NVC - Two Bridges, Mind & Heart

Separating In Connection

NEEDS: A Foundation of Inner Freedom, Empowerment, and Peace

Presence For The Past

"Given sincerity, there ...

It Takes a Community to Raise a Relationship

Brutal or Compassionate Honesty

When someone says, "Be honest with me," what happens to you? Do you tighten in your gut?  Do you hold your breath?  Are you at once nervous about the impact of your honesty and tempted to let free a host ...

How Babies Can Teach Us About Our Earliest Needs

We used to believe that babies came into the world unable to think, feel, remember, or communicate.  They were seen as a blank slate, unable to process or store information until they learned to speak.  In fact Freud had been ...

A relational spiritual practice

Compassionate Communication (NVC) is a language that helps us put our attention on divine life-energy.  I like to call it divine life-energy because I see it moving all life to grow, contribute and connect: a baby calling out to be ...

An inside job

The more I study and practice Nonviolent Communication (NVC), the more I come to see that the key to this practice is the work we do in ourselves.  I hear people express their frustration when they are not able to ...

How do we know if we are contributing to life?

Compassionate Communication is a powerful tool for bringing about understanding, connection, and peace when there is conflict, when others have done things that don't meet our needs, or when we have done things that don't meet the needs ...

The art of empathy

When people we are close to are going through difficulties in their lives, our natural inclination is to want to support them, to help them through their pain and return to a place of peace and happiness.  Before I understood ...