Volume XXVI

NUMBER 1 (spring 2024)

• “Adventures in the Bowen Archives: Opportunities and Challenges” by Amie Post, MA, LCMFT
• “Mystics: On Being Human and Being a Self” Part Two, by Louise Rauseo, RN, MS
• “Remembrances of Louise Rauseo” by multiple colleagues

NUMBER 2 (summer 2024)

• “Learning to Laugh with My Mother: The Functions of Play and Humor in Defining a Self” by Helen Reynolds, PhD
• “Accompanying Dying Persons and Their Families” by Katie Long, DMin
• “Book Review: Thinking Systems in Clinical Practice” by Jack Butler, PhD 

Volume XXV

NUMBER 1 (spring 2023)

• “Applying Bowen Theory in a Complex Situation: Part 2“ by Ann Bunting, PhD
• “Lifestyle Medicine and Bowen Theory” by Regina Ferrera, MSW

NUMBER 2 (summer 2023)

• “On Erosion and Extension of Bowen Theory” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT
• “The Person-to-Person Relationship” by Janis Norton, LCSW
• “The Candle Child: Letters to My Father” by Lorna Hecht-Zablow, MFT

NUMBER 3 (FALL 2023)

• “An Interview with Catherine Rakow, MSW, ACSW” by Amie Post, MA, LCMFT
• “The Many Faces of Cutoff” by Louise Rauseo, RN, MS A Reprint
• “Cutoff and the Multigenerational River” by Erik Thompson, MA
• “Catherine Rakow Traces Bowen’s Determined Effort” by John Butler, MSW, PhD

Number 4 (Winter 2023)

• “Sexual Diversity and Bowen Theory” by Kent Webb, LCSW, PCC
• “Mystics: On Being Human and Being a Self” by Louise Rauseo, RN, MS
• “Remembering Louise Rauseo” by Priscilla Friesen, faculty, Bowen Center for the Study of the Family

Volume XXIV

NUMBER 1 (SPRING 2022)

• “The Importance of the Murray Bowen Archives” by Catherine Rakow, MSW
• “Adventures in ‘The Great Democracy’: An Interview with Murray Bowen”
• “Mindful Leaving: A Departing Minister Clarifies Relationships with Former Parishioners” by Julie Bergdahl, MDiv

NUMBER 2 (Summer 2022)

• “Searching for Nature’s Rules” by Stephanie J. Ferrera, MSW
• “The Protoplasmic World: An Interview with Murray Bowen”
• “Realignment of Emotional Forces Following Loss” by Janet S. Kuhn, ACSW, PhD

NUMBER 3 (Fall 2022)

• “The Belief Paper Assignment” by Victoria Harrison, MS, LMFT
• “The Family Mindset” by Lorna Hecht-Zablow, LMFT
• “The Great Resignation” by Sandra Painter, LCSW
• “A Biologist Observes Human (and Other) Societies: A Review” by Katie Long, DMin
• “A Belief Paper: Decision-Making” by Donna van Horn, MSW, LMSW

NUMBER 4 (winter 2023)

• “An Interview with Ann Bunting by Kathleen Wiseman” A Reprint
• “Stories from Real Life: Anxiety, the GPS, My Son and Me” by Selden Dunbar Illick, LCSW
• “Applying Bowen Theory in a Complex, Anxious Situation: Part 1” A Reprint by Ann D. Bunting, Phd
• “What Leadership Opportunities Do We Have?” Alice Wald, MSSW

Volume XXIII

NUMBER 1 (Spring 2021)

• “The Pandemic of 2020: Ideas from Bowen Theory” by Regina Ferrera, MSW
• “Becoming a ‘Bowen Therapist’” by Jennifer Howe, LCSW
• “A Life on Our Planet Witness, Statement and Vision (by David Attenborough) reviewed by Ann Jones, PhD 

NUMBER 2 (Summer 2021)

• “Working on Differentiation of Self While Caring for Another” by Victoria Harrison, LMFT
• “The Ethical Will: An Estate Planning Tool to Define Values, Intentions” by Eric L. Weiner
• “Symbiosis, the Family and Natural Systems” a reprint of an article by Robert Noone, PhD 

NUMBER 3 (Fall 2021)

• “Challenge and Adaptation:  The Dance of Life” by Daniel V. Papero, PhD
• “Distance in Marriage/Partnership” by Kelly Matthews-Pluta, MSW, LCSW
• “Is Bowen Theory a Form of Scientism, Reductionism or Materialism?” by Randall Frost, MDiv

NUMBER 4 (winter 2022)

