Margaret Stohl Quotes

My own father didn't talk a lot about feelings or emotions.

Oddly, I believe that emotional proximity we feel to close loved ones makes it hard to be honest with them about feelings of depression.

It's harder for me to relate to people who don't have families that are loud and crazy.

Everybody's had problems with their family. Everybody's had the pressures of finding the right love or not loving the right person because other people say so.

Nothing's as easy as it is on a sitcom. Issues that we take care of in 20 minutes on the show can stretch out over years in real families.

Families in real life don't tend to resolve things neatly.

The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television. What happens is that the family 'gets together' alone.

I think being raised by a single mother put me on the outside, and I would watch my mother's married friends and think, 'Why does she put him down in public?' or, 'Why is he so rude to her?' It seemed to me that there were very few marriages where the couple were genuinely in a supportive, loving partnership.

I think every family is dysfunctional, and some manage to control it better than others.

Women think that men don't talk about their feelings with guys. We do talk to friends about relationships, but it's succinct - 10 minutes, then we move on.

There were a couple of things in the intervention that made me know I needed help. One was a letter from my daughter saying that she was ashamed she had the same last name as I did, which will shock you a little bit.

Inside the family, you can go from hate to passivity to extreme love within the same hour.

My mom is a therapist, and my dad has a doctorate in psychology, and growing up, I felt 'very understood.'

Do not join encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your mother.

Friends and relatives might be surprised that I think of myself as lonely. I'm married to a man I not only love but like, and we spend a lot of time together. If I feel like socializing, I can usually find someone to meet for coffee or a drink.

It's my theory that many writers were the confidantes of one or the other parent. I was my mother's confidante; she had been her mother's confidante.

Relationships with parents, grandparents, friends, and siblings were important to me when I was young and have remained so throughout my life. Our relationships with other people both shape and reflect who we are. These relationships are infinitely fascinating to explore!

The first time I went to therapy, I had to stop going because they were making me hate my parents.

Mothers and daughters can stay very connected during teenage years. In the middle of your life, you can become very alone. Even though you're connected deeply to other family members, lovers, husbands, friends.

My only self-confidence and satisfaction comes from the people that I do meet; I have fondness for people. I mean, I like to hug. And I also like to be hugged.

Me and my buddies are all like brothers. So it's okay for us to say 'I love you' or whatever. It's always cool. I think that comes from my dad. That's just the way he always was.

Whether it be with your parents or your siblings, everyone is dealing with different kinds of things.

Intimacy and community buffer stress.

My whole life, I've been the one in my family that's always too emotional and too sensitive. That's, like, my role in my family.

If you're in a family unit... and the boys are having a particularly hard time, the impact on the entire family is troublesome.