XXV

NUMBER 1 (spring 2023)

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

NUMBER 2 (summer 2023)

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

NUMBER 3 (FALL 2023)

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

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”
    Selden Dunbar Illick, LCSW
  • “Applying Bowen Theory in a Complex, Anxious Situation: Part 1” A Reprint

Ann D. Bunting, Phd

  • What Leadership Opportunities Do We Have?” Alice Wald, MSSW

    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 

    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 Out 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

    Number 1 (Spring 2011)

    • “Clergy and Congregations in a Regressed Society” by Robert Creech, p.1
    • “Territoriality and the Spirit of Place: Objective and Subjective Perspectives” by Peter Titelman, p.3
    • “Bowen Family Systems Theory: The Past, the Present and the Future” by Roberta Gilbert, p.6

    Number 2 (Summer 2011)

    • “Violence, Globalization and Societal Process: Thinking about Northern Mexico,” by Ada Luisa Trillo, p.1
    • “Collective Intelligence and Differentiation of Self,” by Stephanie J. Ferrera, p.3
    • “From Relationship Therapy to Clinical Practice Based in Bowen Theory,” by Hal DeShong, p.7
    • “Insight from One of Humans’ Close Relatives,” book review by Cybil Britton of Vanessa Woods’ Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo, p.11

    Number 3 (Fall 2011)

    • “The Influence of Bowen Theory on One Organization’s Efforts to Change Corporate Culture,” by Teresa Edmonson, p.1
    • “Cultural Myths and the Realities of Problem-Solving,” by Murray Bowen, p.3
    • Peter Steinke interviewed by Katie Long, p.7

    Number 4 (Winter 2012)

    • “Toward a Biological basis for the Multigenerational Transmission Process,” by Ann Jones, p.1
    • “Cultural Myths and the Realities of Problem-Solving,” continued, by Murray Bowen, p.3
    • “Family Leaders for Youth in Juvenile Prevention: A Joint Project of CSNSF Border Programs and El Paso Country Juvenile Probation,” by Louise Rauseo, p.5
    • “Observations about Anxiety,” by Clarence Boyd, p.6

    Volume XII

    Number 1 (Spring 2010)

    • “Some Thoughts on a Beginning Theory About Society as an Emotional System” by Patricia A. Comella, p.1
    • “Natural Systems Study and Society in Trouble” by Louise Rauseo, p.3

    Annette Gordon-Reed’s The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family reviewed by Katie Long in “The Hemingses of Monticello: Few Answers, Good Questions,” p.12

    Number 2 (Summer 2010)

    • “Traveling in Your Own Country: The Emotional Function of Henry David Thoreau’s Philosophy of Nature” by Robert Williamson, p.1
    • “Epigenetics, Science and Bowen Theory” by Ann Jones, p.3

    Number 3 (Fall 2010)

    • “Bowen Theory and a Pastoral Transition” by Robert Creech, p.1
    • “Epigenetics, Science and Bowen Theory: Part Two” by Ann Jones, p.3
    • Deborah M. Gordon’s Ant Encounters: Interaction Networks and Colony Behavior reviewed by LeAnn Howard, p.10

    Number 4 (Winter 2011)

    • “The Murray Bowen Archives Project of Leaders for Tomorrow” by Joanne Bowen and Patricia Comella, p.1
    • “Overcoming Blind Spots Common in Leadership” by Victoria Harrison, p. 3
    • “Eating Disorders” by Roberta M. Gilbert, p.11

    Volume XI

    Number 1 (Spring 2009)

    • “Teaching and Learning Bowen Theory on the Border” by Ada Luisa V. Trillo, p.1
    • Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln reviewed by Ann Jones in “Team of Rivals Moves Towards Systems View,” p.3
    • Murray Bowen interviewed by Arthur Ciervo for Marriage magazine in “Parents Should Not Present a United Front,” p.9

    Number 2 (Spring 2009)

    • “Emotional Process in Society: The Eighth Concept of Bowen Family Systems Theory” by Patricia A. Comella, p.1
    • Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love reviewed by David S. Hargrove in “Eat, Pray, Love: A Tale of Differentiation of Self,” p.3
    • “Factors that Mitigate Violence” by Daniel V. Papero, p.4
    • “Through the Lens: Cutoff” by Roberta Gilbert, p.10

    Number 3 (Spring 2009)

