Barbara De Angelis

Who is Barbara De Angelis?

Barbara De Angelis is an American relationship consultant, lecturer and author, TV personality, relationship and personal growth adviser.

De Angelis received a master's degree in psychology from Sierra University in Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia Pacific University, a now-defunct and non-accredited university previously located in San Rafael, California.

De Angelis has written fourteen best-selling books in these fields, including the New York Times bestselling books How to Make Love All the Time, Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know, Are You The One for Me? and Real Moments. Her infomercial "Making Love Work" won an award as Best Infomercial of 1994.

She was the founder and executive director of the Los Angeles Personal Growth Center for 12 years and is president of Shakti Communications, Inc.

De Angelis was born and raised in Philadelphia, and has been married five times as of 1995. Her spouses have included magician Doug Henning and author John Gray, who along with De Angelis while they were married, received an unaccredited PhD degree by correspondence from the now-defunct Columbia Pacific University.

Famous Quotes:

• No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.
• You can't ask for what you want unless you know what it is. A lot of people don't know what they want or they want much less than they deserve. First you have figure out what you want. Second, you have to decide that you deserve it. Third, you have to believe you can get it. And, fourth, you have to have the guts to ask for it.
• Men aren't the way they are because they want to drive women crazy; they've been trained to be that way for thousands of years. And that training makes it very difficult for men to be intimate.
• If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.
• The greatest gift you and your partner can give your children is the example of an intimate, healthy, and loving relationship.
• Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
• In order to experience everyday spirituality, we need to remember that we are spiritual beings spending some time in a human body.
• Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
• You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
• Difficult times always create opportunities for you to experience more love in your life.