Articles

At Women's Web, we believe we can not only create unique content but that by doing so, we can also allow girls' and women's voices to resonate with sincerity, conviction and passion.

Our authors have knowledge and expertise in a broad range of areas, from parenting and body image to relationships and nutrition … and everything in between.

Authors and contributors

Sharon Rivkin, MFT

The First Argument: Cutting to the Root of Intimate Conflict

The First Argument
Buy this book at Amazon.com

The First Argument is a clearly written, practical, and useful guide for embracing the shadow side of partnerships. Through helpful exercises, sound suggestions, and personal experience, the author explains how relationships are strengthened by making room for the unavoidable conflicts and arguments-especially the first one-that are part of every intimate relationship. Her careful guidance, based on rich experience as a psychotherapist, can help couples move toward the deeper love and intimacy they seek.

John Amodeo, PhD

Sharon M. Rivkin, licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT), has been in private practice for 27 years in Santa Rosa, California. She has a Master of Arts in clinical psychology and specializes in individual, couples, and family therapy. Sharon has also been a supervisor for MFT interns, and prior to working in her private practice, spent 11 years teaching and counseling as a learning specialist with the Learning Skills Program at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California.

An experienced public speaker, Sharon leads workshops on intimate communication, the role of language in healing, and women in mid-life. In addition to her private practice, she will be teaching courses and conducting workshops using her recently published book, The First Argument: Cutting to the Root of Intimate Conflict. The book received national recognition when excerpts of the book were featured in O: The Oprah Magazine in the United States and South Africa, and in Reader's Digest. Sharon's unique book has also been featured on radio shows from Sonoma County to New York City. The First Argument is based on Sharon's extensive knowledge and expertise as a Marriage Family Therapist and her own personal experience. Through her private therapy practice, Sharon has helped countless couples not only resolve their conflicts, but solve the mystery of why the same issues keep arising. She is married to Michael Howard and is the mother of two grown daughters, Talia and Tashina Kilburn. For more information visit www.sharonrivkin.com.

[ Back to Top ]