Elevator Systems - Bowen Family Systems Theory
Episodes
S3 Special Episode: The Family Life Cycle with Dr. Monica McGoldrick
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! To end Season 3, we are interviewing Dr. Monica McGoldrick about her book The Expanded Family Life Cycle, the importance ...
S3 Ep18 Death with Priscilla Friesen
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! For the last episode of our season on relationships across the lifespan, we will be looking at Bowen family systems theor...
S3 Ep17 Aging with Selden Dunbar Illick
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! Selden Dunbar Illick joins Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White as they think through aging from a Bowen family systems pers...
S3 Ep16 Family Rifts with Lisa Moss
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! Today’s episode is about something that can happen at any stage of life: family rifts. Lisa Moss joins Dixie Vandersluy...
S3 Ep15 Retirement with Kathleen Kerr
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! For this episode of the podcast Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White had the privilege of speaking with, recently retired, K...
S3 Ep 14 Grandparenting with Amie Post
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! Today Amie Post joins Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White to talk about grandparenting from a Bowen family systems theory l...
S3 Ep 13 Empty Nest with John Bell
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! This episode will explore the empty nest stage from a Bowen family systems theory perspective. Joining Dixie Vandersluys ...
S3 Ep 12 Launching with Erik Thompson
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! Today’s episode looks at how Bowen family systems theory is useful in thinking about the launching stage in a family. E...
S3 Ep 11 Stepfamilies with Kathleen Cotter Cauley
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! This episode explores all of the complexities of when families combine in stepfamily relationships and how Bowen family s...
S3 Ep10 Divorce with Dr. Carrie Collier
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! Today’s episode discusses divorce from a Bowen family systems theory perspective. Dr. Carrie Collier is back thinking a...
S3 Ep9 Kids with Challenges with Devana Weiss
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! In this episode we are looking at a Bowen family systems theory perspective on relationships with kids with challenges. J...
S3 Ep 8 Parenting with Lauren Errington
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! Today Lauren Errington joins hosts Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White as we think about parenting from a Bowen family syst...
S3 Ep7 Marriage with Phil Klever
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! This episode looks at Bowen family systems theory and marriage. Joining Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White is Phil Klever ...
S3 Ep6 Co-Workers with Jake Morrill
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! Today we are riding the elevator at our places of work. Jake Morrill joins hosts Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White to loo...
S3 Ep5 Dating with Joe Berger
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! Therapist Joe Berger joins Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White to think about how Bowen family systems theory is useful in ...
S3 Ep4 Adolescence with Avrum Nadigel
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! In this episode we delve into the complexities of adolescence through the lens of Bowen family systems theory. Join hosts...
S3 Ep3 Pets with Kathleen Cotter Cauley
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! In Season 3 Episode 3 Kathleen Cotter Cauley joins Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White on the elevator to look at the role ...
S3 Ep2 Friendship with Dr. Guillermo Cancio-Bello
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Elevator Systems! In Season 3 Episode 2 hosts Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White are joined by special guest Dr. Guillermo Cancio-Bello to t...
S3 Ep1 Parents with Dr. Kathleen Smith
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 3 of Elevator Systems!In our first episode of the season, we're diving into our earliest relationship with parents/caregivers —...
S3 Preseason Episode - Bowen Theory & Relationships Across the Lifespan
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 3 of Elevator Systems!In this pre-season episode, hosts Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White introduce the theme for the new season: Bo...
Special Episode: What is a relationship system? with Lois Walker and Ron Richardson
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special podcast episode was recorded live at the Living Systems Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia in May 2025. It addresses t...
S2 E10 Differentiation of Self: Coaching in Bowen Theory with Kathleen Cotter Cauley
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 Episode 10This podcast episode looks at the concept of differentiation of self and what is unique about coaching or therapy using Bowen famil...
S2 E9 Differentiation of Self: Working in One’s Own Family with Dr. Mariana Martinez
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 Episode 9This podcast episode looks at the concept of differentiation of self in Bowen family systems theory and what differentiation looks l...
S2 E8 Differentiation of Self: Solid Self & Pseudo Self with Dr. Carrie Collier
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 Episode 8This podcast episode looks at the concept of differentiation of self and the ideas of solid self and pseudo self in Bowen family sys...
S2 E7 Societal Emotional Process with Lois Walker
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 Episode 7This podcast episode looks at the concept of societal emotional process in Bowen family systems theory. Each guest will give a brief...
S2 E6 Emotional Cutoff with Dr. Mariana Martinez
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2: Episode 6 This podcast episode looks at emotional cutoff in relationships, a concept in Bowen family systems theory. Each guest will give a ...
S2 E5 Sibling Position with Alejandro Astorga
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode looks at sibling position as a concept in Bowen family systems theory and originating in the research of Dr. Walter Toman. Each g...
S2 Ep4 Multi-Generational Transmission Process with Dr. Carrie Collier
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode looks at the concept of the multigenerational transmission process in Bowen family systems theory. Each guest will give a brief e...
S2 Ep3 Family Projection Process with Dr. Walter Smith Jr.
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode looks at the family projection process in Bowen family systems theory. Each guest will give a brief elevator pitch of the concept...
S2 Ep2 Nuclear Family Emotional System with Amie Post
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses the Bowen family systems theory concept of the nuclear family emotional system, and what it means to look at the family and its...
S2 Ep1 Triangles: Inside & Outside Positions with Kathleen Cotter Cauley
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode revisits the concept of triangles in Bowen family systems theory, focusing on what it means to be in inside or outside positions in relat...
S2 PreSeason Episode
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season two of Elevator Systems! This pre-season episode gives an introduction to the eight concepts of Bowen family systems theory which...
S1Ep10 Differentiation of Self Part 2 with Amie Post
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is the first of two episodes on the Bowen family system theory concept of differentiation of self. Part 1 looks specifically at the funct...
S1Ep9 Differentiation of Self Part 1 with Amie Post
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is the first of two episodes on the Bowen family system theory concept of differentiation of self. Part 1 looks specifically at the func...
S1Ep8 Family Diagram with Avrum Nadigel
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode discusses the family diagram which looks at the family across generations highlighting dates, facts, events, and the relationshi...
S1Ep7 Over/Under-functioning with Avrum Nadigel
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode looks at the over and under-functioning relationship pattern in Bowen family systems theory. Each guest will give a brief elevato...
S1Ep6 Triangles with Dr. Jenny Brown
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode looks at the concept of triangles, a relationship pattern in Bowen family systems theory that describes the interaction of more t...
S1Ep5 Distance with Dr. Jenny Brown
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode looks at the relationship pattern of distance in Bowen family systems theory from avoiding eye contact to cutting people out of o...
S1Ep4 Relationship patterns (Conflict) with Dr. Kathleen Smith
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode examines the four relationship patterns described in Bowen family systems theory, focusing especially on the pattern of conflict...
S1Ep3 Anxiety with Dave Galloway
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
S1Ep3 Anxiety with Dave Galloway This podcast episode looks at the topic of anxiety and the difference Bowen family systems theory sees between acute ...
S1Ep2 – Togetherness with Dr. Kathleen Smith
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode looks at the idea of togetherness, a way Bowen family systems theory describes how people operate in relation to the group. Each ...
Elevator Systems S1Ep1 Systems Thinking with Dave Galloway
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elevator Systems S1Ep1 Systems Thinking with Dave Galloway This podcast episode looks at the idea of systems thinking, a central topic of Bowen family...
What is Bowen Family Systems Theory?
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elevator Systems is a podcast that looks at ideas and concepts from Bowen family systems theory in clear and understandable ways. In each episode, thr...