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The Bowen Center

Dedicated to the Development and Dissemination of Bowen Theory

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Family and the Differentiation of the Intellectual System

Family and the Differentiation of the Intellectual System

The development of higher cortical systems involved in the ability to manage self is embedded in the relationship circui... Read more

31 Mar 2017

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Defining Self in Family, Profession, and Society

Defining Self in Family, Profession, and Society

Defining a self in one’s family is a foundation for raising one’s level of differentiation. To be robust, this work incl... Read more

31 Mar 2017

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Application of Theory: Toward Resolving Degrees of Unresolved Emotional Attachment

Application of Theory: Toward Resolving Degrees of Unresolved Emotional Attachment

Dr. Murray Bowen stated: “The degree of unresolved emotional attachment to the parents is equivalent to the degree of un... Read more

27 Jun 2018

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The Structure of Bowen Theory

The Structure of Bowen Theory

Dr. Bowen defined eight concepts, two main variables, two counterbalancing life forces, numerous subvariables and one ke... Read more

30 Mar 2017

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Emotional Process in Society

Emotional Process in Society

Can Bowen theory give us a way to understand the enormous complexity of societal events that we observe or experience pe... Read more

31 Mar 2017

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What is Family Emotional Process?

What is Family Emotional Process?

The family emotional system presents the combination of emotion and relationship. Emotion provides the energy and relati... Read more

31 Mar 2017

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Operationalizing the Concept of Differentiation of Self for Family Research

Operationalizing the Concept of Differentiation of Self for Family Research

The multi-faceted concept of differentiation of self includes numerous variables which, taken together, describe variati... Read more

29 Jan 2018

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What Are the Differences Between Attachment Theory and Family Systems Theory?

What Are the Differences Between Attachment Theory and Family Systems Theory?

John Bowlby and Murray Bowen were contemporaries, each basing their ideas about relationships on clinical observations i... Read more

6 May 2019

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Anxiety Disorders: What is the Emotion and What is Disordered?

Anxiety Disorders: What is the Emotion and What is Disordered?

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders and result in considerable impairment across many areas of functi... Read more

30 Mar 2017

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Now I Know Why Bishops Only Move Diagonally: Systems Leadership Lessons from the Church

Now I Know Why Bishops Only Move Diagonally: Systems Leadership Lessons from the Church

Twenty-eight years of leadership in the Episcopal Church has provided an opportunity to think about and practice leaders... Read more

31 Mar 2017

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Bowen and Friedman: Two Systems Thinkers

Bowen and Friedman: Two Systems Thinkers

Rabbi Edwin Friedman was a colleague and student of Murray Bowen’s family systems theory. As a dynamic speaker and brill... Read more

2 Mar 2018

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The Many Ways that Murray Bowen Influenced People to Think Systems

The Many Ways that Murray Bowen Influenced People to Think Systems

One of Dr. Murray Bowen’s challenges in developing a science of human behavior was to seek effective ways to engage peop... Read more

31 Mar 2017

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What is Resilience?

What is Resilience?

Most people recognize resilience when they see it — the ability to “bounce back” from adversity or hardship. Is resilien... Read more

30 Mar 2017

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A Family’s Reaction to Death: What Difference Does a Family Systems View Offer?

A Family’s Reaction to Death: What Difference Does a Family Systems View Offer?

This talk will address the predominant theories of grief work in Western culture and in the world of grief therapy as we... Read more

31 Mar 2017

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A Partnership, a Marriage, the Search for Cures and How Bowen Theory Helped Chart the Course

A Partnership, a Marriage, the Search for Cures and How Bowen Theory Helped Chart the Course

Dr. Ruff was both a partner in life through marriage and in research with Candace B. Pert, PhD., with their discovery of... Read more

31 May 2018

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Anxiety, Addiction, and the Family

Anxiety, Addiction, and the Family

Dr. Anne S. McKnight will discuss addiction as an outcome of an emotional process through which family anxiety is both g... Read more

30 Mar 2017

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Goal Direction and Family Functioning

Goal Direction and Family Functioning

How much energy and attention does a family require of its members to sustain stability? How much room does the family a... Read more

6 May 2019

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Navigating the Waters of Adolescence – Moving from Surviving to Thriving in the Education Experience

Navigating the Waters of Adolescence – Moving from Surviving to Thriving in the Education Experience

Like a small rowboat in a big ocean, parenting an adolescent can leave adults feeling like they are far from safe harbor... Read more

13 Dec 2017

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A New Society in an Ancient Swamp: The Social World of the Great Dismal Swamp, 1607 to 1863

A New Society in an Ancient Swamp: The Social World of the Great Dismal Swamp, 1607 to 1863

African American Maroons (people who permanently self-removed from enslavement) and indigenous Americans founded a novel... Read more

2 May 2017

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Love and the Primary Triangle: An Evolutionary Perspective on Gender and Stress Reactivity

Love and the Primary Triangle: An Evolutionary Perspective on Gender and Stress Reactivity

Observations from clinical work with couples who have children reveal certain gender based relationship patterns consist... Read more

31 Mar 2017

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