What Our Customers Have To Say
"I've been working with Terre for the last 18 months. It's been incredibly productive and valuable. I've experienced more career and professional growth than at any other point in my career. Terre has helped me leverage my strengths to lead my organization through enormous change, significantly grow the scope & size of my team, and become a more effective & well rounded leader."
FinTech Exec
"I was fairly new to my current role and organization when I met Terre and admired her approach. Thank goodness she became my coach! Terre helped me accelerate in my role. Her questions and insights helped me prioritize, focus my energy, develop my skills and also realize my strengths and accomplishments. I’m proud to say that our teams' results are at an all-time high! Additionally, she presented to hundreds of our leaders, once in combination with Chip Heath regarding The Power of Moments. She is a fun, engaging speaker with a focus on meeting the learning objectives of the audience. "
Healthcare VP, Austin, TX
"DeAnna is magical. The first thing I said after having my first session with her is, "I have never felt so seen." DeAnna holds space for you and only you. She does not interject with her own ideas of what she thinks you should do or be; instead, she holds up a mirror to help you remember who you are. I feel immensely supported by her and our conversations are so expansive. She will always be my spiritual doula."
Amber Lodeesen, Reiki healer, H.I.I.T facilitator, Selah Wellness Co-Founder
"I was particularly impressed when listening to Terre speak at how simply and clearly she explained the subject matter. She followed her own mantra: your words matter and make an impact. Years ago, her presentation to the patient experience interns at Intermountain on the importance of the “why” of healthcare made an impact on me as a future leader."
Kody Brinton, CEO at Daniels Memorial Healthcare
"It has been the most incredible experience to relax in peace and be out in nature, and have the time and space to enjoy that thoroughly while learning with other phenomenal leaders. The guidance from the TLC team allowed me to think through those next stages of growth and those next learnings and evolutions of how I’ll lead my business to success and how I will deliver success. I’m so thrilled I was able to be here."
Tricia Benn, Chief Community Officer
"The greatest impact for me was the established community. Having a place to come and let everything else in the world go, to be myself and able to be completely open for break throughs. Something I really wanted and deserved. It gave a place to invest in yourself and be so richly rewarded. I highly recommend this retreat."
Bridget Cook-Burch
"I am not particularly a spiritual person, so I did not know what to expect. I loved the mix of all sides - the intuitive and the corporate side – I am super excited to blend the two. And the team was AMAZING."
Erin Wier
"I am buzzing right now - I got to connect with strangers who were friends ready to be had. It was the most beautiful, heartfelt, inspiring weekend where we got to talk about things we don’t always talk about. They helped us feel safe and to find a way in the corporate world to come from the heart and honor our intuition."
Melissa Reaves, Executive Storytelling Coach
"When I first reached out to DeAnna to be my coach, I wasn't logically sure what to expect - but my soul innately knew I was in for a powerful (and necessary) journey - and trusted DeAnna as my priestess. Our sessions are a divine combination of intuition, reflection, encouragement, and remembrance. If you know you're on the verge of birthing the next level of yourself, DeAnna is the doula for you."
Katie Hardaway, Birth Doula, Yoga Teacher, Selah Wellness Co-Founder
"Every event that I have attended hosted by DeAnna has been so incredibly rewarding because of the space she holds and the intention that she sets. It’s always deep and powerful!"
Niki Tonik, Recording Artist
"I met Terre when she was providing leadership consulting to the management team at Parkview. Terre did an amazing job of helping instill a sense accountability and ownership across the leadership group. This effort not only had a strong impact on our leaders, this effort internally energized a movement of system-wide accountability. As a result many of our system-wide goals and objectives were attained the following 2 years."
Michael Baxter, Retired CEO, Parkview Health Systems Pueblo, Colorado
"Terre has presented at several events for us over the past few years. Her message is always clear and action-oriented. She leans on the content in her book, weaving stories and activities that illustrate how communication is key to leadership success. Her connection with the audience is engaging and authentic."
Nicole Webb, Chief Impact Officer, The Gratitude Group
"Terre Short is a phenomenal coach! Terre has an incredible ability to help pull the best out of you! She does this in a methodical and balanced way. She has an effortless ability to guide you to finding the best answers by asking thought provoking questions and allowing you to come up with the best answer for yourself!"
Dr. Brian Haas
"Terre is a masterful speaker and presenter. Her expert communication skills and clear, specific session designs deliver results with aligned accountability. She is exceptional at breaking down challenging, complex problems into strategic components that teams and leaders can execute upon. Terre’s deep consulting background brings experience and a proven track record as a thought partner and collaborator. She’s the best in the business."
Cheryle Maurer, Organizational Development Consultant, Certified Master Facilitator®
"Working with Terre as my coach, what I feel most strongly about is her curiosity and intention to help. This intention creates a valuable holding space for exploration; her calm, encouraging presence and deep questioning facilitate the process of discovery such that I leave each session with a feeling of clarity, and with concrete action steps in hand to implement in the coming week. Terre’s years of experience give her a well-honed perspective on business and leadership issues, time management, and interpersonal communication. Together we have resolved highly complex work and personal development issues, in short order. I recommend Terre’s coaching to anyone seeking to clarify issues, overcome obstacles, and achieve their best in work and life."