• “Seeking an Island of Calm: A Story of Real-Life Efforts to Define a Self to Siblings” by Lee S. Gardner, MSW, LCSW 
• “The Survival and Adaptation of the African-American Family”  A Summary of Mignonette Keller’s Presentation at Center for Family Consultation Summer Conference by Don Targonski, MSW
• “The Tragedy of Penguins: A Review of The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van der Kolk” by Lorna Hecht-Zablow, MFT 

Volume XXII 

NUMBER 1 (SPRING 2020)

• “One Story of Supernatural Phenomena and Emotional Functioning” by Alice Wald, MSSW
• “COVID-19 Response Viewed through the Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory” by Lorna Hecht, MFT
• “Modification of Loss in Divorce: A Report from Clinical Practice” a reprint of an article by Roberta (Holt) Christofori, ACSW 

NUMBER 2 (Summer 2020)

• “Theory, Philosophy and the Responsibility for Self: Bruce Lee as Theoretician” by Bryan Jackson, MTS
• “One Story of Supernatural Phenomena and Emotional Functioning Part 2” by Alice Wald, MSSW 
• “Growing Yourself Up: A Book Review” by Lorna Hecht, MFT

NUMBER 3 (Fall 2020)

• “Social Distance in the Natural World: Insights in the Time of Covid-19” by Ann Jones, PhD
• “Risk Assessment in Pandemic Times: A Workplace Report” by Janis Norton, LCSW
• “Searching for Questions: Broadening the Quest for Family Facts” by Katie Long, DMin

NUMBER 4 (winter 2021)

• “Bowen Theory, Anxiety and Evolution: An Interview with Victoria Harrison” by Katie Long, DMin
• “The Distance of the Performer” by Robert Price, MDiv
• “Reflections on Caste (by Isabel Wilkerson): Echoes of Bowen’s Concept of Societal Process” by Stephanie J. Ferrera, MSW

Volume XXI

Number 1 (Spring 2019)

• “Emerging to Greatness, the Roosevelts: Two Presidents and ‘the First Lady of the World”, by Katie Long, DMin, p. 1
• “An Interview with Robert Noone, For the Best View of Your Life, Climb Your Family Tree,” Reprint, U.S. Catholic, 1988, p.3
• Book Review by Stephanie Ferrara, MSW, “The Hidden Life of Families,” by Michael E. Kerr, P. 11

NUMBER 2 (Summer 2019)

• “A Different Kind of Human: A Way Forward for Leaders of Faith Communities in the Climate Crisis” by Robert Creech
• “Emerging to Greatness: The Roosevelts: Part 2″ by Katie Long, DMin
• “Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion” Book Review by Lorna Hecht-Zablow

NUMBER 3 (Fall 2019)

• “The Edge of the Sea: Reviewing a Book and the Life of Rachel Carson (1907-1964)” by Ann Jones, PhD
• “Launching the Family Stability Project” by Isabel Greiner
• “An Overview of the Family Stability Project”  by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT
• “A Timely and Timeless Lesson: The Impact of Separation from Family” by Victoria Harrison

NUMBER 4 (Winter, 2020)

• “A 40-Year Retrospective on My Encounter with Bowen Theory” by Stephanie Ferrera, MSW
• “Emerging to Greatness: The Roosevelts Part 3” by Katie Long, DMin
• “An Overview of the Family Stability Project”  by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT
• “The Developing Self: Educated” a book review by Janis Norton, LCSW 
• “First Mothers: A Gold Mine Awaits” by Clarence Boyd, MSW

Volume XX

Number 1 (Spring 2018)

• “Defining Self to the Family Dog”, by Bryan Jackson, MTS, p. 1
• “The Forest for the Trees”, by Janis Norton, LCSW, p.3
• “A Third Option: If”, Excerpts from a Letter by Murray Bowen, Notes by Clarence Boyd, P. 11

Number 2 (Summer 2018)

• “Immigration to the U.S.: A Systems View”, by Ada Luisa V de Trillo, MA, p.1
• “Extended Family Methodology in Family Therapy”, by Murray Bowen, M.D. (reprint), introduction by Victoria Harrison, MS LMFT, p.3
• “ The Second International Conference on Bowen Theory, A Summary,” by Janis You, MSocSc, p. 6
• Book Review by Katie Long, DMin, “Imperfect People Making a Significant Difference”, by J.D. Vance, p. 10
• “Change, Techniques, Principles”, Excerpts from a letter by Murray Bowen, M.D., Introduction by Clarence Boyd, p. 11

Number 3 (Fall 2018)

• “On Violence”, by Daniel Papero, Ph.D., p.1
• “The Erosion of Theory”, by Murray Bowen, M.D. (reprint), p.3
• “The Family Diagram and Family Research”, an Interview with Victoria Harrison, by Katie Long, DMin, p. 6
• Book Review by Katie Long, DMin, “Leadership in Turbulent Times”, by Doris Kearns, p. 10
• “What Makes It So hard: Anxiety and Connection Joined at the Hip”, Excerpts from a letter by Murray Bowen, M.D., Commentary by Clarence Boyd, p. 11

