Best-selling Author Coming to Dubois County

A recovery and prevention coach, teacher and mother of two, Lahey will present “Find Out What Your Kids Already Know: Raising Kids in a Substance-Glamorizing World” for adults on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Jasper Arts Center, 951 College Ave. She will speak to the county’s seventh-graders during the school day on Feb. 7. 

Lahey speaks about the science of learning, motivation, engagement and substance abuse prevention, all in service to the belief that adults have the power to help kids become more autonomous, competent, connected and fulfilled. 

She has written two books: “The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed,” a New York Times bestseller, and “The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence.” 

Lahey offers concrete, practical scripts kids can use to refuse substances while saving face in social situations and adults can use to open up discussions about substance use with the kids in their lives. She helps kids and adults communicate more effectively by giving both groups language to prime the pump for conversations. Most importantly, she helps kids find the strength to believe that they are good enough, that they deserve to take up space in this world and be loved for who they are and not just who the adults in their lives wish they were. 

Lahey’s appearance in Dubois County is in part thanks to a grant from the Dubois County Advocacy for Recovery and Prevention Council. Her talk on Feb. 6 will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Her books will be available for purchase and signing.