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Relationships – with family, friends, colleagues and the world in general – are the subject of this revised edition of Growing Yourself Up, by Dr Jenny Brown.
First published in 2012, the book draws heavily on the principles of the Murray Bowen family systems theory, as well as Dr Brown’s extensive clinical experience. She also uses her own family relationships to illustrate how maturity can help people transition from child to adult, from single to partner, from parent to grandparent, and many other steps in between.
The chapters touch on different stages of life from leaving home and growing up to getting a job and growing beyond the family; separation and divorce; and mid-life, retirement and dying. The final chapter reinforces the message that the best way to help other people is to work on fostering your own maturity … “A more mature presence in any group assists others to be more thoughtful and less reactive.”
This will be a helpful and interesting book for anyone who is ready to examine their own thinking, challenge some sacred cows and explore other approaches to difficult relationships.
Dr Brown has a PhD in social science from the University of New South Wales, and is the founder and executive director of the Family Services Institute and Family Systems Practice in Sydney. She is also a wife, mother to two adult children and grandmother.
