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“Snap out of it, we are going to Mars.”
Human behavior can be primitive. Therefore, we need to find ways to counter the increasing anxiety around depleting resources and the increasing aggression in society. Both John B. Calhoun and Dr. Murray Bowen considered how to encourage cooperation while managing and defining a self to important others. Understanding how to manage self in a social system will be incredibly valuable in any venture―be it to Mars or anywhere.
In this month's blog, Navigating Systems faculty member Andrea Schara considers the importance of words and images in provoking us to imagine a different future―possibly one that Elon Musk sees on Mars.
Another Look at Triangles With Dr. Laurie Lassiter
Laurie Lassiter, PhD, MSW joins us as guest presenter for the March session of Navigating Systems discussing the relationship of the triangle to differentiation of self.
Brain On Fire: Ideas Beyond Words
In an email to Allison Whitney in November 2020, Navigating Systems faculty member, Andrea Schara, described the first time she met Dr. Murray Bowen. The story sparked Allison’s creativity to highlight these ideas using other media.
If the Family Is An Emotional Unit, What Is It Up To?
In my coaching work I am fortunate to be able to listen to people who are willing to challenge the status quo in the family emotional unit. The effort to separate a self from the intensity with-in the nuclear and mutigenerational family unit is not for the faint of heart. Consider both how long psychology has taken to understand the family as a system. Then let us look at one person’s report on her effort to change herself.
The Unrecognized Impacts of Death, Part 3 - See Opportunity, Not Fear
What can we learn from stories of families faced with the death of an important family member? No matter how challenging, all families have something to teach as to how systems, under pressure, work.
The Unrecognized Impacts of Death, Part 2 - The Long-Term Effects of Death
Continuing the three-part blog series by Navigating Systems faculty member Andrea Schara, Part Two - The Long-Term Effects of Death, looks at the importance of recognizing and understanding the family relationship system and the forces operating within that system.
The Unrecognized Impact Of Death, Part 1 − What is an Emotional Shock Wave?
Last week marked a death toll of over 200,000 individuals who have died from COVID-19. This first installment of a three-part blog series by Navigating Systems faculty member Andrea Schara looks at understanding the family as an adapting system during a time of change, often brought about by the death of family members.