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    • Virginia Satir

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    American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

    Virginia Satirwas an American author, clinical social worker and psychotherapist, recognized for her approach to family therapy. Her pioneering work in the field of family reconstruction therapy honored her with the title “Mother of Family Therapy”.

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    psychotherapist

    social and health care assistant

    social worker

    Structural family therapy

    teacher

    writer

    About the Virginia Satir

    Virginia Satirwas an American author, clinical social worker and psychotherapist, recognized for her approach to family therapy. Her pioneering work in the field of family reconstruction therapy honored her with the title “Mother of Family Therapy”. Her best known books are Conjoint Family Therapy, 1964, Peoplemaking, 1972, and The New Peoplemaking, 1988.

    She is also known for creating the Virginia Satir Change Process Model, a psychological model developed through clinical studies. Change management and organizational “gurus” of the 1990s and 2000s embrace this model to define how change impacts organizations. She died in 1988 in Menlo Park, California, of pancreatic cancer, aged 72.

    11 Quotes by Virginia Satir

    1. 1.

      Life is not what it’s supposed to be. It’s what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

    2. 2.

      So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

    3. 3.

      Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

    4. 4.

      The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

    5. 5.

      What lingers from the parent’s individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

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      Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

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      Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible – the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

    8. 8.

      We can learn something new anytime we believe we can.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

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      We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

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      We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author

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      Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don’t realize what messages they are sending.

      Virginia Satir

      American psychotherapist & non-fiction author