On September 20, 2023, Dr. Katie Long will address initial skills for framing and beginning a writing project, with time for questions and discussion.  Two individual coaching sessions in the month following will encourage new writers to define and overcome the challenges involved in beginning to write.  Participants will present and discuss their planned projects in a second two-hour seminar on October 28.

CSNSF has designed this program to advance the study of Bowen family systems theory through the exploration of one woman’s effort to learn more about her Jewish ancestry. Kathleen Balgley has recorded her journey in her memoir, “Letters to My Father, Excavating a Jewish Identity in Poland and Belarus”. Bowen theory provides a scientific basis for understanding the benefits of this type of effort while Kathleen presents a multitude of examples of overcoming the challenges involved.