Trainer Tips (148)
Understanding I’m Not Responsible for Another's Feelings
Understanding I’m Not Responsible for Another's Feelings
Understanding I’m Not Responsible for Another's Feelings
with Jeff Brown
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 2 pages
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 pages
Trainer Tip
2 pages
Ask the Trainer: "I understand that I'm not responsible for someone else's feelings, but my girlfriend doesn't. Do you have ideas for how I could get her to understand this concept?"
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 13. The Eight Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Build an Inspiring Relationship
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 13. The Eight Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Build an Inspiring Relationship
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 13. The Eight Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Build an Inspiring Relationship
with Eric Bowers
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 4 pages
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
4 pages
Trainer Tip
4 pages
What are the most powerful things I can do to build an inspired relationship? I answered the question with romantic relationships in mind; however, I believe the answer below applies to all important relationships.
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 7. Talk about Conflict When You’re Not in Conflict
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 7. Talk about Conflict When You’re Not in Conflict
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 7. Talk about Conflict When You’re Not in Conflict
with Eric Bowers
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 4 pages
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
4 pages
Trainer Tip
4 pages
Conflict is a normal and natural part of life. To varying degrees, it happens whenever two or more people consistently spend time together. Resolving conflict effectively and peacefully, in a way in which all parties feel respected and valued, does not feel natural for those…
The Cause of Our Feelings
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 3 pages
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
3 pages
Trainer Tip
3 pages
Ask the Trainer: “I would love some clarity about the NVC perspective on the cause of our feelings. It seems to me that my needs may be met or not, but the cause of my painful feelings is my story around the situation.”
Connect Before Correct
with Sylvia Haskvitz
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 2 pages
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 pages
Trainer Tip
2 pages
Ask the Trainer: "Recently, I was sitting in my weekly practice group trying to connect to my reasons for wanting to give empathy to a particular person. She was telling us about some painful feeling she was having, but was not connecting to her needs."
Is NVC Always, in the End, “Just One-on-One”?
with Miki Kashtan
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 3 pages
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
3 pages
Trainer Tip
3 pages
Ask the Trainer: "Can you share stories of transforming group conflict, or is NVC strictly intended for 'one-on-one' work?"
An NVC “Do-Over”
with Kathy Ziola
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 1 page
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 page
Trainer Tip
1 page
Trainer Tip: When we respond in a way that is less than our ideal in terms of using NVC, we don't have to give up and think we are no good at NVC or that NVC doesn't work!
Modeling Behaviors You’d Like to Receive
with Mary Mackenzie
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 1 page
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 page
Trainer Tip
1 page
Trainer Tip: The ways that we interact with our children shape the way they will interact in their world. How do your actions model compassion, tolerance, and love for your children?
The Sweetest Game in Town: Contributing Without Praise
The Sweetest Game in Town: Contributing Without Praise
The Sweetest Game in Town: Contributing Without Praise
with Inbal Kashtan
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 2 pages
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 pages
Trainer Tip
2 pages
Inbal answers a parent's question about praise and offers a perspective on how praise translates into the NVC framework.
Self-Empathy: A Direct Route to Personal Healing
with Mary Mackenzie
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 1 page
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 page
Trainer Tip
1 page
Trainer Tip: It is true that we cannot fully understand other people until we understand ourselves. Gain understanding and healing through self-empathy within the Compassionate Communication process.
