FEST Writing Group

The Vermont Center for Family Studies just finished our 2nd Vermont conference on Bowen Theory (BT) and meditation, which was inspired by the Center for Family Consultation's Chicago meeting a few years ago. As I indicated in my opening remarks, a more specific theme of these meetings is differentiation and consciousness. I laid out Dr..

This is an abstract of a presentation to be given at the Bowen Center Spring Conference next April. The conference title is "Creating a climate for change." I will appreciate ideas and comments. The Growth Dynamic Stephanie Ferrera Growth is the natural activity of all living organisms. On the subject of reproduction, Darwin wrote: There is.

I found this article interesting, especially regarding how long a couple were together before deciding to have a child.  While the authors have a biological explanation for why a child conceived soon after a marriage or the formation of a long-term bond may be at increased risk for schizophrenia, I believe Bowen theory offers another.

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Mike Kerr’s recent book “Bowen Theory’s Secrets” contains a chapter on the potential 9^th concept that clarifies points such as:

• Bowen theory is about things, and not about the existence or non-existenceof the supernatural.
• The 9^thconcept should be about the function of unproven beliefs rather than the validity of their content. This is the key to.

I have been trying to think of an objective way to understand the Trump phenomena. It certainly demonstrates the limitations of cause and effect thinking and an individual orientation. It is easy to see Trump's part but he is not the whole story. He is part of the regression but not the cause of it,.

Is it possible that our lives are predetermined by our emotional reactivity to others? If so what can we learn from considering that to some extent we are all living on Shakespeare’s stage? Think about King Lear who tells us about the down side of pressuring others to follow and flatter the “boss”. If you are.

As an economic unit, the family provides the material resources needed for the survival, care, and wellbeing of its members. Over the estimated 100,000 years of existence of modern humans, the conditions under which families have found, developed, produced, and distributed resources have changed dramatically. Ian Morris delineates three major modes of "energy capture"--foraging,.

Recently, Laurie asked me a question which I replied to. What follows is her question and my reply. Hi Jim Edd, I have been looking toward the February FEST writing group and thinking about your work in early life adversity. I wonder where you are with it since your presentation at the Symposium. It.