Generally, what we carry into our childhoods and throughout our adulthood is part of a wider series, even patterns, of behavior, traumas, and worldviews. In this workshop, Dr. Stoker will give a very brief overview of Family Systems theory. You will learn:
Dr. Andy Stoker (he/him) is married to Megan, and they are parents to two sons, Alex (20) and Wesley (15). Andy is an ordained United Methodist minister, holds a secular PhD in Family Science, and is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher in the Western Buddhist tradition. He currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For over two decades, Andy advocated for justice, fairness, equity, and inclusiveness in the Dallas area in the areas of public education, fair employment, healthcare access, and housing justice. In his free time, he co-hosts a parenting podcast with a psychologist and pediatrician called “Parenting for the Present.”
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Relevant LinksConnect with Andy on Instagram
Parenting for the Present podcast
Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue* by Edwin H. Friedman
Bowen Theory’s Secrets* by Michael Kerr
The Bowen Center on Youtube
A Family Genogram Workbook* by by Israel Galindo, Elaine Boomer, and Don Reagan
*this is an affiliate link
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