As a school social worker, learning about Bowen Family Systems Theory was an eye-opener for me. Having worked with struggling kids for nearly twenty years, I couldn’t help but marvel at how resilient these kids can be even when having some pretty traumatic histories. I would like to say that it is these children who have kept me in the field for such a long time. In reality, it’s the student not burdened by trauma who has a natural capability to function well in school, but for some reason doesn’t, that has captured and held my attention over the years.