Who Do You Hate?

Have you noticed as I have that the polarization ‘out there’ is prevalent in ways that I haven’t before experienced. We are losing our interest in and maybe even capacity to talk to one another. I believe that dialogue is our only hope of finding peace these days, if peace is meant to be.

inspiration, Communication, Family, RelationshipsTerrie LewineDecember 4, 2024politics, family, communication, relationships, therapy, nonviolent communication Comments

Recipes for Meaningful --even Happy Holidays

The holiday season is such a mix. It’s a little bit tricky. Some look forward to it, and some dread it, some are a mix for sure. We have been guided into thinking that’s it’s happy time no matter what, and family is the most important thing. This time of year can have us thinking there is something wrong with us, given how wildly different the holidays are for us.

Health and Wellness, Family, RelationshipsTerrie LewineNovember 3, 2024Thanksgiving, Christmas, Holiday Season, Happy Holidays, communication, mindfulness, relationships, therapyComment

Find Your People

Read about the value of Finding Your People, in this world and on the other side.

Family, RelationshipsTerrie LewineNovember 1, 2024ritual, harvest, celebrations, ancestry, family, heritage, samhainComment

Let Me Tell You a Story

Storytelling in relationships is essential to build closeness, mutual understanding, trust, connection and meet a wide variety of needs. Storytelling, however, is not a way to resolve conflict.

Mindfulness, Communication, RelationshipsTerrie LewineOctober 8, 2024communicaiton, storytelling, couples, family, therapy, nonviolent communicationComment

Tell me More!

In your challenging moments, how to you interrupt the automatic stress responses and find the connection that you long for? Here's a how to.

Communication, Mindfulness, Relationships, Self CareTerrie LewineSeptember 30, 2024communication, triggered, stress relief, couples, couples counseling, couples therapy Comment

Toxic Relationships ~ What Does this Mean?

Toxic Relationships. Toxic Conversations. Toxic People. What do you mean when you use this word toxic?

Health and Wellness, Communication, RelationshipsTerrie LewineAugust 15, 2024toxic relationships, toxic people, relationship, communication, therapy Comments

Keeping Agreements. Maybe We Do. Maybe We Don't.

Do you find yourself wanting to shift or make a new agreement with someone, yet a sometimes subtle and sometimes booming voice takes over saying, “I said I would so I should.”? Maybe this creates more distance and disappointment than changing your agreements.

Mindfulness, Communication, RelationshipsTerrie LewineJuly 29, 2024agreements, communication, needs, healthy relationshipis, commitmentComment

A Pile of Bricks

When is a pile of bricks just a pile of bricks? Always. The meaning we make of the pile of bricks is a perfect example of the importance of using simple observations when hoping for connection in relationships.