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The Family Therapy Basics First Annual Reader Survey

August 22, 2017 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT
Family Therapy Basics Reader Survey

It's been one year since I launched the Family Therapy Basics site.

When I started blogging, I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in the information I wanted to share, or in my particular "therapist" point of view.  But, in one year, I've learned that what I do here, on this blog, is not only valued, but needed.  I've learned this because of you--the readers.

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I was speaking with a couple this week, and the wife explained that she retaliated toward her husband, because she wanted him to feel the way she feels when he does the same thing to her.

Of course, when we feel unheard, we will result to desperate
Focusing on changing our partner is a waste of energy. We can make requests and express our desires, but when this turns into consistent criticism, it harms everyone involved.

Oftentimes, wanting to change another stems from our own unhappiness. Ins
Sure, it makes sense that when spouses are best friends, the first thing we wonder is if they are isolating from having interests outside their relationship. In reality, many couples who are each other's best friends do enjoy separate activities and
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