Tech Corporate Exec, San Jose, CA
"Terre Short is a force of nature! Over the past 10 years I’ve had the opportunity to witness Terre’s prowess in both clinical and educational settings. She brings energy, expertise, and experience to whatever task she undertakes and is especially adroit at embodying and teaching communication. She understands the power of words as well as nonverbal signals and astutely practices the three key communication elements: sending, receiving, and discerning that which is in-between. If you have a chance to work with her as a coach, speaker or facilitator, don’t pass it up."
Frank Reed, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Montana
"Terre has long been a sought-after expert to facilitate leaders and their organizations to improve results. She is a relatable coach, a creative consultant, and her ability to connect with an audience in small and large groups makes her an excellent speaker and trainer. I have had the privilege to see her in action in each of these settings and would not hesitate to recommend her."
Lyn Ketelsen, Vice President & Chief Patient Experience Officer
"I wanted you to know what a genuine articulate, compassion-centered speaker Lisa DeLong has been on several occasions while working with Providence Trinity Care Hospice Health Services. Although the topics have often been very delicate, she always maintained a professional and personal presence that brought home the message desired. On several occasions we asked to be prepared to sell her book, Blood Brothers. Not surprising that the lines were long and each book sold with a caring word. She has a particular gift at “knowing her audience”. Intuitively she can listen and lead, knowing when it is time to make certain information known. I do consider the times we have made presentations or met personally with others a privilege."
Gay Walker RN CHPN, Providence Health Services, Trinity Kids Care
"Lisa DeLong's achingly beautiful story of life, love, and loss is a very personal and powerful journey. We have been friends for over a decade, and her son Justin was one of my heroes. Lisa's son Jacob, who is also one of my heroes, has been at war with the disease that took his brother's life. Blood Brothers is a real life experience of hope, compassion, and faith. Once you meet this mother and her family, your life will change forever."
Kathy Ireland, CEO Kathy Ireland Worldwide
"My experience with Lisa was phenomenal. Through the use of music and energy we were able to go on separate spiritual and meditative journeys, which unbeknownst to me were in fact far more similar than I was expecting. 'My' experience of self and 'my' journey through the mind and the psyche shared common threads and narratives experienced by Lisa on her end. From the personal details of my life to the woes of a current tragedy, our experiences in those moments paralleled one another in such beautiful ways that manifested in dance and able-bodiedness and compassion and love and companionship and rebirth. I was almost brought to tears as I felt as though I had been spiritually baptized: life and purpose and simple bliss were restored. Through our experience I felt as though I were just at the tip of an iceberg; that in fact my recent tragedy was not an end-all-be-all but rather a fresh start. For now, I am guided through the dark with the wisdom and direction of the universe and its interconnectedness. With the sight of an owl my train has not and will not halt, for in the near future wings will spread and light shall baptize me once more."
Connor, South Africa
"Lisa is gifted beyond words. With Justin’s guidance she helped me gain perspective on the meaning of a loss in ways I could have never conceived. I was deeply moved by our session and have learned to tap into my ‘Justin’ on the other side. I’ve learned to ask and to receive with Lisa’s help."
Pamela, Colorado
"The retreat was Amazing! – A truly awesome experience. We touched on my spiritual, emotional, and intuitive aspects of personal well-being and leadership. I am honored and humbled to have had this experience. I learned things about myself and my leadership style, and I learned tools to help me cultivate all aspects in order to thrive. Thank you."
Kristina Lawrence, BSN, RN, CCRN, CVRN-BC, WCC
"One key takeaway is that word choice is incredibly powerful – I have been thinking about ‘get to’ verses ‘have to’ – that to me is huge. Another is to stay open to the signs of the universe and the spiritual part of your heart and your mind. Let that guide you and follow that intuition. And most importantly, to do the things you need to do to make this a powerful part of your day."
Mary Anne
"This is an important book in our evolution to a more heart-centered world. Terre eloquently brings to life how words can cage us in or set us free. This book does a beautiful job of unlocking the reality we create through the power of our words - step by step. I love the simplicity - and importance - of the message she shares. Terre slows down our thinking so we can 'hear' the deeper meaning behind what we say. Truly profound - what a gift to the world! I cannot wait to recommend the book to clients across the globe.
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Kimberly Faith – Award-Winning Author, Futurist, & Systems Thinking Expert
"I have spent much of my professional life refining communications in healthcare to advance safety, connection, collaboration, gratitude and valuing those we care for and work with. Terre’s work in The Words We Choose took me to a totally new level! It is an immensely practical guide for the day to day conversations that allow relationships to blossom, connections to deepen, and cultures to mature. Whether you are a clinician with a patient, a leader to a team, a parent to a child or communicating with a stranger, the words we choose can change everything in these moments. I am better for reading Terre’s work, and challenged with all of the blind spots she helped me see. As a constant student of communication, I am immensely grateful to have a whole new toolkit in The Words We Choose.
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Stephen Beeson, M.D. – Founder of the Clinician Experience Project Author of Practicing Excellence, A Physician Manual to Exceptional Healthcare and Engaging Physician, A Manual to Physician Partnership