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North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation
Annual Public Lecture

Distinguished Speaker
Elio Frattaroli, M.D.

Saturday, March 1, 2003
3:00-5:00pm
The Friday Center for Continuing Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

To reserve a seat, complete printable Registration Form.
Call (919) 847-2323 to request brochure.

About The Speaker
The Foundation is pleased to present Dr. Elio Frattaroli, a provocative lecturer and acclaimed writer for professionals and the general public. Educated at Harvard and at the University of Chicago, Dr. Frattaroli is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and a practicing psychoanalyst in Philadelphia.

About The Program
In his writings and talks, Dr. Frattaroli explores strategies for solving life problems that go beyond treating symptoms to healing the soul:

• Healing the soul - not medicating the brain - is the root meaning and true purpose of psychiatry. Medication can be tremendously helpful in reducing painful symptoms, but cannot take the place of a thoughtful inquiry into our state of mind and life situation.

• Many of us have been brought up to believe we should be happy all the time. We consider disturbing emotions abnormal and our automatic reaction is to look for a quick fix to get rid of the pain. But in doing so, we lose an important opportunity for personal growth, an opportunity to learn what our painful feelings can tell us about ourselves.

• Anxiety and depression can promote healing by interfering with self-defeating or inauthentic patterns of behavior, pointing to what is out of balance in our lives, and forcing us to pay attention to thoughts and feelings we might otherwise prefer to ignore.

• Experiencing difficult emotions - anger, fear, grief, jealousy, anxiety and depression - is part of being human. A cornerstone of emotional health is the capacity to bear painful feelings while we try to understand their meaning. No one is born with this capacity -- it is learned in the context of empathic human relationships.

• Healing-making whole the divided self-comes through experiencing, accepting, and taking responsibility for the dark side of ourselves. Dr. Frattaroli will describe how this transformation can occur during psychotherapy, an inward journey of self-discovery in which we allow ourselves to feel what we really feel and so become who we truly are.

Q&A
After his talk, Dr. Frattaroli will respond to questions from the audience until 5:00pm.

Book Sale and Signing
After the program concludes, Dr. Frattaroli will be available to sign copies of his book which will be on sale in the lobby.

Date
Saturday, March 1, 2003

Time

Tickets For Lecture and Donor Reception
Tickets: $15 for lecture ($20 at the door)

Donor Reception
Supporters, Patrons and Benefactors are invited to join Elio Frattaroli and members of the NCPF Board of Directors for a private reception from 5:30-7:30pm at the Aurora Restaurant in Chapel Hill. Proceeds from the event will support the Foundation's community outreach efforts and future public lectures. Please reserve your tickets for the reception by February 21.

Deadline
To guarantee space at lecture or reception, registration must be received by February 21. After deadline, call (919) 847-2323 to check space availability. Tickets purchased in advance will be held at the registration desk.

Information
For more information or to request copies of program brochure, call the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation at (919) 847-2323 or email info@ncpsychoanalysis.org.

Directions
Lecture will take place at The Friday Center, located approximately three miles east of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, on the south side of Highway 54. The Center is a short distance from Interstate 40 (from Raleigh, I-40 exit 273B; from Greensboro, I-40 exit 273). For map, visit The Friday Center.

Private reception for Supporters, Patrons and Benefactors is at the Aurora Restaurant, located on Highway 54, 1.2 miles from The Friday Center driving west toward Chapel Hill.

Sponsors
Lucy Cathcart Daniels Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation