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Popsicle Fish

Popsicle Fish

Tales of Fathering

by: Michael Murphy, Ed.D.

Popsicle Fish is a series of humorous, heart-warming, and thought-provoking tales relayed by Michael Murphy, Ed.D., about his fathering experience with his three sons. Dr. Murphy's reflections carry a strong message about the critical value of fathering.

 

"Popsicle Fish puts in writing all of the funny, yet profoundly important moments all fathers experience with their children. It is a warm, honest and witty look at the ordinary experiences of fathering that turn out to be extraordinary after all."

—Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., Director, National Fatherhood Initiative

"With warmth, humor and humility, Michael Murphy draws us into the all-time ultimate adventure—parenthood. . . .a delicious reminder that in the smallest moments are found life's greatest truths. Savor it!"

—Martha Farrell Erickson, Ph.D., Director, Children, Youth and Family Consortium (University of Minnesota), Co-Chair, Father to Father

"Popsicle Fish reaches down deep into the pockets of every parent's laughs and wishes, heartaches and hopes, and pulls out fistfulls of wisdom and love."

—Dr. Paul Colman, Author of The Thirty Secrets of Happily Married Couples

"...an excellent book that will touch the hearts of all fathers....Timelessly relevant parenting dilemmas and questions only children dare to ask are shared in numerous short stories...The style is a unique and fresh approach for the marriage and family therapy field. I highly recommend Popsicle Fish."

—J. Paul Burney, PhD, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

About Author: 

Michael Murphy, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, received his B.A. in Philosophy from Holy Cross College and his doctoral degree from East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas. He lived for ten years in rural Vermont, serving as a clinician and director of a community mental health center in North Adams, Massachusetts. Now living with his family in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, he works as a psychologist for the Department of Corrections at the Treatment Center in Bridgewater, Massachusetts; as a founding member of the Family Consultation Team, officed in Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts; and as adjunct faculty at Lesley College graduate school. Michael is licensed as a psychologist in Massachusetts and Vermont and is certified as a forensic psychologist. He is a clinical member and approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He has worked with men’s groups for ten years and is himself the father of a blended family. He has received the Reilly Memorial Prize for outstanding creative writing, and his work has been included in an anthology of the best of the award-winning Family Therapy Networker magazine, and in the best-selling book Chicken Soup for the Soul .

 

 

The Family Consultation Team



Through The Family Consultation Team, Michael strives to support fathering and to serve families and other systems in the process of transition. Loving and empowered fathers are the key solution to the problem of violence and the creation of the safety essential to the healthy development of children. In support of fathering and the healthy handling of change, the Team offers the following services:



  • Fathering Workshops--Half-day or full-day intensive workshops on the background and importance of fathering.
  • EnGendering Resolutions--Organizational consultation and training centered around the creative management of conflict.
  • Family Consultation--Intensive team consultation for families in the process of developmental transition.


If we can be of service to you, your family, or your organization, please contact us.



For further information call 1-508-833-3800,



or write to:



The Family Consultation Team

349 Old Plymouth Road

P.O. Box 300

Sagamore Beach, MA 02562

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Popsicle Fish

A thought-provoking, heartwarming memoir of fatherhood

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