Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir
Virginia Satirwas an American author and social worker, known especially for her approach to family therapy and her work with family reconstruction. She is widely regarded as the "Mother of Family Therapy" Her most well-known books are Conjoint Family Therapy, 1964, Peoplemaking, 1972, and The New Peoplemaking, 1988...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth26 June 1916
CountryUnited States of America
Virginia Satir quotes about
hurt jobs disappointment
In the nurturing family...parents see themselves as empowering leaders not as authoritative bosses. They see their job primarily as one of teaching their children how to be truly human in all situations. They readily acknowledge to the child their poor judgment as well as their good judgment; their hurt, anger, or disappointment as well as their joy. The behavior of these parents matches what they say.
hurt assessment people
I have talked about choosing rather than acting from compulsion. When you feel that you have to live according to someone else's direction or live so that you never disappoint or hurt anybody, then your life is a continual assessment of whether or not you please other people.
cope life supposed
Life is not what it's supposed to be. Its what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
grateful feelings development
You have all played a significant part in my development of loving. As a result, my life has been rich and full, so I leave feeling very grateful.
easy stage adolescence
Negotiating the adolescent stage is neither quick nor easy.
balance taste fit
Taste everything, but swallow only what fits.
destiny goal people
Families and societies are small and large versions of one another. Both are made up of people who have to work together, whose destinies are tied up with one another. Each features the components of a relationship: leaders perform roles relative to the led, the young to the old, and male to female; and each is involved with the process of decision-making, use of authority, and the seeking of common goals.
wells
You have learned what you have learned very well. It has helped you survive.
unique being-unique fingerprints
No one's fingerprints are exactly the same as anyone else's.
dream self-esteem technology
My dream is to make families a place where adults with high self esteem can develop. I think we have reached a point where if we don't get busy on dreams of this sort, our end is in sight. We need a world that is as good for human beings as it is for technology.
change cells people
I know people can change-right down to my bones, through every cell, in every fiber of my body-I now that people can change. It is just a question of when and in what context.
body growing observation
A growing body of clinical observation has pointed to the conclusion that the family therapy must be oriented to the family as a whole.
eight growth survival
The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.
parent littles given
So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.