Past Events
Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.
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Do Well While Doing Good: Emotions, Leadership, and the Neuroscience of Mindfulness
William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Co-Founder of Abundant Venture Partners and of AVIA
Mindfulness and Education: Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying with Character and Empathy
Staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law at Yale Law School
Preparing Leaders of Innovation
Professor at Northwestern University, Co-Director of Northwestern’s Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design, and Faculty Founder of Design for America
Quiet: How to Harness the Strengths of Introverts to Change How We Work, Lead, and Innovate
Author of the #1 New York Times bestselling books Quiet and Bittersweet
Will Power: Grit, Self-Control, and Achievement
Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
One Size Does Not Fit All
Professor of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Psychologist and Author
Co-Founder of Challenge Success and Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University School of Education
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the Age of Truthiness and Twitter
Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Harvard University; Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero
The Wholehearted Child: Guideposts for Helping Children Cultivate a Resilient and Hopeful Spirit
Huffington Foundation-Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Huffington Foundation-Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston