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Once a human being has arrived on this earth communication is the largest single factor determining...

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

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some messa...

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

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

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Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, m...

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I want to love you without clutching, appreciate you without judging, join you without invading, inv...

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We can learn something new anytime we believe we can.

Problems are not the problem coping is the problem.

Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults i...

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What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her ...

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I am Me. In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is ...

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Virginia Satir

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Born: 1916-06-26

Died: 1988-09-10

Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 – 10 September 1988) Psychotherapist, family therapist, co-founder of the Mental Health Research Institute (MHRI) in Menlo Park, founder of the International Human Learning Resources Network (IHLRN; originallythe "Beautiful People") in 1970, and The Advanta Network in 1977; born Virginia Pagenkopf.More