FEST Writing Group

I wrote this for the five minute presentation at the symposium in November. I hope to incorporate it into my presentation for the June conference offered by NESBT on the Human's Relationship with the Land and Each Other - From the Perspective of Anthropology, Ecology, Evolution and Bowen Theory. Having joined a.

I’m working on a presentation for the New England conference on the human relationship to the land and each other coming in June.  Here’s the shape of it so far. What might be most helpful feedback is learning what doesn’t make sense as you read it, what needs filling in, correcting, defining.

Differentiation is a psycho-physiological mind state associated with a way of functioning in the multigenerational family. Transcendental Meditation cultivates differentiation of self. The techniques of Bowen theory are different from TM, but their target is the same. Those inspired to grow differentiation of self have a rich menu of tools and techniques to.

Bowen theory and the social determinants of health in schizophrenia For the past 10 years I’ve been curious about the social determinants of health accompanied by changes in genetic expression being researched by Steve Cole and other scientists linked to him. He and others (2023) are beginning to explore the social determinants of health in schizophrenia. This.

1. Emotional Systems and Triangles in Evolution and the Family

    The human family is the emotional system in which Murray Bowen observed patterns of emotional triangles operating.  He wrote much about emotional triangles and how they function with predictable patterns for good and for ill..

This is a draft of an article and I would like advice on how to better integrate it.

The Social and Economic Side of Mating and Reproduction

The family is an economic unit as well as an emotional unit.  When two people become parents, they also become.

I will be discussing the decline in functioning one experiences eventually in aging, and how that interacts with one’s conception of self.  Sooner or later an aging person experiences decline of the practical effectiveness of different areas of functioning.  I contend that this necessitates the revision of one’s beliefs about self regarding those.