Triangles Everywhere: How Anxiety Recruits a Third Person

Understanding triangling and why we pull others into our relationship tension.
Courage to Define Self

It takes courage to define a self. The emotional forces working against differentiation should not be underestimated.
Emotions don’t take a vacation

Vacations can be fun, but then can be stressful. A systems perspective can help!
Beliefs with Dr. Anne McKnight

This bonus episode discusses how beliefs and relationship systems work together.
Emotional Pain and Suffering

There is a difference between pain and suffering, and sometimes individuals create more suffering than the initial pain warrants.
Money with Kathy Wiseman

Kathy Wiseman shares her personal and professional experience from across the decades about money and family relationship processes.
Sexual Diversity with Kent Webb

Kent Webb joins to share his personal journey and research on the topic. The conversation explores how curiosity and open dialogue can encourage understanding and growth in relationships as well as in Bowen Theory itself
Sexual Abuse Scandals with Kathleen Cotter-Cauley

Kathleen Cotter-Cauley joins this episode to discuss the many groups involved in scandals and how an eye on the family and relationship systems is a lens that can add clarity and understanding to this complicated and relevant topic.
How Your Relationships Affect Your Thinking and Your Health

A Bowen family systems view of negative thinking, where it comes from, and how it relates to your health and relationships.
Politics with Dr. Robert L. Davis

Politics with Dr. Robert L. Davis Season 4: Episode 7 In this episode of Elevator Systems, we will explore the intersection of politics and Bowen family systems theory. Dr. Robert L. Davis is our guest as we discuss politics from a systems perspective, zooming out across time and zooming in to its influence on […]