Broken Record Syndrome

As you are finding ways to relate to your partner (and others), remember that practicing is the only way you will make the new grooves in your capacity to create something new.

inspiration, Communication, Relationships, MindfulnessTerrie LewineFebruary 11, 2026nvc, nonviolent communication, relationships, relationship repairComment

Banging In the Night

Sharing my story about the noises in my wall to illustrate the meaning I’ve made and the feelings that I had as a result of my thoughts. The needs are the same: safety, security. My feelings of distress were because I was sure that those needs weren’t being met. The noise meant something bad was happening. I was certain that was true. The same noise, 10 years later, I felt more calm and relaxed because the meaning I made of the noise in my wall was that I was safe and warm. The noise itself, was the same.

inspiration, RelationshipsTerrie LewineJanuary 30, 2026observations, nonviolent communication, nvc, nnoticing Comments

"Release Me Please"

I might enjoy being enveloped in a juicy hug when I do something that someone is grateful for. Yet, it isn’t true that I want a hug from just anyone. Anyway, this isn’t about hugging, this is about honesty and considering the needs of everyone equally important in relationships.

inspiration, Communication, Relationships, MindfulnessTerrie LewineJanuary 21, 2026needs, honesty, nonviolent communication, Best Medicine, commercialComment

Swipe Left

What is your capacity to swipe left? Is it before you say or do something that you regret?

inspiration, Family, Communication, Relationships, WomenTerrie LewineDecember 27, 2025swipe left, suffering, relationships, partnership, nonviolent communication, nvc, communicationComment

A Relationship Story That is Meant to Fill You with Hope. This one is Personal.

When Steve and I first met, I was clearly not “it” for him. He was clearly “it” for me. That was our first disagreement. In hindsight, that discrepancy in our assumptions about each other was the foundation of our ‘rocky’ start.

inspiration, Communication, Relationships, WomenTerrie LewineNovember 10, 2025relationship, anniversary, relationships, communication, nonviolent communication, love Comments

Empathy --Magical? Practical? or Both?

Empathy. It doesn’t have to be complicated and long to weave a sense of connection and care into any relationship.

inspiration, Family, Communication, Women, Relationships, MindfulnessTerrie LewineOctober 19, 2025empathy, nonviolent communication, nvc, connection, partnershipComment

Are You Looking for a Situationship?

The word partnership means so many different things to so many that truthfully, left unexplored can lead us into hidden expectations and assumptions. What’s the remedy? Have a situationship of course.

Health and Wellness, inspiration, Communication, Relationships, Mindfulness, WomenTerrie LewineOctober 5, 2025situationship, romance, partnership, relationships, communication, nonviolent communication Comment

Is Confrontation Another Word for Disagreement?

Take a look at the difference between confrontation and simple difference of opinion. How to speak up and still invite dialogue and connection.

Family, Communication, inspiration, Mindfulness, RelationshipsTerrie LewineSeptember 20, 2025communication, confrontation, conflict resolution, therapy, nvc, nonviolent communication, couples therapy Comment

I Don't Care

I don’t care what you do! It doesn’t matter to me. Have you said this, either emphatically, or just as a matter of fact? When you reflect on the times you have said it, was it actually true, or is it something you said to protect yourself? Does it ever really hurt less because we announce our indifference?

inspiration, Communication, Family, RelationshipsTerrie LewineJuly 1, 2025communication, nonviolent communication, healthy communication, relationshipsComment

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