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I selected this topic because I think that Bowen family systems theory has something to offer for important societal problems, like psychopathy in systems.  We seem to have an epidemic of psychopathic behavior in U.S. society and internationally, certainly a part of societal regression. I have never personally encountered someone whom I for certain knew.

Tom died November 10, 2021, over 10 months ago. We had been a pair for 53 years, married for 48 of them, parents together for 38 years. In the early days of my loss I hypothesized that the task before me in would be adjusting towards regulating myself in the areas where I had been.

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Lawson Jr and McLean

In the last chapter, I asked whether one’s emotional maturity or integration is lessened when an individual automatically fills a need in the family. I chose to begin with my maternal grandmother, Fannie McLean, who was born number 8 after number 7, a brother with Down.

Sexual reproduction: Nature’s gift, Nature’s Challenge work in progress by Stephanie Ferrera “We are very different people. We just can’t communicate.” These are words often spoken by couples in marriage counselling. Sexual reproduction brings two “very different people” together in a partnership that has the potential to bring new life into the world, to form the foundation.

Societal Emotional Process is a large and complex phenomenon.  This paper will address just one perspective on societal emotional process, the repeating interaction patterns of some large social groups, analogous to the interaction patterns Bowen described in the nuclear family.  

Large Group Interaction Patterns

     Reciprocal Societal Projection Process is the reciprocal.

Hi All,

This is an early chapter in my memoir that is meant to be a case study of the child most focused on in the family who grows up in a weak position. I lead a weekly memoir writing group locally. But I am especially interested in any comments from those.

    Dear Elon Musk: I love your battle cry!   Snap out of it, we are going to Mars You can imagine the future. Just curious who do you listen to about the challenges for humans in working and living together to get to  Mars or anywhere? Can you design a cooperative living space for humans to get to Mars? What.

I am beginning to work on a piece regarding the Supreme Court from the perspective of the emotional system, with court decisions providing a view of the emotional process on the court. I think court decisions say a lot about the overall functioning of the court, government and citizenry at any given time. I am.