Sports with Amie Post
Season 4: Episode 5
What does Bowen family systems theory have to say about sports? A surprising amount! Amie Post is on the podcast again to think about the emotional processes of sports and how athletic performance can mirror relationship dynamics. Learn more on how automatic reactions, anxiety, and differentiation of self influence both the game and real-world relationships, offering insights into personal growth and group functioning.
Amie Post, MA, LCMFT is a marriage and family therapist with extensive experience in leadership who began studying Bowen theory in 2001. She is the Interim Director of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, DC, as well as the Executive Director of the Center for Family Systems Theory of Western New York. Previously Amie held the role of Executive Director at the Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County. Amie is also a wife, mother, and grandmother.
Resources
- Dr. Bowen 1973 letter, The Murray Bowen Archives Project: Boyd Book Letters chapter 9
- Dr. Bowen: Family Therapy in Clinical Practice
- Kathleen Smith, The Anxious Overachiever: when you’re too close to the problem?
- Family Systems Forum: family systems forum
- The Bowen Center: Bowen Theory Videos
- The Center for Family Systems Theory of Western New York: CFSTWNY
- Center for Family Consultation (Chicago), Midwest Symposium information
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