Name: The Language of Optimism: A Life Conversation & Workshop with Case Kenny
Start: 2026-11-19T18:00:00.000-06:00
End: 2026-11-19T20:30:00.000-06:00
Location: Fabrik Chicago

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Lauren Fondriest

The Language of Optimism: A Live Conversation & Workshop with Case Kenny

Fabrik Chicago | Thursday, November 19 | 6:00–8:30 PM

To secure your free ticket to the event, pre-order the book The Language of Optimism and enter your Amazon order number at registration.

What if the reason dating feels so hard... is the story you keep telling yourself about it?

 for a night that's part fireside chat, part hands-on reset for how you talk to yourself about love. This isn't a passive "sit and listen" event — come ready to work, laugh, and leave with language that actually shifts how you show up on your next date.

We're kicking things off with a live, candid conversation — Lauren sitting down with Case to unpack the ideas behind his new book, 

, and the framework changing how people think about setbacks, risk, and possibility: 

Then the real fun starts. You'll dive into a guided workshop built on Case's framework — but made for dating:

Case and Lauren will be right there with you, coaching in real time and making sure every exercise lands specifically for 

You'll walk out with language that builds real inner confidence — the kind that shows up on your next date, but also in how you ask for a raise, how you talk to yourself about money, and how you show up for the life you actually want.

This workshop is about training your mind to expect more, everywhere. And you won't be doing it alone — you'll be in a room full of people practicing it live alongside you.

 reveals how the words you use to narrate your life, your setbacks, and your future literally rewire your brain to attract the life you want. Optimism isn't a mood — it's a method, and the fastest way to install it is through language. Case's three-part system — Belief, Spark, and Leap — teaches you to move from treating your circumstances as permanent, to training your nervous system for the future you want, to translating that belief into bold action.

Case Kenny is an optimism expert, mindfulness and language teacher, bestselling author and host of top-ranked podcast, 

, distills years of research and coaching into a practical, neuroscience-backed system for rewiring how you talk to yourself — so you expect more, pursue more, and experience more.

Lauren Fondriest is a dating coach who helps women build the mindset, confidence, and communication skills to find lasting love. She works 1:1 with clients through her coaching practice and leads live events in Chicago that empower women to date intentionally and feel less alone on their journey to love.