    • “Mules and Zebras: The Importance of Attitude” by Clarence Boyd, p.1
    • “Calming: Making Life Choices at a Time of Anxiety” by Bob Williamson, p.3
    • Richard Russo’s That Old Cape Magic reviewed by David S. Hargrove in “The Failure of Emotional Cutoff: A Review of Richard Russo’s That Old Cape Magic,” p.8

    Number 4 (Spring 2009)

    • “Family Reactions to Birth” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • Katie Long interviews Dan V. Papero in “Consulting to Organizations from a Bowen Theory Perspective,” p.3
    • Leslie Ann Fox and Katharine Gratwick Baker’s “Leading a Business in Anxious Times” reviewed by Teresa Karns Edmonson, p.5
    • Charles W. Collier’s Wealth in Families reviewed by Eric Weiner in “Wealth in Families: A Broad and Profound Perspective,” p.12

    Volume X

    Number 1 (Spring 2008)

    • “Racial Discrimination and Bowen Theory” by Virginia Kemp, p.1
    • “On Becoming a Scientist: Contribution to Knowledge About the Emotional System” by LeAnn Howard, p.3
    • “Swarm Theory and Self-Directed Behavior” by Ann Jones, p.5

    Number 2 (Spring 2008)

    • “Thoughts on Differentiation of Self in Science” by Stephanie Ferrera, p.1
    • “Language and Learning” by Victoria Harrison, p.3
    • Murray Bowen’s Commitment to Principles: The Letters of Murray Bowen, MD reviewed by Katie Long, p.7
    • Katie Long interviews Clarence Boyd, p.8
    • “Through the Lens: Aging Parents and Their Children” by Roberta Gilbert, p.10

    Number 3 (Spring 2008)

    • “The Beliefs Chart and Walter Inglis Anderson” by Robert Williamson, p.1
    • “The Human as a Part of Nature: Parallel Developments in Catholic Theology and the Study of Human Functioning” by Louise Rauseo, p.3
    • “Reflections on Wisdom of the Ages Conferences” by Joseph C. Carolin, p.7
    • Robert Williamson’s Charting Self: A Beliefs Chart Curriculum for Adults reviewed by Katie Long in “Charting Self: An Opportunity to Track Beliefs and Relationships,” p.10

    Number 4 (Spring 2008)

    • “The Emotional Side of Money, Part 2: Wealth and Health in Families and Societies” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • Richard Russo’s Bridge of Sighs reviewed by David S. Hargrove in “Bridge of Sighs: Bringing the Process to Life,” p.3
    • “Through the Lens: On Stepparenting” by Roberta Gilbert, p.10

    Volume IX

    Number 1 (Spring 2007)

    • “Alphas and Human Families” by Cybil Britton, p.1
    • “Philanthropy – Facts, Fears and Fantasy” by Cindy Devoe, p.3
    • “The Theoretical Structure of the Church” by Murray Bowen, p.5
    • “Differentiation of Self and the Selection and Preparation of Protestant Clergy” by Katie Long, p.9

    Number 2 (Summer 2007)

    • “The Fallacy of the Nonanxious Presence: Deepening into the Future” by Susan Luff, p.1
    • “Bowen Therapy and the Suicidal Client” by Hal DeShong, p.3
    • Roberta Gilbert’s Extraordinary Relationships reviewed by Katie Long in “Guiding Clergy To Become ‘Extraordinary’ Leaders” p.7
    • Katie Long interviews Robert Creech in “The Pastor as Leader”, p.8
    • Shenandoah Family Systems Network interviews Roberta Gilbert in “Through the Lens: Launching Time” p.10

    Number 3 (Fall 2007)

    • “Family Emotional Process and the Big Picture” by Andrea M. Schara, p.1
    • “Taking Bowen Family Systems Theory to Church” by Suzan Carter, p.3

    Number 4 (Winter 2007)

    • “The Emotional Side of Money” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “Pastoral Response to Death: Cutoff or Connection?” by Katie Long, p.3
    • Dr. Alfie Kohn’s Punished by Rewards reviewed by Roberta Gilbert in “Through the Lens: Rewards and Punishments” p.10

    VOLUME VIII

    Number 1 (Spring 2006)

    • “Family Systems and Learning, Part II: The Difference One Person Can Make” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict as Emotional Process” by Shelly Fine, p. 3
    • “Using Stories to Teach Bowen Theory” by Monika Baege, p.7
    • “Intellectual Ability and Cortical Development in Children and Adolescents” reviewed in “Research Review Alert” by Victoria Harrison, p.12

    Number 2 (Summer 2006)

