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February 3, 2023

FAN- Understanding and Treating School Anxiety and Refusal Leslie Brankin, Anna Finis, Toni Boos

Toni Boos, Psy.D. will moderate a discussion with Leslie Brankin, Psy.D. and Anna Finis, Psy.D. about school anxiety and refusal from childhood through young adulthood. This presentation will provide an overview of […]
February 3, 2023

FAN- Gun Safety in Our Communities: Shannon Watts, Pastor Brenda Mitchell, and Heidi Stevens

Reeling from the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 and determined to stem the tide of school shootings, Shannon Watts launched the grass-roots advocacy group Moms […]
November 29, 2022

FAN- You Need a Manifesto: How to Craft Your Convictions and Put Them to Work

We all need agency to feel the power and joy of acting in the face of challenge and opportunity. But we also need humility and restraint […]
November 29, 2022

FAN- Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond

The phenomenon of friendship is universal and elemental. Friends, after all, are the family we choose. But what makes these bonds not just pleasant but essential, […]
November 29, 2022

FAN- Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond

The phenomenon of friendship is universal and elemental. Friends, after all, are the family we choose. But what makes these bonds not just pleasant but essential, […]
November 29, 2022

FAN – Who Gets In and Why: Inside College Admissions

Award-winning journalist Jeff Selingo spent parts of 2018 and 2019 embedded at three different universities to get an inside look at the admissions process: University of Washington, Davidson […]
November 1, 2022

FAN – Mapping Your College Search: Finding the Right Fit and the Right Price

FAN is excited to present two of the nation’s top experts on the college search process together on stage for a conversation that will cover all […]
November 1, 2022

FAN – GRAND ROUNDS: Healing Developmental Trauma: The NeuroAffective Relational Model for Resolving ACEs and C-PTSD

In their ground-breaking and best-selling new book, The Practical Guide to Healing Developmental Trauma, Laurence Heller Ph.D.  and Brad Kammer, LMFT present a practical guide to the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), one of […]
November 1, 2022

FAN – Healing Developmental Trauma

In their ground-breaking and best-selling new book, The Practical Guide to Healing Developmental Trauma,  Laurence Heller Ph.D. and Brad Kammer, LMFT present a practical guide to the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), one of […]
November 1, 2022

FAN – The Art of Talking with Children: Nurturing Kindness, Creativity, and Confidence in Kids

With her recent book The Art of Talking with Children: The Simple Keys to Nurturing Kindness, Creativity, and Confidence in Kids, Rebecca Rolland, Ed.D., a Harvard faculty member […]
October 25, 2022

FAN – The Study of Human Life

THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS.  WE WILL EMAIL YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE RESCHEDULED DATE   In The Study of Human Life, poet, […]
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