{"id":161412,"date":"2026-04-09T13:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161412\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:32:07","slug":"scrantons-joy-world-wealth-partners-hosts-anxiety-talk-book-signing-with-dr-osuntokun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161412\/","title":{"rendered":"Scranton\u2019s Joy World Wealth Partners hosts anxiety talk, book signing with Dr. Osuntokun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 Joy World Wealth Partners hosted a \u201cWellness Wednesday\u201d event Wednesday in Scranton focused on anxiety, featuring a talk and book signing with <a href=\"https:\/\/drrichardosuntokun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dr. Oladapo Richard Osuntokun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event, billed as \u201cThe Best Way to Unlock Anxiety\u2019s Secrets,\u201d promoted Osuntokun\u2019s book, \u201cWrite It Down,\u201d and included a presentation on practical ways to navigate anxiety and build a calmer life.<\/p>\n<p>Megan Alpert, principal at Joy World Wealth Partners, said the firm offers full-service wealth management, from education planning to retirement and legacy planning, and regularly hosts community events.<\/p>\n<p>Alpert said the goal for the session was to give people a space to focus on self-care and connect with others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there are so many tools we have at our fingertips and so many things we can do as a form of self-care to quiet our minds and calm our anxiety. I think it\u2019s going to be a great way for everyone to connect, build community, and gather together to help each other in their situations,\u201d said Alpert.<\/p>\n<p>Osuntokun is a board-certified psychiatrist who said he has practiced in Scranton for about 25 years and treats children, adults and families. He is also pastor of Word of God Parish in Luzerne, and a visiting professor at Clark\u2019s Summit University.<\/p>\n<p>The lecture focused on anxiety, including its causes, symptoms and treatment, and how it can affect people across ages, with the goal of helping attendees better understand when to seek help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnxiety is a normal part of our lives, and it can be a good thing, but it can easily become a problem. I want people to know what happens before it becomes a problem,\u201d said Osuntokun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planwithjoyworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joy World Wealth Partners<\/a> said its Wellness Wednesday gatherings are designed to give people time to pause midweek and focus on well-being.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on upcoming community events, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JoyWorldWealthPartners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">visit Joy World Wealth Partners\u2019 Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 Joy World Wealth Partners hosted a \u201cWellness Wednesday\u201d event Wednesday in Scranton focused&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-161412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}