Kenneth Perlmutter

Kenneth Perlmutter grew up in New York City and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area at the tender age of 18. Already a junior in college, his love of words and writing was exercised prior to his cross country move as Editor in Chief of the Fredonia State University (New York) weekly newspaper and then as a reporter and editor for the San Francisco State University weekly newspaper, the "Phoenix." He would go on to marry his editor in chief at SF State, Jacqueline Harmes, several years after graduation. The two remain together today, 42 years since their first meeting, parents of two sons and proudly welcoming a granddaughter born in late 2018.

During a 15 year stint in San Francisco's raucous advertising scene in 1980s San Francisco, Kenneth earned his master's and then doctoral degrees with the intention of becoming a psychotherapist. Originally drawn to psychoanalysis, by the early 90s he was immersed in family therapy, residential treatment for severe mental illness and in 2000 deepened his work around substance abuse, recovery, spirituality and parenting.

His first drafts and treatments of Freedom from Family Dysfunction were developed in 2010 with earlier working titles of "It Stops with Me" and "Dissolving Fear" based on the William James quote found in the current book and shown in the photos section of this author page. He hopes "Freedom" will provide just that to the family members and professionals who take up its recommended process. He welcomes inquiries and comments at FamRecovery@gmail.com.