The Breakdown Here’s the breakdown of NVC into what I call the “NVC pyramid.” The pyramid is a simple model of the entire practice that, in the decoding process, helped me refer to and teach others the methods of NVC through the bare essentials. As you can see, at the top is the purpose behind the practice, Read More …
Tag: communication
Awareness and Gratitude for Symptoms of “Dis-ease”
Opening Questions… How do you experience judgmental thinking in your life? What are some examples of judgments you’ve had or might regularly have? How do you approach problems in those times when you are feeling less well than you’d like? Is it important to you to find the “cure” or the “fix,” or to dwell Read More …
Courageous Vulnerability
Opening Questions… What does courage have to do with nonviolence or empathy? How do our regular strategies for protection prevent full connection with others? How does evaluative thinking stunt the full effect, and even the possibility, of our courage? Courage in Its Many Forms >>> There are many different interpretations for what “courage” means. Some Read More …
Disconnecting Morality, Connecting Compassion
“Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.” – Marshall Rosenberg My Gratitude for Language In words and in sentences, in writing and in speaking. The verbal and the nonverbal. An elegant expressive medium, and a powerful shaping force of futures. As both the means and Read More …
Serving Life
Opening Questions… What does it mean to be “life-serving” over “life-alienating”? Why would one ever choose to do anything that would alienate life? When Tragedy is Made Even More Tragic >>> Not long ago, my brother and I managed after a traumatic week to connect over the phone. My brother has been in Boston attending Read More …