    • “Bowen Family Systems Theory and Higher Education” by David S. Hargrove, p.1
    • “Toward Understanding the ‘How’ of Bowen Theory” by Michael H. Quinn, p.5

    Number 3 (Fall 2006)

    • “The Sensitivities of Marriage” by Phillip Klever, p.1
    • “For Better or For Worse: The Challenges of Marriage” by Victoria Harrison, p.3
    • “Are Married Couples in the Minority?” by Katie Long, p.4
    • “Bowen Family Systems and Marriage” by Daniel V. Papero, p.10

    Number 4 (Winter 2006)

    • “Tis the Season: On Holidays and Family Functioning” by Victoira Harrison, p.1
    • “A Therapist’s Transition to Bowen Theory” by Anne Spector, p.3
    • “Child-Focus Extended: Higher Education’s Anxious Relationships” by David S. Hargrove, p.6

    VOLUME VII

    Number 1 (Spring 2005)

    • “Erosion of Bowen Theory 3: Incomplete Understanding of Theory” by Roberta M. Gilbert, p.1
    • “A Better Chance: Part VII, Progress Report: One Family’s Experience” by Victoria Harrison, p.3
    • “Stress, Society and the Individual” by Daniel V. Papero, p.7
    • Roberta Gilbert’s The Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory: A New Way of Thinking About the Individual and the Group reviewed by Katie Long, p.12

    Number 2 (Summer 2005)

    • “Research Report: The Study of Stress Reactivity and the Family in the Work of Dr. Mark Flinn” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “Clergy Sexual Misconduct Through the Lens of Bowen Theory” by Carol Jeunette, p.3
    • “A Historical View of the Annual Symposium” by Victoria Harrison, p.8
    • Ronald W. Richardson’s Becoming a Healthier Pastor reviewed by Katie Long, in “Relating Theory to Pastoral Health” p.10

    Number 3 (Fall 2005)

    • “The Many Faces of Cutoff” by Louise Rauseo, p.1
    • “Family Systems and Learning, Part I: Teaching What One Does Not Know” by Victoria Harrison, p.3
    • “Bowen Theory and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland” by Katie Long, p.8

    Number 4 (Winter 2005)

    • “Family Systems and Learning, Part II: Reading, Writing and Relationships” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “Ethical Responsibility in Family Therapy, Using Bowen Theory as an Example” by Sally Miller, p.3

    VOLUME VI

    Number 1 (Spring 2004)

    • “Regression in Delivery of Mental Health Services” by LeAnn Howard, p.1
    • Conference review: “The Importance of Research for Family Theory and Therapy” by Victoria Harrison, p.5

    Number 2 (Summer 2004)

    • “Peace Follows Principe: Theory Comes Alive in the Face of Death” by Anthony Wilgus, p.1
    • “Letter from the Director of CSNSF” by Michael H. Quinn, p.2
    • “A Better Chance: Part V, Understanding and Managing Emotional Reactivity and Chronic Illness” by Victoria Harrison, p.3
    • “History Through a Family Lens” by Reverend Katie Long, p.4

    Number 3 (Fall 2004)

    • “The Erosion of Bowen Theory” by Roberta M. Gilbert, p.1
    • “A Call for System Thinkers” by Ann Jones, p.2
    • “A Better Chance: Part VI, An Example of Systems Theory” by Victoria Harrison, p.3
    • “An Experience in Trying to Develop and Continue Programs in Bowen Family Systems Theory in a Border Community” by Ada Luisa Trillo, p.9
    • Phillip Longman’s The Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity [and What to Do About It] reviewed by Katie Long, in “Empy Cradle Has Implications” p.13

    Number 4 (Winter 2004)

    • “Doroth Canfield Fisher’s Understood Betsy and Murray Bowen’s Child Projection Process” by Erik Thompson, p.1
    • “Erosion of Bowen Theory 2: Communication from an Anxious Posture” by Roberta M. Gilbert, p.3
    • “Chronic Physical Symptoms and Bowen Family Systems Theory” by Sharon Renfro, p.5

    VOLUME V

    Number 1 (Spring 2003)

    • “Center for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family 2003-04 Education and Research” by Michael H. Quinn, p.1
    • “Thoughts on Citizenship and Differentiation” by Stephanie J. Ferrera, p.3
    • Conference review: “Commentaries on Facts of Life 2003” by Victoria Harrison, p.5
    • Conference review: “Comments on Facts of Life 2003” by Anne E. Jones, p.7
    • “Scholarship Letter” by Joan Engebretson, p.8
    • “Coming Home” by Christopher K. Travis, p.8
    • Conference review: “Commentary on Facts of Life 2003” by Reverend Katie Long, p.10
    • “Letter” by Dan Joslyn, p.11
    • Conference review: “Quote” from Michael Kerr, p.11

