Note: One of my favorite parts of Urban Empathy is the introduction where I discuss super heroes, NYC and nonviolence. In honor of the book now being out more than 10 years, I’ve decided to blog some excerpts from the book. Today is Part Two. Read Part One here. As human beings connecting with other … Continue reading Good and Evil, New York City and Walking Tall Part II
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Good and Evil, New York City and Walking Tall
Note: One of my favorite parts of Urban Empathy is the introduction where I discuss super heroes, NYC and nonviolence. In honor of the book now being out more than 10 years, I've decided to blog some excerpts from the book. Today is Part One. In creating Urban Empathy---a cartoon book set in New York … Continue reading Good and Evil, New York City and Walking Tall
The Four Ingredients to Effectively Tell my Partner to Stop Telling Me Where to Go (in the Car)! (Part Two)
The second in a two part series on a language-learning perspective/approach to NVC. Photo by Dario Morandotti on Unsplash With guest blogger Elizabeth A. Thomson Last Fall I was very happy to discover someone on the other side of the world (Australia) who, like me, has a background in linguistics and takes a language- learning … Continue reading The Four Ingredients to Effectively Tell my Partner to Stop Telling Me Where to Go (in the Car)! (Part Two)
The Four Ingredients to Effectively Tell my Partner to Stop Telling Me Where to Go (in the Car)
The first in a two part series on a language-learning perspective/approach to NVC Photo by Quynh Do on Unsplash With guest blogger Elizabeth A. Thomson Last Fall I was very happy to discover someone on the other side of the world (Australia) who, like me, has a background in linguistics and takes a language-learning approach … Continue reading The Four Ingredients to Effectively Tell my Partner to Stop Telling Me Where to Go (in the Car)
Sitting With Not Knowing: Embracing the the Heart of Nonviolent Communication
Photo by Tobias Veltmaat on Unsplash The following blog is an extended and updated version of the podcast episode, "Sitting with Not Knowing." As we approach the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere with the Winter Solstice, an unconscious, more primal part of us might be wondering, “When will the days start getting … Continue reading Sitting With Not Knowing: Embracing the the Heart of Nonviolent Communication
Life Energy via Gratitude
Part Two in a Three Part Series on Gratitude Circles Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash In my last blog, the first in this series on Gratitude Circles, I shared what motivated my creating Gratitude Circles and the context within Nonviolent Communication. In this blog, Part Two, I share how to set up and conduct … Continue reading Life Energy via Gratitude
Aliveness and Joy: A Gift of Gratitude
Part One in a Three Part Series on Gratitude Circles Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado on Unsplash Given that this week is Thanksgiving in the U.S. and that I recently started offering Gratitude Circles online, it seemed an appropriate time to blog about gratitude and Gratitude Circles. I hope you enjoy this series and consider … Continue reading Aliveness and Joy: A Gift of Gratitude
Empathizing 2.0: The Love-Fear Spectrum of Feelings
Part Three in Three-Part Series Photo by Torsten Dederichs on Unsplash Part Three by guest blogger Dorset Campbell-Ross CNVC Certified Trainer, Australia Note from Dian: In part three of this series on connecting with younger parts, Dorset Campbell-Ross further explores this form of deep self-empathy, offering practical tools to soothe these parts and give them … Continue reading Empathizing 2.0: The Love-Fear Spectrum of Feelings
Empathizing 2.0: Listening to the Different Voices in our Heads
Part One in Three-Part Series Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash Marshall Rosenberg Marshall Rosenberg, as part of his sharing NVC (Nonviolent Communication), talked about us all having two parts, “The Chooser'' and “The Educator.” The Chooser is the part that makes choices about what we say and do, choosing what will hopefully meet our … Continue reading Empathizing 2.0: Listening to the Different Voices in our Heads
Transforming Society through Organizations
One way to transform our society so that everyone's needs matter is to focus on transforming organizational and business cultures using Nonviolent Communication.
