The faculty of Navigating Systems tackles the tough topics of death and transition in the time of COVID-19 in the latest episode four of “Three Failures on a Couch”.

In this video, host Dr. Mariana Martinez interviews Priscilla Friesen, LICSW, and faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. There are many challenges to aging well. Priscilla describes optimal aging as the ability of a person to have energy, self-direction, and productivity into the end of their life.

This interview highlights the dynamic between parent’s addressing the realistic needs of children and anxiety pressures on the family as a whole.

In this video, host Dr. Mariana Martinez interviews Priscilla Friesen, LICSW, and faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. Ms. Friesen’s particular interest is in how the physiology, psychology and behavior is influenced by the family over generations. She discusses variation in the ability of families to cope with the progression of lifecycle events like births, deaths, marriage, etc.