    Number 2 (Summer 2003)

    • “The Process of Self-Focusing and Other-Focusing as Related to Objectivity and Differentiation: Part I” by Hal DeShong, p.1
    • “Center for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family” by Michael H. Quinn, p.4
    • “Research Review: Marriage and Health” by Victoria Harrison, p.5
    • “Sibling Position” by Janet S. Kuhn, p.8

    Number 3 (Fall 2003)

    • “The Process of Self-Focusing and Other-Focusing as Related to Objectivity and Differentiation: Part II” by Hal DeShong, p.1
    • “Bowen Theory and the Study of Reproduction and Evolution” by Victoria Harrison, p.5

    Number 4 (Winter 2003)

    • “Letter from the Editor” by Michael H. Quinn, p.1
    • “Room of One’s Own: Territory and Differentiation” by Stephanie Ferrera, p.2
    • “Research Review” by Mary Greenberg, p.5

    VOLUME IV

    Number 1 (Spring 2002)

    • “Leadership and Bowen Theory at Center for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • Conference review: “Facts of Life 2002: The Impact of Relationships in Family and Society on Health and Reproduction” reviewed by Susan Atlas, p.2
    • Research review: “Hormonal Correlates of Paternal Responsiveness in New and Expectant Fathers” by Anne E. Story, Carolyn J. Walsh, Roma L. Quinton, and Katherine E. Wynne- Edwards, reviewed by Victoria Harrison, p.6

    Number 2 (Summer 2002)

    • “Leadership and Bowen Theory at CSNSF 2002-03” by Michael H. Quinn, p.1
    • “A Better Chance: Part III” by Victoria Harrison, p.3
    • Conference review: “A Review of Facts of Life 2002: Part II” by Susan Atlas, p.4

    Number 3 (Fall 2002)

    • “A Better Chance: Part IV” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • FSF interviews Daniel Papero, p.5
    • Conference review: “A Review of Facts of Life 2002: Part III” by Susan Atlas, p.6
    • “The Glory in the Explained” by Dr. Steven N. Rauseo, with introduction by Louise Rauseo, p.9
    • “Reflections Pertaining to the Immune System” by Lisa Hackler, p.11

    Number 4 (Winter 2002)

    • FSF interviews Kathleen Kerr, p.5

    VOLUME III

    Number 1 (Spring 2001)

    • “Standing Alone for the Common Good: Differentiation of Self as Social Action, Part I” by Louise Rauseo, p.1
    • “Research Review: The Impact of Relationships on Health and Reproduction: Endometriosis as a Model” by Victoria Harrison, p.6
    • Conference review: DeLange Conference IV, “Neurobiology of Perception and Communication: From Synapse to Society” reviewed by Victoria Harrison, p.7
    • Conference review: “My thinking from the Fourth Annual Facts of Life Conference” by Dennis A. Romig, p.9
    • Conference review: “Commentary on Facts of Life Conference” by Lisa Hackler, p.10
    • Conference review: Reverend Larry Matthews presents “Leadership in Ministry: A Family Systems Perspective,” reviewed by Victoria Harrison, M.A., p.11

    Number 2 (Summer 2001)

    • “Standing Alone for the Common Good: Differentiation of Self as Social Action, Part II” by Louise Rauseo, p.1
    • “A Better Chance: A Series on Systems Therapy Based on Bowen Theory” by Victoria Harrison, p.4
    • Conference review: “Commentary on Facts of Life: 2001” by Dan Papero, p.8

    Number 3 (Fall 2001)

    • “A Better Chance: Part II” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “Women and Leadership (Men also welcome to apply)” by Stepanie J. Ferrera, p.5
    • Filipo Aureli and Frans B. De Waal’s Natural Conflict Resolution reviewed by Mary Greenberg, p.7

    Number 4 (Winter 2001)

    • Lisa Hackler interviews Priscilla Friesen in “Interview with Priscilla Friesen on The Bowen Center’s Four Times a Year Post Graduate Training Program,” p.3
    • “Research Review” (on Robert Quinlan’s article on reproduction) by Victoria Harrison, p.5

    VOLUME II

    Number 1 (Spring 2000)

