Family businesses and family members in general are often faced with conflict that seems to come out of the blue but may have been…
Understanding and Interrupting Relationship Set Points
We have been tuned by evolutionary process to be guided by clues and to act automatically. To perceive the world…
Estranged or Connected?
Recently I read about debunking myths about family estrangement in the New York Times. (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/well/family/debunking-myths-about-estrangement.html) What I learned: estrangement…
What Makes a Warrior versus a Killer?
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. Believe that life is worth living…
Blindsided by a Mass Murder: What does it take to change a social system?
Originally written for Navigating Systems, LLC. A mass murder takes place in Las Vegas and LeBron James, takes to…
Observing and Gaining Insight into Social Challenges
Overview In my thirties, I was part of the change generation. I took on civil rights, women’s rights, and gay…
Where Now Family…… Therapy?
One day an email arrived at The Murray Bowen Archives Project, TMBAP, http://www.murraybowenarchives.org asking if someone would please write an…
The Woman’s March: Reflections on observing self in a social system
The following blog was written for Navigating Systems D.C. https://www.navigatingsystemsdc.com/about …
What Does it Take to Observe Self in Your Own Family?
Do you find yourself wondering what makes you avoid family relationships? Do you wonder, what is going on, why is…
Don Lorenzo Servije An Interview
Don Lorinzo died today, February 3, 2017, at 98 years of age. Nine years ago I had the great honor of interviewing…
