Virginia Satir
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"Virginia Satir" was an United States/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.

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.[http://www.springerlink.com/content/18yvhtk2bw6wqt1n/ The Satir Model: Yesterday and Today], Contemporary Family Therapy

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

Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.

I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen by them, heard by them, to be understood and touched by them.

We can learn something new anytime we believe we can.

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

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.

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