Volume XIX

Number 1 (Summer 2017)

• “Being Human in a Chaotic World: Bowen and Berry on Society and Nature”, by R. Robert Creech, PhD, p.1
• “Connections and Corrections: Women in the Criminal Justice System and Their Families”, by Ruth K. Campbell, MSW, p.3
• “Saying Goodbye”, by Alice M. Wald, p.1

Number 4 (Fall 2017)

• “The Evolving Relationship Between Humans and Earth”, by Stephanie J. Ferrera, MSW, p.1
• “Similarities and Differences Between Emotional Cutoff from Family and Cutoff from Country of Origin”, by Cecilia Guzman, LCPC, p.3
• Book Review by Jane Norton, LCSW, “The Development of Awareness”, by Mary Lawson, p.10

Volume XVIII

Number 1 (Spring 2016)

• “Defining a Self in Regressing Systems,” by Stephanie J. Ferrera, MSW, p.1
• “The Murray Bowen Archives Project: A Report,” by Carol Jeunnette, PhD, p.3
• “’Warriors of Justice’: National Leaders We Can Count On,” by Mary Greenberg, PhD, p.7

Number 2 (Summer 2016)

• “The Hour of Our Death,” by David S. Hargrove, PhD, p.1
• “Looking Back to Look Forward: Exploring how my family of origin influences the approaches I take in ministry to seek healthier, more sustainable approaches for the future,” by Anna Moss, MDiv, p.3
• “Book Review: Tyler Relies on Descriptions, not Causation,” by David S. Hargrove, PhD, p.7

Number 3 (Fall 2016)

• “Uresolved Emotional Attachment: In Life, in Death and Beyond,” by Seldon Dunbar Illick, LCSW, p.1
• “The Social Network of Trees,” by Ann Jones, PhD, p.3
• “Interview with Coach Benoit Lebrun: What Does It Take to Make an Olympic Champion?” by Roberta Gilbert, MD, p.11

Number 4 (Winter 2017)

• “Bowen Theory and Pastoral Care: Dancing with Elvie,” by Carol P. Jeunnette, PhD, p.1
• “Mystics: On being Human and Being a Self,” by Louise Rauseo, MS, p.3
• “If I Were the Moderator…,” by Roberta Gilbert, MD, p.11

Number 4 (Spring 2017)

• “Putting ‘Passed’ Away to Revive ‘Died’,” by Judy K. Porter, LISW, ACHP-SW, p.1
• “Mystics: On being Human and Being a Self, Part 2,” by Louise Rauseo, MS, p.3
• “Reflections on Seeing the Influence of the Emotional System,” by Andrea M. Schara, LCSWA, p.8
• “Cold Comfort Farm: A Warm-Hearted View of a Family System,” by Robert Price, MDiv, p.11

Volume XVII

Number 1 (Spring 2015)

• “The Health Maintenance Organization as an Emotional System,” by Michael Quinn, PhD, p.1
• “Culture Change in a Baboon Troop,” by Stephanie Ferrera, MSW, p.3
• “In Memory of Michael Quinn, PhD, September 20, 1959 – October 12, 2014,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, p.5
• “Michael Houston Quinn, 1959-2014,” by Kathleen B. Kerr, MSN, MA, CNS, p.9
• “Remembering Mike Quinn,” by Dennis A. Romig, PhD, p.12

Number 2 (Summer 2015)

• “Keep Calm and Blame,” by John Bell, M.Div, p.1
• “Funeral Practices and Emotional Cutoff,” by Ruth K. Campbell, MSW, p.3
• “Bowen Theory and Science: An Online Seminar,” p.9
• “Narrative and Bowen Theory: Action Stories and Verbal Stories,” by David S. Hargrove, PhD, p. 11

Number 3 (Fall 2015)

• “Death Without Bodies: Functioning in the Changing Landscape of Funerals,” by Katie Long, D.Min, p.1
• “Navigating in Social Systems: Interactions Around Illness and Death,” by Andrea Maloney Schara, LCSW, p.4

Number 4 (Winter 2016)

• “Science, Black Holes and Family Emotional Systems,” by Ann Jones, RN, PhD, p.1
• “Death as Opportunity for the dying, for the living, for the family,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, p.3
• “Victor Magnus Nelson: A Personal Tribute,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, p.4
• “In Memory of Dub and Leonora Harrison,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, p.6
• “Examining Grief Among Animals,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, p.11

Volume XVI

Number 1 (Spring 2014)

