Making Contact

by Virginia Satir

The path to better communication begins with learning about contact. You have eyes, ears, feelings, speech, thought, movement, actions through which you make contact with yourself and with others. Very often people ignore the essence of this process. In Making Contact Virginia Satir brings into focus how you can use all these elements, how things got this way and, above all, how change can begin. She uses techniques developed in her workshops to make clear what habits and experiences influence you in subtle ways.

The object of her work is to bring about change in perceptions and action. In clear and concise terms, Making Contact will make it possible for you to use these principles and put them to work for change in your own life.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Self Help, Family

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Virginia Satir (1916 – 1988) was an American author and psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy and her work with Systemic Constellations. 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.

Reviews

[Ruth Santana Valencia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una guía para "avanzar en el laberinto y aprender a ver lo que allí está y comprender el hermoso milagro que son nuestras vidas, para ver con ojos nuevos, para diferenciar y sumar a lo que ya sabemos".
Son 88 páginas amorosas que nos enseñan a tener contacto íntimo.

[Eder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really helpfull in understanding communication issues between people and explains in an easy way how we can improve it.

[Vassiliki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed it, I just wish there was more content! Perhaps more real life examples...

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡Me encantó de principio a fin. Recomendado!

[Ashley Van Vonderen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic therapeutic wisdom. I look up to Virginia Satir so much- and loved being able to learn directly from her, in the books she has given us. The idea of "making contact" intersects perfectly with a lot of the most cutting edge, mindfulness and behavioral therapies used today. Satir is able to pump some heart centered vitality into that work with her humanity. I use Satir's metaphors & wisdom every day. Thank you.

[Eliana Rivero · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me lo recomendó mi psicóloga para que yo pueda automotivarme y tener en cuenta que si me conecto conmigo misma, a través de todos mis sentidos, puedo igual conectarme y tener una mejor relación con quienes me rodean. Todo esto siendo sincera y valorando las palabras que se dicen. Creo que eso es lo que propone el libro, pero la verdad no estoy segura.

[Taylor Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a beautiful and brief discussion on communication, congruence, and being in contact with yourself. I thought it was a little scattered at times, and while this is likely due to its age, did not account for the neurodiverse experience. A really great read for therapists in my opinion, as well as people working on their relationships or struggling with relationships due to trauma.

[John Fredrickson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is about dynamics of relationships with others as well as with yourself. As good as Satir is reputed to be (I have not read anything else by her), this book felt like it was much too simple. The book is a quick read, but it is so general that it felt pretty vapid.

[Samantha Strong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly basic for someone who has been trying to self-improve for a long while now, but it does have a lot of good concepts.

[ger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and simple book on communication. Published in 1976 it still stands up in terms of language patterns and attitude.

[Dani · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a nice summary you could hand out to people but it talks down to you a little and O would have liked more substance.

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

A somewhat dated, yet delightful and insightful primer for more present and effective human contact. As always, Satir is my hero.

[Armando · Rating 5 out of 5]

Claro y muy humano, con los puntos clave sobre el tema mostrados de una forma muy dinámica y entendible para todos.

[Juan Pablo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Efectivo y además una lectura fácil y amena

[Sheziss · Rating 1 out of 5]

Supongo que como manual de autoayuda o de cuento no estaría mal. Para todo lo demás, se queda pueril.