Please join us on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 7pm, when local author Ellen O’Donnell presents Bless This Mess: A Modern Guide to Faith and Parenting in a Chaotic World. The event is free and open to the public. There will be time for Q&A and book signing after the author talk.

** A witty, compelling guide to raising open-minded and morally grounded kids in these crazy times, with an approach that’s rooted in science, psychology, and faith **

Ellen O’Donnell, PhD, is a child psychologist at MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Shriners Hospitals for Children (Boston), and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. She has authored numerous articles and book chapters on topics in child psychology, such as learning disabilities, coping with a child’s or parent’s medical illness, and positive parenting practices to prevent depression and anxiety in children. Ellen lives in Concord with her husband and their two boys.