One would think being immersed with Nonviolent Communication at a young, impressionable age would magically make that person an expert in NVC. Being raised around an NVC consciousness and someone...
GROK's the Word
Once upon a time, November of 2020, autumn waning and icy winds of winter blowing their chilly breath, we were waiting (and waiting...and waiting) for our GROK inventory to arrive...
My first exposure to Nonviolent Communication was when Jean Morrison gave an interactive training to our faculty and staff at Santa Cruz Waldorf School. In came this spunky, funny, inspiring...
When embarking on personal growth work in the present, one important practice is to show compassion and empathy for yourself in the past. We have all experienced trauma and difficulty...
Ten tools and techniques that can support positive, harmonious, and compassionate relationships.
When someone new asks, “How are you?” do you find yourself answering “Fine?” The word ‘fine’ is a culturally expected response, especially in casual circumstances like when in line at...
There truly is no way to prepare yourself for having kids. Prior to giving birth to my daughter Audrey, in my futile attempt to prepare for the unpreparable, (an excellent...
On a recent vacation in a Mexican village, I was surprised to find myself in the midst of a community in mourning. Two days before I came, a 21-year-old girl...
In Nonviolent Communication, when we teach empathy we often begin with the following phrase “Are you feeling (insert feeling guess) because you’re needing (insert guess)? Students of NVC know that...