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For four decades, Trinity Harris and Louis Carosio have been quietly serving our community, helping thousands of individuals and couples navigate conflict, loss, transition and renewal.
It’s difficult to quantify the impact of these two longtime counselors, whose work is deeply personal. As is the nature of counseling, much of their work happened quietly in private sessions, small groups and moments of insight that never appear on any public record. One conversation, a single thread, can seem small, but thousands of them offered consistently over four decades have woven a unique and beautiful tapestry of work, a true gift to our community.
Now in their 70s, Louis and Trinity have begun the thoughtful process of winding down their practice, and I’ve found myself wondering whether, after a lifetime of service, they’re able to realize and appreciate the magnitude of their work and what it has meant to me and so many others.
On this, the darkest day of the year, when the season itself hangs heavy, and economic and political uncertainty adds its own weight, it feels especially important to recognize the people who guide us and bring light into our lives.
It was almost exactly eight years ago, Dec. 15, 2017, that I sent an inquiry to Trinity through her website. I found her response buried deep in my archives. Prompt and cheerful, she began with, “Warm greetings on this December morning!” Reading it now brings a smile to my face. It’s so Trinity.
Of course, I didn’t know her then. I didn’t know she’d help me through the death of my father, the messy end to my marriage, or the triumphant “return to me” that followed. Or that my now-ex husband and I would seek couples counseling with Louis as a last-ditch effort to save an unsavable marriage.
I couldn’t have known that when I eventually repartnered, I would once again seek the council and guidance of Louis to help us create a strong foundation on which to build our relationship. Or that my partner and I would have the absolute joy of attending a couples retreat led by Louis and Trinity this fall, set against the backdrop of the McKenzie River.
My story is a very small piece of a larger tapestry of decades of service and support. In 1996, they co-founded Radiant Life Center, offering individual and couples counseling centered on evolutionary perspectives in personal growth. With presence, compassion and an energetic/spiritual approach they offered holistic support to inspire growth and learning that arose from the most challenging aspects of life. Rather than relating to challenges as “a problem,” they helped clients delve into challenges, let go of what no longer served and open into a fuller and more joyous life experience.
Louis and Trinity built their lives around this evolutionary perspective. Together, they raised two spirited children in south Eugene and built a practice that expanded beyond individual and couples counseling, into workshops, retreats and guided spiritual journeys. Before they co-founded Radiant Life Center, Louis worked as a counselor in a private practice and Trinity spent the early part of her career providing social services to mothers and families. A lifetime of service.
For more than two decades, Trinity and Louis have led biannual couples retreats. They will host their final retreat in the spring and have gradually begun to reduce hours in their counseling practice.
I’ve been thinking about what it means to honor a lifetime of quiet service, and how to thoughtfully recognize two people who have been a positive force in so many lives, including my own. A dramatic sendoff would never suit them, but please join me in a quiet expression of appreciation that feels fitting to their work.
If Louis or Trinity have made an impact in your life, big or small, I invite you to send a handwritten card or letter: a note of gratitude, a reflection, a poem, or even a simple “thank you.” Send mail to them at Radiant Life Center:
Trinity Harris & Louis Carosio
5319 Donald St.
Eugene, OR 97405
Louis and Trinity have given this community four decades of steady, compassionate work. A lifetime of service. Please join me in honoring them and their radiant legacy. Thanks, Louis and Trinity!
