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Navigating Vulnerability

From a Nonviolent Communication (NVC) perspective, expressing vulnerabilities by labeling someone as selfish can create disconnection and conflict. Instead of fostering understanding and support, this type of communication often leads to misunderstanding and defensive reactions. Yoram Mosenzon demonstrates how expressing feelings and needs clearly and without judgment facilitates empathy and...
Cultivating Vitality

Jim and Jori share their work integrating Martin Seligman's work on Positive Psychology with Nonviolent Communication in a 5-point system they call REMAP, focusing on: Relationships – how being in relationship with others is a natural and deeply important part of being human Engagement – how being fully involved in something shifts your consciousness and even your biology Meaning – how...
Working for Transformation without Recreating the Past

Want things to change in your community, but feel frustrated or don’t know what to do? Miki’s intriguing overview of how to apply the principles of NVC to social change movements may have the exact blend of inspiration and ideas you’re seeking! Keywords: Social Change Systemic Change Leadership Leader Change Transformation Nonviolence Coaching Communication Community Culture Groups Agreements...
How to Survive the Holidays

For many, spending time with relatives over the holidays may be challenging. In addition to the love and care we may feel, family gatherings can bring up old hurts or expose painful differences. How many family meals have been marred by tense silence or devolved into harsh argument? For me, learning to find balance, authenticity and care in my conversations with family members was a key turning...
Becoming a Change Agent Everywhere You Go

Access this complete 4 session course Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed – or locked into passivity? This course offers you a way out. Learn to change the way you perceive leadership, and you’ll help yourself respond more powerfully and proactively every day of your life – wherever you are – and whomever you’re with! When you're a Change Agent, you approach leadership as someone who consciously...
Adding Active Bystander Skills to Your NVC Toolkit

Have you ever seen something happen that made you feel uncomfortable and you didn't know what to do? That's the "bystander effect:" a well-researched and commonly experienced phenomenon. Training can help you overcome it, enabling you to discern what to do and how to support others in ways that reduce trauma and increase safety. In this session you'll: Learn about the common barriers to being...
Considering Everyone’s Needs Brings Peace

Trainer Tip Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation are men who want rain without thunder and lightning. —Frederick Douglass We feel our freedom when we are willing to look at others’ needs and our own, evaluate all of them and work toward valuing everyone’s needs. It sounds easy. It did to me in the beginning. However, in a charged moment, valuing other people’s needs...
Connecting with Others

Trainer Tip If God seems far away, who moved? —Unknown Do you sometimes struggle to connect authentically and vulnerably with others? If you find yourself in a relationship that is unsatisfying to you, look at how you participate in it. Is there anything you can do differently? I used to feel very lonely and sad because my relationships weren’t as satisfying as I wanted them to be. When I...
Trauma, Forgiveness & Your Close Relationships

Access this complete 7 session course What happens when empathy isn't enough? When you and the people you love keep getting into the same argument again and again with no resolution or change, it can feel deeply distressing. It may even be challenging to hold on to hope. When you look at the outer world, you may find yourself wondering how humanity can possibly work through the deep issues that...
Helping Another Find Willingess

Is there someone you wish was more willing? Try guessing what obstacles they might be struggling with. And allow yourself to feel your grief. As you grapple with your own desire for someone to find their willingness, its essential to recognize that this is about you and your needs. You can also express your needs honestly, make requests for how to collaborate, and be responsive to what they...