I live in a red state. I am not red.
For years, I sat at tables with people I loved and made myself smaller so I could stay in the room. This book is what I learned about how to stop.
The Middle Ground
Bridging the Chasm Without Losing Yourself
This book is for the empathetic ones: the peacekeepers, the teachers, the caregivers, the people who can see everyone’s side so clearly that they lose track of their own. It won’t change the relationship. It gives you a way to step back and figure out what you can change, what you’re willing to live with, and when it’s time to walk away.
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The pause between what was said and what you say next. It buys you time to choose.
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How firmly you hold what you believe, and what each one costs you.
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Zooming between one person’s pain and the whole picture, on purpose.
About Teri
Teri Mocha Newton is a retired special education teacher and school counselor who spent 25 years in Oklahoma public schools. She holds a bachelor’s degree in special education from Northeastern State University and a master’s in counseling from Oklahoma State University, and completed two courses at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Counseling gave her the context. Special education taught her how to make it accessible. She lives near Tulsa with her dogs.
Available for talks, workshops, and trainings for educators, counselors, and general audiences.
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