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Author:   Jenny Brown
Publisher:   Exisle Publishing
Imprint:   Exisle Publishing
Edition:   Second Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9781925335194

ISBN 10:   1925335194
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 November 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  Children/juvenile ,  General ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Who's willing to work at growing up? Part 1: Understanding the relationship foundations of adult maturity 1. Becoming a self in our relationships 2. Real maturity or pretend maturity 3. Family ties that bind Part 2: Maturity for the first half of adult life 4. Leaving home and growing up 5. The single young adult 6. How marriage can grow people 7. Sex for grown-ups 8. Grown-up parenting Part 3: Being a grown-up beyond family 9. Off to work we go 10. Developing mature beliefs Part 4: Nurturing maturity in the face of set backs 11. Separation and divorce 12. Symptoms and setbacks Part 5: Maturity enhancement in the second half of life 13. Midlife 14. Ageing well 15. Old age and facing death Part 6: Broadening the focus 16. The grown-up helper 17. Society and self Epilogue Appendix 1: Summary questions for reflection Appendix 2: Mature connection and separateness Appendix 3: What are guiding principles? Appendix 4: Differentiation of self as a continuum Appendix 5: How to construct your family diagram Appendix 6: An overview of human development across the lifespan from a Bowen family systems perspective Appendix 7: Some Biblical reflections on relationships Notes Bibliography and further reading Acknowledgements Index

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“Growing Yourself Up is a great read for anyone feeling like they’re about to lose themselves or feeling burnt out by trying to make things right for others.” - Naturally Australia “This is a book I found really confronting and I love it.”                                                                                                                           - This Complex Life, with Marie Vakakis “Brown addresses the opportunities for growing up at any stage of life, right up to and including the dying process. I like the way she looks at young adulthood, marriage, facing setbacks such as divorce, midlife, aging and the end of life. She uses engaging real-life examples of people responding to challenges throughout the life process.”                                           - Margaret Marcuson, Leadership in Ministry workshops “It is a very helpful read for anyone, as Jenny encourages us to reflect on the maturity levels in our relationships. This is a very useful challenge for us all.”                                                                                                                                                                   - Engage Work Faith ""Jenny Brown's book, Growing Yourself Up, can be an invaluable resource. For you, for any mom, for anyone.”                     - Homeschool Mom Wellness & Mindset Coach

Author Information

Jenny Brown, PhD, is founder and executive director of the Family Systems Institute and Family Systems Practice in Sydney, Australia, where she has a counselling practice and trains mental health professionals and organizations.

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