Meeting Our Need for Sexual Expression
with Mary Mackenzie
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • Read time: 1-2 minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes
Trainer Tip: To reduce defensiveness and hurt feelings when talking to your partner about your sexual needs that haven't been met, keep the conversation focused on your needs, not her lack of skill, and make a very specific request. From there, you can both explore any shared needs, blocks, or support needed to bring you both closer to your needs.
Prevent Misunderstanding - One Simple Strategy
with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Beginner Skill Level • Article • Read time: 2-3 minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Article
Read time: 2-3 minutes
Article
Read time: 2-3 minutes
Misunderstandings can be painful. We can easily avoid this by checking what the other person understood from what we said, and ask the other person to do the same. Doing this is especially important when it comes to planning, shared decision-making, and when emotions are strong. Also, the more someone knows you, the more they think they already know what you mean -- which can get in the way of really hearing you. Here are a variety of ways to approach this simple strategy.
Needs Analysis—an Activity to Uncover Your Strategies
Needs Analysis—an Activity to Uncover Your Strategies
Needs Analysis—an Activity to Uncover Your Strategies
with Mary Mackenzie
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • Read time: 1-2 minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes
Trainer Tip: Find your deepest need. Then notice when you do things, or have done things, that keep you from meeting your most important need. And then take conscious action that is in alignment with the need you want to meet.
Preparing for Difficult Dialogue
with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Beginner Skill Level • Article • Read time: 3-5 minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Article
Read time: 3-5 minutes
Article
Read time: 3-5 minutes
Effective and connected dialogue requires significant self-awareness, mindfulness, and skill. You can focus on any of these six areas that most often escape your awareness: anchoring and staying grounded; boundaries; thoughts and beliefs; stuckness or attachment; feelings and needs; and requests. Read on for a list of questions to help you focus on how to do that.
From Awareness to Action: Creating Bridges Across Differences (2019, session 1)
From Awareness to Action: Creating Bridges Across Differences (2019, session 1)
From Awareness to Action: Creating Bridges Across Differences (2019, session 1)
with Roxy Manning
Beginner Skill Level • Video • 36 minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Video
36 minutes
Video
36 minutes
With humility, tenderness, and courage, Roxy challenges your perspectives and encourages you to open your heart and mind. Roxy uses concrete examples and visual tools to illustrate complex concepts.
Reframing OFNR for the Workplace
with Dian Killian
Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:07 hours:minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:07 hours:minutes
Audio
00:07 hours:minutes
Listen in as Dian reframes the 4 steps of NVC (observations, feelings, needs, requests) into everyday words you might hear at work.
This training segment is free for all to enjoy.
The Power of Being Heard
with Mary Mackenzie
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • Read time: 1-2 minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes
Trainer Tip: To defuse anger and create space for resolution, hear the other person’s feelings and needs. If this practice is new to you, you're like to experience fear and resistance in trying it out. However, you'll be more likely to experience a powerful shift, and build your capacity, if you try it anyways.
Navigating Conflict (Complete Course)
with Jim & Jori Manske
Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 6 - 9 hours
Beginner Skill Level
Audio
6 - 9 hours
Audio
6 - 9 hours
Join veteran Mediators and Facilitators, Jori and Jim Manske in using Nonviolent Communication and mediation skills for transforming conflict into connection between yourself and others.
The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.
Responding to Criticism: At Work and At Home
with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Intermediate Skill Level • Article • Read time: 7 - 11 minutes
Intermediate Skill Level
Article
Read time: 7 - 11 minutes
Article
Read time: 7 - 11 minutes
In general, criticism is a reactive response discomfort. When someone criticizes, they are not yet able or willing take responsibility for their needs. All criticism is a tragic expression of feelings and unmet needs. When you meet that criticism skillfully you not only care for yourself, you can facilitate clarity, and constructive communication, about what the other person is truly asking for.
Acknowledging Our Inner Critic
with Mary Mackenzie
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • Read time: 1-2 minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes
Trainer Tip: Our inner critic judges ourselves and other people; and it is the most likely to get scared when we begin to make a change. It holds wisdom for us if we are willing to listen. When we acknowledge our inner critic and empathize with its need, we gain insights into ourselves and we clear the way for resolution.
