Sharon M. Rivkin, M.A., LMFT

Featured Appearances

O, the Oprah Magazine

O, The Oprah Magazine

"The Fight That Can Save Your Marriage"

Reader's Digest

Readers Digest

"The Fight With Many Faces"

Eve Magazine

Eve Magazine

"How to Argue Properly"

Hitched.com
DrLaura.com
BeliefNet: Inspiration, Spirituality, Faith
Health News Digest.com
eDiest: a whole new you
Wellness.com
She Knows

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The First Argument

The First Argument - Cutting to the Root of Intimate Conflict | by Sharon Rivkin

Within a couple's first argument lies the core conflict of a relationship.

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"TRANSFORMATION -
The poison is the remedy.  Through our work with the first argument, we learn that the very thing we dread and avoid - the root of our conflict - is also the source of our healing."
-Excerpt from
The First Argument

Six Ways to Stay Focused on
What You Really Want in Your Relationships

It’s never too late to review what works and what doesn’t work in your life.  It’s easy to lose focus on what you really want due to the daily demands of life.  However, there’s always a way to look at your life differently, to discard old habits, and to invite in new ideas and behaviors.  Sharon Rivkin is available to discuss six ways to stay focused on what you really want in your relationships.

  1. Deciding what you want for yourself and your relationships.
  2. Applying my theory of the “first argument” to discover clues as to what was important to each person at the beginning of the relationship, and what is important now.
  3. What’s getting in the way of fulfilling your intentions, goals, and dreams?
  4. Determining unresolved issues within yourself and your significant relationships, and deciding if these issues are still important to resolve or to let go.
  5. How to easily begin resolving issues.
  6. Ways to ensure consistency and perseverance when it comes to making changes within yourself and your relationships. 

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Bio of Sharon Rivkin
Sharon M. Rivkin, Marriage and Family Therapist, and author of The First Argument: Cutting to the Root of Intimate Conflict, has worked with couples for 27 years. Her unique insight into the first argument was featured in O: The Oprah Magazine and Reader’s Digest, and has attracted people throughout the United States and abroad for consultation, workshops, and courses. For more information on Sharon Rivkin and her book, or to contact her, visit www.sharonrivkin.com.