Dr. John Duffy: Clinical Psychologist and Best-Selling Author

65 West Jackson Boulevard,Chicago IL 60604

04 November, 2022

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Please join us on Friday, November 4th as we welcome Dr. John Duffy to the podium at the Union League Club in Chicago! It's a Whole New Ballgame: Guiding Our Next Generation Through Anxious Times As depression rates increase dramatically, especially among teens and young adults, learn why it's important for everyone to understand what's happening.What young people face today looks nothing like what most of us experienced during adolescence, says Dr. John Duffy. The combined pressure of ever-present drama on social media, isolation due to covid, unreasonable expectations of perfection, and worries about climate change and war create a difficult challenge. We can't simply hand this concern off to parents and grandparents, says Dr. Duffy. The problem involves the whole community, and the solutions lie with all of us as well. A nationally recognized parenting and relationship expert, Dr. John Duffy has worked in his clinical practice with individuals, couples, teens, and families for nearly 25 years. He is the author of the # 1 best-sellers Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety: A Complete Guide to Your Child's Stressed, Depressed, Expanded, Amazing Adolescence (2019) and The Available Parent (2014). Dr. Duffy has been a parenting and relationship expert on hundreds of national television programs, including CNN, Today, various NewsNation shows and Steve Harvey. He is part of the CNN Wellness team, and appears often on WGN and WLS radio as well as on other television, radio, and print outlets, including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, NPR and the Wall Street Journal Reserve early; reservations close on Monday, October 31st @ 5pm The Speaker Luncheon Price per Ticket is as follows: $50 for Members** $60 for Non-Members $600 - Purchase of One Table (Seating for 10 People) (In order to help First Friday cover increasing expenses, a processing fee will be dded to the price of your ticket(s) at checkout. Thank you) **If you wish to purchase a Membership (starting at $75), please click HERE. When checking out, pleased indicate the following in the comments section: Any dietary requirements A group or person you wish to sit withA request for a hearing assistance kit For additional information please call (312.466.9610), email [email protected] or visit our website at www.firstfridayclubchicago.org Thank You!  LUNCHEON LOCATION: All meetings are held at The Union League Club - Lincoln Ballroom @ 65 West Jackson Blvd (1/2 block east of Clark). Upon entering the ULC, you will be directed to the check-in location. THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB DRESS CODE: The Union League Club Dress Code is Smart Casual, a relaxed, well-dressed look which may include jeans with no visible rips or tears, denim, and collared shirts. Athletic wear, tennis shoes, t-shirts or hats are not permitted. PARKING AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB: Valet Parking available at the Federal Street Entrance. Self Parking available at the garage on the northwest corner of Federal and Van Buren. Special rates are available for guests with tickets that are validated at the Front Desk.  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The Club is just two blocks from the LaSalle Street Metra Station, six blocks from Union Metra Station and only blocks away from every EL station.