Conference Recaps

What does Bowen Theory Academy (BTA) do? BTA provides learning opportunities for people new to the theory as well as those interested in developing and extending Bowen Theory. The following presentations from BTA’s Think Tank and conferences are described below.

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Relationships, Stress, and Symptom Development

Michael Kerr, M.D., who speaks and writes on Bowen theory and cancer, titles this lecture “slightly toward a systems theory of cancer.”

Relationships, Cancer, and Death as a Product of the Family Emotional Process

In this video Ms. Kathleen Kerr, MSN, MA, CNS, explains how symptoms occur as an outcome of a family emotional process

The Neuroendocrine Immune System and the Stress Response

Dr. Michael Lumpkin presents on the neuroendocrine system and the stress response system in this video

The Neuroscience of Differentiation of Self

This lecture is of interest to those seeking information about neuroscience and differentiation of self, chronic anxiety, and Bowen theory, and the neuroscience of differentiation of self.

Conference Description Recap- The Hidden Life of Families 2018

Bowen theory’s unique perspective on the specific details of how emotionally significant relationships generate chronic anxiety needs to come to the fore.

Systems Biology meets Bowen Theory 2022

Now passed: The purpose of the conference is to demonstrate that the rapid growth of Systems Biology over the last several decades is extremely important for advancing Bowen family systems theory’s connection to the natural sciences.