• “Impinged Families and Societal Anxiety,” by Louise Rauseo, RN, MS, p.1
• “Generations to Come: The Future of BFST and Congregational Ministry,” by Robert Creech, PhD, p.3
• “An Interview with Louise Rauseo,” p.7

Number 2 ( Summer 2014)

• “Adoption and Family Emotional Process,” by Laura Brooks, LCSW, p.1
• “The Psychology and Physiology of Behavior Change,” by Ann Jones, RN, PhD, p.3
• “An Interview with Louise Rauseo, Part 2,” p.8

Number 3 (Fall 2014)

• “Grief Work, Resilience and the Family Reaction to Death,” by Anne S. McKnight, LCSW, EdD, p.1
• “Meeting David Wilson: A Window on Differentiation and Societal Process,” by Katie Long, DMin, p.3
• “Life Forces: The Death of Santini by Pat Conroy,” by Clarence Boyd, MSW, p.11
• “Brief Review and Recommendation: ‘Evolution: The Human Saga’ Scientific American Special Issue, September 2014,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, LCSW, p.12

Number 4 (Winter 2015)

• “Systems Thinking and Science: A Perspective on Subjectivity, Spirituality and the Supernatural,” by Daniel V. Papero, PhD, LICSW, p.1
• “Bowen Theory and Differences in Thinking,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, LCSW, p.3

Volume XV

Number 1 (Spring 2013)

• “The Power of Bowen Family Systems Theory To Address Public Policy Questions,” by Patricia A. Comella, JD, p.1
• The Gap Report: The Field of Family Therapy: Report no. 78: “Formulated by the Committee on the Family Group for the Advancement of Psychiarty,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, LCSW, p.3
• Book Review: “Unresolved Emotional Attachment: Two Memoirs,” by Clarence Boyd, MSW, p.11

Number 2 (Summer 2013)

• “Science as the Basis for Bowen Theory,” by Ann Jones, RN, PhD, p.1
• “A Wider Lens: Bowen Theory and a Natural Systems View of Symptoms,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, p.3

Number 3 (Fall 2013)

• “Analyzing Observational Data from Bowen’s NIMH Project: Two Months of Nursing Notes: August 1955 and October 1956,” by Catherine Rakow, MSW, p.1
• “From the Bowen Archives: An Interview with Victoria Harrison” p.3
• “Book Review: The Origins of Family Psychotherapy,” by Anne McKnight, LCSW, MEd, p.8
• “Remembering Don Schoulberg,” by Patricia Hanes Meyer, LCSW, p.16

Number 4 (Winter 2014)

• “Threatened Religious Institutions: A Systems Perspective,” by Katie Long, DMin, p.1
• “Formulating Public Policy in Times of Regression,” by Patricia A. Comella, p.3
• “From the Bowen Archives: An Interview with Victoria Harrison, Part 2,” p.11

Volume XIV

Number 1 (Spring 2012)

• “Homelessness and Bowen Family Systems Theory,” by John Bell, MDiv, p.1
• “‘Coming of Age,’ in Families and Society,” by Katie Long, DMin, p.3
• “An Update: The Murray Bowen Archives Project,” by Ann Jones, RN, PhD, p.6
• “Cancer as a System,” by Cybil Britton, APRN, BC, p.11

Number 2 (Summer 2012)

• “Functions of Social Groups,” by Patricia Comella, JD, p.1
• “Family Leadership in Anxious Times, ” by Louise Rauseo, RN, MS, p.3
• “The Functions of Triangles in Problems and Problem-Solving,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, LCSW, p.6
• “Interlocking Triangles: Facing a Crisis in Families and Education,” by Ada Luisa Trillo, MA, p.10

Number 3 (Fall 2012)

• “Biological Sensitivity to Context and Bowen Theory,” by Ann Jones, RN, PhD, p.1
• “A Long-Term Coaching Relationship: Differentiation for Client and Coach,” by Katharine Gratwick Baker, PhD, p.3
• “Mid-Year Report: Joint Project of CSNSF Border Programs, El Paso Juvenile Probation Department,” by Louise Rauseo, p.6
• Belief Paper: “Natural Spirituality: A Personal Reflection,” by Stephanie Ferrera, MSW, p.8
• “Defining and Examining Beliefs as Part of Differentiation of Self,” by Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, LCSW, p.9

Number 4 (Winter 2013)

• “The Relationship World of the Young Adult,” by Anne McKnight, LCSW, EdD, p.1
• “Family Systems 1000 B.C.E.: A Natural Systems Reading of the Davidic Narratives,” by Robert Creech, PhD, p.3
• “Managing Subjectivity: The Nature of the Lens: Does It Matter?” by Clarence Boyd, MSW, p.11

Volume XIII

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