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Author Event at The Fenn School, Concord: Dr. Anthony Rao

October 17, 2019 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

The Silver Unicorn is partnering with The Fenn School to present local author and clinical psychologist Dr. Anthony Rao. His new book, co-written with Dr. Paul Napper, The Power of Agency, provides readers actionable steps to create more agency and empowerment in their lives. Join us at The Fenn School for this informative event.

More about The Power of Agency

From two eminent clinical psychologists, how to access your personal agency—your ability to create a meaningful life on your own terms—and adapt to living in “the age of overwhelm”

Described by the World Health Organization as the most anxious nation on earth, the United States finds itself living amidst a national epidemic. We struggle to keep clear minds and to think for ourselves, limiting our ability to make optimal decisions in our lives. Nonstop technology and an increasing focus on metrics and performance are part of everyday, and all of these things leave us feeling, in a word, overwhelmed.

Agency is the ability to act as an effective agent for oneself—thinking, reflecting, and making creative choices, and acting in ways that direct us toward the lives we want. Agency is what humans use to feel in command of their lives. For decades, agency has been a central concern of psychologists, sociologists, and philosophers seeking to
help generations of people live in greater accord with their interests, values, and inner motivations.

Renowned clinical psychologists Paul Napper and Anthony Rao offer seven practices using mind and body to help you locate and develop your own agency. Based on years of research and real-world application, their methods equip you to succeed in a world requiring constant adaptation. Illustrated through the stories of people who have developed higher levels of agency, The Power of Agency gives you the skills and insights to do less and reflect more before making life choices—and plot the steps to create a life on your own terms.

Dr. Anthony Rao is a cognitive-behavioral therapist. For over 20 years he was a pediatric psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and an instructor at HMS. In 1998 he opened a specialized private practice. He appears regularly as an expert commentator.

 

Details

Date:
October 17, 2019
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://silverunicornbooks.com/?q=h.calevents

Organizer

The Silver Unicorn
Phone:
978.274.2757
Email:
silverunicornbooks@gmail.com
Website:
silverunicornbooks.com

Venue

Concord

Did You Know?

Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.