    • “Introduction to Facts of Life: 2000, The Study of Natural Systems and the Family” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “You Say You Want Equality?” by Stephanie Ferrera, p.4
    • “Research Review: Cell-phone Effects: Technology or Togetherness?” by Victoria Harrison, p.7

    Number 2 (Summer 2000)

    • “The Emergence of Differentiation of Self” by Robert J. Noone, p.1
    • “Research Review: Human Pheromones and Health” by Victoria Harrison, p.6
    • “Purposes Served by Publishing the Newsletter Family Systems Forum” by Lisa Hackler, p.8
    • George Cladis’ Leading the Team Based Church reviewed by Michael H. Quinn, p.10
    • “Facts of Life 2000: The Vitality of Systems Thinking” by Michael H. Quinn, p.13
    • Conference review: Priscilla Friesen presents “Family Systems and the Brain” and Rob Felton presents “Learning How to Learn” reviewed by Victoria Harrison, p.14
    • “Excerpts from Videotape of Murray Bowen and Paul MacLean, 1983” p.16

    Number 3 (Fall 2000)

    • “Family Systems Forum: September 2000” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “Mental Health and Science” by Murray Bowen, p.2
    • “Living the Theory” by Michael Kerr, p.5
    • “Anecdotes and Memories of Murray Bowen” by Michael Kerr, p.6
    • FSF interviews Roberta Gilbert in “On Dr. Bowen,” p.8
    • “Movement to Bowen Theory” by Hal DeShong, p.10
    • “Reflections: The Influence of Murray Bowen in the Houston Family Therapy Community” by Sally Miller, p.13
    • “It’s not ‘Follow the Leader’” by Eileen Raffaniello Barbella, p.14
    • “Texas, Bowen Theory and the Menninger Clinic: A Personal Journey” by Donald J. Shoulberg, p.17
    • “My Quest in Search of Bowen Theory” by Jack Butler, p.19
    • “A Brief Personal and Impersonal History with Murray Bowen and Bowen Theory” by Louise Rauseo, p.20

    Number 4 (Winter 2000)

    • “What Does a Bowen Family Systems Clinician Think Like?” by Hal DeShong, p.4
    • “Differentiation of Self and Growing Morally” by Michael H. Quinn, p.7
    • “Emotional Process in Society: The Influence of Population Density and the Poverty of Difference” by Louise Rauseo, p.10
    • Research review: “Transgenerational Induction of Defences in Animals and Plants” by Anurag A. Agrawal, Christian Laforsch and Ralph Tollrian, reviewed by Margaret Donley, p.14

    VOLUME I

    Number 1 (Winter 1999)

    • “Educational Programs in Bowen Theory: Part One” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • Stephen Jay Gould’s The Mismeasure of Man reviewed by Michael H. Quinn, p.4
    • Conference review: Kathleen Kerr, R.N., M.S. presents “Ties That Bind: Symbiosis and Differentiation” reviewed by Lisa Hackler, p.6

    Number 2 (Spring 1999)

    • “Educational Programs in Bowen Theory: Part Two” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “Historical Timeline: Development of Programs throughout the Country” p.3
    • “Center for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family” by Victoria Harrison, p.4
    • “Murray Bowen, Bowen Theory and the Family Movement” by Michael E. Kerr, p.5
    • “A Question of Ethics: Bowen Natural Systems Theory Misunderstood and Distorted” by Sally Miller, p.8
    • “Thinking About Faith: Part One” by Lisa Hackler, p.9
    • Conference review: The Judge J.W. Mills Memorial Lecture Series, “Future Tense: Factors that Impact Future Generations” reviewed by Victoria Harrison, p.14

    Number 3 (Summer 1999)

    • “Educational Programs in Bowen Theory, the Study of Natural Systems and the Family” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “Thinking About Faith: Part Two” by Lisa Hackler, p.10
    • Conference review: Roberta Gilbert, M.D., presents “Raising Children in an Anxious World” reviewed by Lisa Hackler, p. 13

    Number 4 (Fall 1999)

    • “Psychotherapy, Science and Bowen Theory” by Victoria Harrison, p.1
    • “Bowen Theory in Sweden and Norway” by Victoria Harrison, p.10
    • “Research Review” by Victoria Harrison, p.12
    • Conference review: Priscilla Friesen presents “Relationships, the Brain and Neurofeedback” reviewed by Lisa Hackler, p.14
    • Conference review: Michael Kerr, M.D., presents “The Study of Natural Systems and the Family” reviewed by Lisa Hackler, p.17