Virginia Satir

Quotes

• “Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.”
• “A growing body of clinical observation has pointed to the conclusion that the family therapy must be oriented to the family as a whole.”
• “I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen, heard, understood and touched by them. The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand and touch another person. When this is done, I feel contact has been made.”
• “We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.”

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Key dates

Born

26 June 1916

Died

10 September 1988

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Virginia

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Neillsville

Place of death

Menlo Park

Languages spoken

English language

Official website

satirglobal.org

Image

VirginiaSatir.jpg

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