Dr. James Husen, Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Attorney, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

 I am studying this morning and came across two articles I think important to understanding coparenting conflicts and the effect the same has on children. The scientific literature has identified problematic coparenting after the breakup / divorce as a "mediator" of child adjustment: 1.  Dallos, R. & Vetere, A. (2012). Systems theory, family attachment and processes of triangulation: Does the concept of triangulation offer a useful bridge? Journal of Family Therapy, 34 , 117-137. 2.  Woodcock, Jeremy (2009). Love and hate and the oedipal myth: The perfect bridge between the systemic and the psychoanalytic. In C. Flaskas & D. Pocock (Eds.), Systems and psychoanalysis : Contemporary integrations in family therapy . (pp. 199-222). Taylor & Francis Group, 2009.   London: Karnac Books.

Here I read Baumeister 1991 book entitled Escape from the Self. I was so impressed with Baumeister's work on the self in his 2022 book entitled The Self Explained that I wanted to read this one which deal with different ways we use to escape from the burden of the self. That burden as described by Baumeister in his more recent book involves his theory that the self evolved to facilitate complex social organization. As such the self is intimately bound to issues of reputation and impression management.  If you're interested in such constructs as I am read with me. Preface 1. Identity: Paradise or Prison? 2. Why Escape the Self?--The Burden of the Self. 3. The Self Against Itself 4. The Process of Escape 5. 

 Beginning about 2008 when I read Dr. Daniel Siegel's book entitled Mindsight, I have enjoyed the mental and stress reduction provided by mindfulness.  Later, in my doctoral studies 2012 to 2014 I was impressed with the concept of intrinsic motivation and what has come to be called Self-Determination Theory. In the Handbook of Mindfulness there is an article which discusses the two and although I have read it before have forgotten what I read. I therefore produce my reading this morning to you and myself to be listened to later. To cite the work use the following: Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M., Schultz, P. P., & Niemiec, C. P. (2015). Being aware and functioning fully: Mindfulness and interest taking within self-determination theory. In K. W. Brown, J. D. Creswell, & R. M. Ryan (Eds.), Handbook of mindfulness: Theory, research, and practice , (pp. 112-129). New York: The Guilford Press (Kindle Edition). To access the recording of my reading with the text you can listen along wit

 I have been wanting to read Miller & Rollnick's Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change (preparing myself for change) since I was in my Master's Program studying Counseling Psychology at California Baptist University in Riverside. With an upcoming seminar I plan to attend on the topic, I thought it a good time to read the book. It's going to be an effort because as I peruse the book before reading it, I note there are 45+ contributing authors in addition to Miller and Rollnick. The book contains four parts with 25 chapters. That means to finish the book by Friday, May 6, 2022, I'll need to read about two chapters a day. To cite the book use the following APA citation: Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational interviewing (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.  Part I: Context 1. Why do people change? 2. Ambivalence: The dilemma of change 3. Facilitating change Part II: Practice 4. What is Motivational Interviewing? 5. Change and resistanc

 I have long found Rumi's poems inspiring. I thought therefore that in connection with my deep love for Gibran's work, I might also read from Rumi's works as well.     Preface       Proem: The Reed Flute       I. The Prince and the Handmaid       II. The Oilman and the Parrot       III. The Jewish King, Persecutor of the Christians       IV. Another Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians      V. The Lion and the Beasts       VI. The Greater (Spiritual) Warfare       VII. The Merchant and the Parrot       VIII. The Harper       IX. The Poor Scenite Arab and his Wife       X. Patience and Perseverance Under a Teacher       XI. The Lion’s Hunt, in Company       XII. Joseph and the Mirror       XIII. The Prophet’s First Amanuensis       XIV. The Chinese and Roman Artists       XV. Zeyd’s Inspiration       XVI. ‘Alī’s Forbearance       XVII. Conclusion      Please note: James Redhouse only translated Book One of The Masnavi

When I was young (in my twenties) I read The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. It stirred my soul. As I started reading Gibran again, forty years later, it still stirs my soul. I thought therefore that I would read the book aloud and record it so I could then listen to his on demand so to speak and provide the same for others who may be interested in hearing Gibran's soul-stirring words: The Prophet: 1. The Prophet on Love 2. The Prophet on Marriage 3. The Prophet on Joy and Sorrow 4. The Prophet on Houses 5. The Prophet on Giving 6. The Prophet on Eating and Drinking 7. The Prophet on Crime and Punishment 8. The Prophet on Clothes 9. The Prophet on Children 10. The Prophet on Work 11. The Prophet on Law 12. The Prophet on Buying and Selling 13. The Prophet on Freedom 14. The Prophet on Reason and Passion 15. The Prophet on Pain 16. The Prophet on Self-Knowledge 17. The Prophet on Teaching 18. The Prophet on Friendship 19. The Prophet on Talking 20. The Prophet on Time 21. The Prophet on G

Recently, I have been impressed with Firestone's work on Separation Theory and Voice Therapy. In reading his 2021 book entitled "The Enemy Within" I was reminded about the power of transference in all our love and work and family relations.  Accordingly, I thought I would read to my Blog fans (if any) Freud's 1915 work on Transference-Love. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this little work and the pervasive influence of transference upon our lives and especially in the lives of "neurotics" (i.e. those whose adjustment is being compromised by historical antecedents). Of this Freud wrote in his 1912 "Dynamics of Transference" (read to you below, 4/18/21), "Transference is so much more intense with neurotic subjects than it is with other such people" not under such stressors.  Click the link below to hear my reading of Freud's "Observations on Transference Love (1915)"( Freud, S. (1915) Observations onTransference-Love (Further Rec