase Resilience in LGBTQ+ Youth

FAN has invited Melissa Blitz, LCPC (she/her) and Joe Serio, LCPS (he/his) of Compass Health Center to create a program addressing the complex issues that LGBTQ+ […]
January 8, 2024

FAN: Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships

Have you ever asked yourself “What if I’m a tightwad and my significant other is a spendthrift?” or vice versa? Scott Rick, Ph.D., a behavioral scientist […]
January 8, 2024

FAN: Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia

In her latest book Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia, Kate Manne, Ph.D., an associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University, delivers a definitive takedown of fatphobia, […]
November 30, 2023

FAN: A Life in Light: Meditations on Impermanence

  Mary Pipher, Ph.D. has been seen as the “cultural therapist” of a generation, and with good reason. Her work has addressed a wide range of […]
November 30, 2023

FAN: On Ambition

What does it mean to own one’s ambition? What does it take to reimagine how we strive, amid burnout, pressure, and profound shifts across one’s career, […]
October 30, 2023

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

None of us make it through life without experiencing loss that leaves us feeling broken. That’s what makes grief so normal. In Normal Broken: The Grief […]
October 30, 2023

Do you know FAN? Get to know Family Action Network!

Do you know FAN? FAN stands for Family Action Network, and Gorton is a partner with this amazing organization. Family Action Network (FAN) is a 501(c)(3) […]
October 30, 2023

FAN: The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

In The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, award-winning bestselling author Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional: fifty-two chapters that follow the creatures and plants in […]
October 30, 2023

FAN: The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections

Young people coming out of high school today can expect to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, which is why they need a […]
October 30, 2023

FAN: Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education

When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one […]
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