Heartbroken

How many times has this happened in your conversations? You say something and the other person gets upset. Your response is one of two: What did I do or say that caused this distress? (What’s wrong with me?) or; Why are they upset –being too sensitive? (What’s wrong with them?) Looking for someone to blame for the distress. Opting out of fault finding is essential for resolving painful conflict.

inspiration, Communication, RelationshipsTerrie LewineJanuary 22, 2025communication, neuroplasticity, trauma informed, connectionComment

Looking for Love

Are you interested in finding love? Unless you are currently feeling resigned, I’m guessing you are a yes. Whether with a partner or inside your family relationships, friendships –anywhere really? You can find it almost everywhere.

Communication, inspiration, RelationshipsTerrie LewineJanuary 14, 2025love, communication, connection, therapy, needs, relationships, toxic relationships Comments

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

Back to Basics

The benefits of going back to basics —every now and then. Marshall teaching his work is such a gift to us.

Mindfulness, inspiration, CommunicationTerrie LewineOctober 21, 2024observations, nonviolent communication, communication, relationships, therapy, therapy for women Comments

Is it Me? Or is it You?

The struggle can be real, navigating the filters that we have, especially when we are in a conversation with someone else, who has their own filters

Family, Communication, inspirationTerrie LewineAugust 26, 2024requests, communication, personal story, nonviolent communication, neuroplasticity, filters, relationships Comment

Be the Worm

Look to your compost bin for the wisdom that worms offer when it comes to navigating relationships.

Mindfulness, inspiration, CommunicationTerrie LewineApril 7, 2024composting, worm, communication, empathy, relationships Comment

Solar Eclipse Magic

Folks who say why bother for the short number of minutes that it will be? I have an answer that really is a non-answer because it is truly experiential. Perhaps for you there is no reason.

Mindfulness, Sustainability, inspirationTerrie LewineApril 1, 2024eclipse, solar eclipse, mindfulness, mother earth, sacred, philaadelphia, path of totality, relationships Comments

Don't Lose Sleep Over It

I did a thing. We turned our clocks forward an hour and I didn’t miss a minute of sleep!

inspiration, Mindfulness, Health and Wellness, Self CareTerrie LewineMarch 10, 2024needs, strategies, nonviolent communication, time chage, healthy life, healthComment

It's Not What They Said, It's How They Said It

Tone of voice can be a way we share our feelings without revealing (or even knowing) what those feelings are. It can be hidden disappointment, anger, hurt coming out (intentionally or not) as a sucker punch to the person we are talking to.

inspiration, Communication, Mindfulness, RelationshipsTerrie LewineFebruary 19, 2024communication, relaitonships, therapy, nonviolent communication, connection, couples therapy, therapy for women, tone of voiceComment

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