Samantha Lewis, LCMFT

06/16/2025

FINISH THIS SENTENCE: “I wish I could tell my younger self _________.”

04/28/2025

04/21/2025

I want to share this resource provided by DivergentFutures (website under free resources) as it has MANY books, websites, and other media specifically for Autism and ADHD.

03/16/2025

“My family needs to move; the attacks on our nonbinary kid in our state have become unbearable. Where can we find support?”

This is a real inquiry we’ve received at Keshet. And Keshet is working to meet this need by supporting people and their families to build new lives in affirming places.

We are proud to announce a new partnership with Hebrew Free Loan Society: Move to Thrive. Move to Thrive offers interest-free loans up to $10,000 to individuals and families who need additional resources to get out of their home state due to anti-LGBTQ+ climate and policies. We are grateful to the Jewish LGBTQ Donor Network for making a generous seed grant to enable us to launch this program.

To learn more, refer someone, or start your application: www.keshetonline.org/movetothrive.

03/02/2025

The point of this post is not to be prescriptive, but rather to know your relationship’s shared values and embrace those. It is also to think about your kids and what speaks love to them and model that for them.

I asked our kids this morning, “What do you like seeing dad and me do together?” And their answers were hilarious and so perfectly them.

Our oldest said “I love hearing you validate one another” of course I was so thrilled to hear this! and then after a pause said “just kidding, I really still do not understand validation, I just know its a word you like a lot.” He then said “I really do like seeing you two make-up because you know it makes me anxious when you disagree”.

Our middle said “I like when you and dad hug”. Which makes sense because our middle is absolutely a person where physical affection is central to who he is; so for him to see us hug would help him to feel safe. And if we are really honest, he sees our hug and takes it as a personal invitation to insert himself right in the middle of it, every single time.

Our youngest said, “I like to see you two play pickleball” and then he added to crack himself and all of us up “and then mom tears her ACL.” This makes sense to us too, our youngest is a person who needs to be active and he loves to play and be played with and also loves to crack a joke and get a laugh.

What would model safety and security to your kids? What demonstrates safety and security to you? Your partner? Are you being intentional to build these into your lives?

Follow along with us, we are Stephen (a PhD in medical family therapy, speaker, writer, & licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) and Erin (MA in Counseling Psychology, speaker, writer, and actually really good at pickleball even with injuries). We are married, have 3 kids and work with individuals and couples. This can be a lonely time for parents, we are here to help couples find connection even in the midst of their season of parenting.

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02/20/2025

We are open today. Stop by if you need a hug, Plan B, or call us to set up an appointment. Youth and families, please talk to your provider. We have a plan and will not give up the fight. Please, Just Keep Going. The world needs you in it.

02/12/2025

For your child AND your inner child ❤️

01/17/2025

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01/08/2025

Happy New Year!! As we swing into 2025 it has me thinking about being organized. As a Neurodivergent person I struggle with organization and this article was handy to look at! These suggestions on top of creating a "Master List" of tasks, I think I could be more successful. I wonder what you think?

The ADHD brain responds aggressively to stimulation. If it triggers our neurotransmitters, we will follow it — and often that means starting tasks but never finishing them, losing track of time, and working on what interests us — not what is most important. Use this daily to do list system (and ...

10/08/2024

07/24/2024

Treat everyone with kindness. It can make all the difference 💙

05/14/2024