THE PROCESS OF CHANGE - VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY SATIR,VIRGINIA

Despite the importance of lifestyle change in the pursuit of health an d happiness, there are few global formulations of how it is achieved. Virginia Satir, family therapy innovator, artist in becoming more full y human, and former president of the Association for Humanistic Psycho logy, often spoke on the process and stages of change in her training workshops. This article discusses her formulation of the change proces s in the context of contemporary research and theory.