GROK = To Deeply Understand
The Celebration Game
When we begin personal growth work in the present, one of the most important practices is offering compassion to our past selves. We have all experienced pain, trauma, and difficulty...
The Celebration Game
When we begin personal growth work in the present, one of the most important practices is offering compassion to our past selves. We have all experienced pain, trauma, and difficulty...
Observation as Liberation
Of the four components of Nonviolent Communication, I find observation to be both the most challenging and the most liberating. When I describe only what I can directly observe, I’m...
Observation as Liberation
Of the four components of Nonviolent Communication, I find observation to be both the most challenging and the most liberating. When I describe only what I can directly observe, I’m...
Practicing Empathy with Strangers
When I first learned to make empathy guesses using Nonviolent Communication (NVC), it felt awkward and unnatural — almost like learning a foreign language. I would say things to my...
Practicing Empathy with Strangers
When I first learned to make empathy guesses using Nonviolent Communication (NVC), it felt awkward and unnatural — almost like learning a foreign language. I would say things to my...
Welcome GROK’s New She-E-O
Every ending is another beginning. As Christine steps into retirement, a new chapter is unfolding—one I’m delighted to share with you. I’m thrilled to introduce Claire Schwartz as my new...
Welcome GROK’s New She-E-O
Every ending is another beginning. As Christine steps into retirement, a new chapter is unfolding—one I’m delighted to share with you. I’m thrilled to introduce Claire Schwartz as my new...
Celebrating Christine
It’s with bittersweet tenderness and so much gratitude that I’m sharing a big change coming to GROK in 2026: Christine is officially retiring. For those of you who don’t yet...
Celebrating Christine
It’s with bittersweet tenderness and so much gratitude that I’m sharing a big change coming to GROK in 2026: Christine is officially retiring. For those of you who don’t yet...
Grateful for the VIP in Your Life
This New Year, let’s do things a little differently. Instead of making resolutions about what you want to change… How about taking a second to give yourself some appreciations? What’s...
Grateful for the VIP in Your Life
This New Year, let’s do things a little differently. Instead of making resolutions about what you want to change… How about taking a second to give yourself some appreciations? What’s...
Download your FREE GROK Starter Kit
Share the fundamentals of empathy—playfully—with free, printable Feelings and Needs cards + games.