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In the Press

Outreach and public education are part of our guiding values at Family Psychology of South Bend. We make ourselves available to the media on topics of relational and emotional health, carrying on a tradition of our teachers to make psychology and counseling knowledge and wisdom accessible to the public.

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How to Respond to the Texas Shooting

I was very glad to take time with WSBT reporter Heather Black about the mass shooting in LasVega, a new low for our country as we risk becoming resigned to death by firearms as an acceptable part of our culture...

Psychologists speak on how people respond differently to tragedy after mass shootings

Experts say shootings can wear on people's emotional well-being, especially after seeing two mass causalities events in just the past month.This isn't easy for some people.Everyone responds to things like this a little differently. Some find a way to prote

John Petersen

Nov 10

Two of the most robust predictors of failed marriage

I almost passed on this phone interview because it isn’t the kind of press that usually contacts me. But I was very impressed Lemuel Monterro was writing about divorce in a regional wedding magazine...

Two Questions that Reveal If You'll Be Happily Ever After

Dr. John Petersen, a family psychologist based in South Bend, Indiana, has seen many couples in crisis since beginning his practice in 1999. Research -- and his own experience with couples in his office -- led him to concluding it’s possible to predict which couples will divorce based on how two questions are answered:

John Petersen

Jul 6

The perennial Fall topic that is well worth the attention it gets

The new school year is the childhood New Year with all the pristine hopes and excitement adults often bring to their January 1 celebrations and resolutions...