NVC Resources on Feelings
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Mourning Our Losses
Trainer Tip Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their carvings. —Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Do you ever tell yourself that you shouldn’t feel bad because things could be worse, or because someone else is worse off, or that your situation just isn’t so bad that you need to carry on about it? Every time we tell ourselves that our sadness and grief...
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Self-Empathy
Access this complete 6 session course This 6-session course is designed to deepen your ability to connect with self and heal your past through the process of Self-empathy. Known and practiced worldwide, Mary's signature Self-empathy processes provide clear insight into the emotional triggers and habits that get in the way of your ability to live a happy and successful life. They also provide...
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Tips for the Road Series Tip 6
Start adding this question to your dialogues and discussions, "Can I see if I understand you?" Most times, people say yes to this question. Who does not want to be understood? However, in some situations it can help to state your intention first, “It might help us work through this if I make sure I'm understanding you. Do you mind if I tell you what I have heard so far?" If the answer is yes,...
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We Don’t Need to Fix Other People
Trainer Tip Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced. —Søren Kierkegaard When empathizing with someone, we listen for their feelings and needs and don’t try to fix their problem for them. The very process of giving someone space to talk about their issue without our judgment, to be truly understood by us, and to be deeply heard is very healing, enough so that most...
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I See the Spirit in You
Trainer Tip The heart of him who truly loves is a paradise on earth; he has God in himself, for God is love. —Felicité Robert de Lamennais When we see others as spiritual beings, we connect to their divine energy. I have believed this for years. But for many of those years, I would forget the Spirit in another person if we were in conflict. To know that a person is a spiritual being, but then...
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Don't Assume You Know What Other People Need
Trainer Tip We must be aware of the real problems of the world. Then, with mindfulness, we will know what to do and what not to do to be of help. —Thich Nhat Hanh We must listen deeply to people in an effort to understand what they need. Don’t assume you know what another person’s problem is or what they need. Learn by listening deeply. Have you ever listened to someone and noticed yourself...
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Using Anger as a Warning
Trainer Tip Act nothing in a furious passion. It’s putting to sea in a storm. —Thomas Fuller, M.D. If you are feeling anger, you are experiencing an unmet need. When you recognize it as a warning signal, it can be a life-serving tool. There is no hard and fast rule that we must instantly react to our anger. Nor is there a statute of limitations on expressing it. So, rather than react to your...
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What Do You Deserve? And Do You Really Want to Deserve Anything?
We can trick ourselves into keeping the status quo, feeling unworthy, and blocking access to critical awareness necessary that allows for new creative solutions to emerge -- when we think in terms of who has "earned" or “deserved” what Read this article Keywords: deserve worthiness being enough self worth earned blocks to solutions Dian Killian
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NVC Life Hacks 4
Anger is an emotion we'd often like to disown! Shantigarbha offers us five tips for "finding the life" in our anger, and ends with a short, guided reflection. Keywords: presence relationships tips partnership anger Shantigarbha Warren
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NVC Life Hacks 28
Sometimes life gets so busy that even the things you enjoy seem to go by without you receiving that feeling of joy. It's important that even when we are busy to celebrate life to the full. In this month's Life Hack Gesine explores 7 things to keep in mind when remembering to celebrating life. Keywords: Trainer Tip Shantigarbha Warren celebration joy
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