I Am Me and I Am Okay
"I am me," is a powerful, timeless declaration of self-esteem written by Virginia Satir more than 30 years ago.
"I am me," is a powerful, timeless declaration of self-esteem written by Virginia Satir more than 30 years ago.
This week, Fatherhood Channel is celebrating Virginia Satir's 97th birthday with some of our favorite Virginia Satir quotes. PAIRS Foundation, where Virginia Satir served as founding chairperson, is offering 14…
The late Virginia Satir, considered the mother of family therapy, would have turned 97 today. Thirty years ago, she recognized that the basis of marriage had shifted from security, stability…
"More than one Veteran has talked about having it all one day and then finding himself living on the streets, a car, storage unit, bus stop, train station or abandoned…
For years, Ralph Lynn, a former Marine sniper in Iraq, suffered from undiagnosed PTSD. "My own relationship with my wife suffered to the point of divorce. After I got help,…
"Relationships are everything," says Charlotte Michie, a Cary, North Carolina marriage and family therapist. "If you have a good relationship with your spouse, you have it all even if you…
"Marriage and Relationship Education builds a resiliency in a couple that means they are more able to face the inevitable crises that come their way," says Navy Chaplain Len Driskell,…
As a chaplain at Naval Station Norfolk, the worlds largest Naval Station, Lt. Sharon Wheaton helps military families find the strength and skills needed to navigate stressful lives. Chaplain Wheaton…
Dianna Nash was raised in a single-parent household. "Because of that lifestyle," she says, "I always wanted to be apart of a two-parent family." But as an adult, Ms. Nash…
PAIRS VA Marriage Retreats are today helping thousands of Veteran couples restore love, intimacy and trust through programs offered by many of the 300 VA Chaplains and Behavioral Health professionals…
Virginia Satir's "I Am Me" answers a young girls challenge: “What is life all about anyway? Life makes no sense. What’s the meaning of it all?”
Through the Fatherhood Program at the Shelby County Correction Center, Bree Kuykindall helps couples separated by incarceration discover that communication is key to healthy relationships and a building block to…
Rachel Rubel, a Licensed Clinical Psychiatric Social Worker in Highland Park, Florida, said using the Daily Temperature Reading regularly created the foundation for her happy marriage.
Lauren DelGandio came to a marriage education class in 2007 for skills to strengthen her marriage of 14 years. Four years later, she's helped more than a 1,000 others discover…
Fabiola Ana Torrez teaches relationship building skills to parents of special needs children in South Florida to help them face life together and give youngsters the greatest opportunity to fulfill…
When couples began approaching Pastors Steffon and Audrey Josey about relationship issues, they realized they needed concrete, practical, proven solutions. Since training in PAIRS, they've touched the lives of hundreds…
For Kirk Johnson, skills training is the foundation for understanding and navigating matters of the heart. Widely known as "Mr. Matters," Kirk teaches relationship skills daily to a worldwide audience…
Cecil and Mary Robinson eat and breathe football and a passion for empowering couples to win at marriage.
Dr. Shirley Johnson began working for civil rights at the age of 10, inspired by the example of her father and leaders such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,…
Susan Smith, founder of Muslim Family Matters, says relationship skills training helped her become more open, accepting and appreciative. As a marriage and relationship educator, she's today helping other Muslim…