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NVC Resources on Relationships

Being Me and Loving You (4 Session Course)

Being Me and Loving You (4 Session Course)

Being Me and Loving You (4 Session Course)

with Kelly Bryson

Audio • 6 - 8 hours

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
6 - 8 hours

It is time to create true transparency, empathy and trust in your intimate relationships! In this inspiring telecourse recording, Kelly Bryson combines humor, music, group readings and experiential exercises to help you realize the fulfilling and intimate relationships you long for.

Interdependence vs. Dependence/Independence

Interdependence vs. Dependence/Independence

Interdependence vs. Dependence/Independence

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer tip: NVC consciousness recognizes interdependence. In this process each person is autonomous; everyone's needs matter; people have choice and responsibility for their actions; there's abundance, and a valuing of coming together. The dependence / independence paradigm assumes we either need someone else to be whole -- or we don’t need others at all. Commit to living autonomously. Notice...

Perceiving Reality

Perceiving Reality

Perceiving Reality

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: When we try to make another person fit into a reality that we prefer in order to meet our own needs everyone suffers. Instead, bring your focus back to yourself. Notice which of your needs are met or unmet when you spend time with someone. Don’t judge them; just focus on your feelings and needs. Then, decide whether continuing the relationship will meet them

Getting Our Need for Love Met

Getting Our Need for Love Met

Getting Our Need for Love Met

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: List specific things that would signify love to you. Based on who the other person is and who you are, how could your need for love be met? Being specific is important. General statements, such as “I just want you to love me” or “I would like you to be more attentive and listen to me more” won’t work. (S)he may already think (s)he is attentive. What would being attentive look like...

Marshall Rosenberg's Vision of Social Change

Marshall Rosenberg's Vision of Social Change

Marshall Rosenberg's Vision of Social Change

with Rachelle Lamb

Article • 12 - 18 minutes

All Skill Levels
Article
12 - 18 minutes

What could be, more often than not, overlooked when we think about or represent NVC or Marshall Rosenberg's work? This article busts some commonly held ideas and approaches to NVC. It challenges us to widen the lens of what it really means to be "life-serving", or speaking and hearing the "language of life". And it also speaks to how thinking can deepen feeling and relatedness...

Acknowledging the Impact of Identity Within Social Change Movements (Part 1 of 2)

Acknowledging the Impact of Identity Within Social Change Movements (Part 1 of 2)

Acknowledging the Impact of Identity Within Social Change Movements (Part 1 of 2)

with Mary Mackenzie and Roxy Manning

Article • 23-35 mins

All Skill Levels
Article
23-35 mins

In this transcript, clinical psychologist and organizational consultant, Roxy Manning, PhD, offers ways for us to increase our capacity to (1) See things that we otherwise wouldn't; (2) Bring more relevance to our groups, organizations and social change movements; (3) Talk openly about microaggressions: statements or (in)actions that (inadvertently) minimize, diminish or negate somebody's...

An Introduction to Self-Empathy and Focusing

An Introduction to Self-Empathy and Focusing

An Introduction to Self-Empathy and Focusing

with Gina Cenciose

Video • 25 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Video
25 minutes

In this brief video, CNVC Certified Trainer and Inner Relationship Focusing Guide and teacher, Gina Cenciose, teaches that our inner relationship is the basis for both Focusing and NVC work.

Vulnerability as a Spiritual Path

Vulnerability as a Spiritual Path

Vulnerability as a Spiritual Path

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 3 pages

Intermediate Skill Level
Article
3 pages

What is a good baby? If you have been raised in a Western culture, chances are you know the answer right away (whether or not you agree with it). A good baby is one that doesn't cry! The training against vulnerability starts very early in life.

Hidden Needs

Hidden Needs

Hidden Needs

with Miki Kashtan

Trainer Tip • 2 - 3 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes

Ask the Trainer: "I've been feeling frustrated and angry quite a bit lately over very simple things. Can you help me get to the root of my hidden needs?"

Taking a Leap

Taking a Leap

Taking a Leap

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: "Sometimes we are dissatisfied in our primary relationship, yet the thought of making a change is scary, so we stay in it. Sometimes we think we're afraid to learn the truth, so we don't ask direct questions."

The Value of Taking a Step Back

The Value of Taking a Step Back

The Value of Taking a Step Back

with Kelly Bryson

Article • 4 pages

Beginner Skill Level
Article
4 pages

Have you ever gotten a fishing line all tangled up? You got so frustrated you just started yanking on the different loops of line, which of course made the knots and tangles even tighter and more difficult to untangle. Wouldn’t it be great if you could notice the minute you were starting to tangle things up in a discussion with your loved one?

Lasting Love – The Magic and Mechanics (5 Session Course)

Lasting Love – The Magic and Mechanics (5 Session Course)

Lasting Love – The Magic and Mechanics (5 Session Course)

with Mukti Jarvis

Audio • 3 hours, 49 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
3 hours, 49 minutes

Join Linda Mia Mukte (formerly Rysenbry), CNVC Certified Trainer, for this uniquely powerful telecourse recording that blends NVC with Dr. Sue Johnson’s empirically validated work on adult love relationships called EFCT: Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.

Invisible Power & Privilege - Part 1

Invisible Power & Privilege - Part 1

Invisible Power & Privilege - Part 1

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 4 - 6 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Article
4 - 6 minutes

In groups, relationships and society we may not want to dominate or take away from others’ access to power, to choice, to participation in decisions, nor to shaping the vision and direction of the dynamic. And yet how do we do it anyway without knowing it? Discover how privilege operates on a societal level and becomes so invisible in groups. Learn why the conversation is usually excruciating...

7 Transformative Conversations

7 Transformative Conversations

7 Transformative Conversations

with Mukti Jarvis

Video • 18 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Video
18 minutes

What is essential to make a relationship thrive? Listen to CNVC Certified Trainer Linda Mia Mukte (formerly Rysenbry) share seven types of conversations vital to healthy, flourishing intimate relationships.

The Heart and Science of Empathy (5 Session Course)

The Heart and Science of Empathy (5 Session Course)

The Heart and Science of Empathy (5 Session Course)

with Eric Bowers

Audio • 6 - 8 hours

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
6 - 8 hours

Join CNVC Certified Trainer Eric Bowers in journeying through the world of Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) as he expands on the theories and tools from his book Meet Me In Hard-to-Love Places: The Heart and Science of Relationship Success. You'll discover why IPNB and NVC complement each other so well, especially in the powerful practice of Somatic-Based Resonant Empathy. The first session of...

Connecting to Self

Connecting to Self

Connecting to Self

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Q: How do we get the love we want? A: Ask for it.

Dissolving Reactivity With Your Partner

Dissolving Reactivity With Your Partner

Dissolving Reactivity With Your Partner

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé

Article • 3-5 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Article
3-5 minutes

Most reactivity in intimate relationships comes from a lack of confidence in maintaining intimacy, autonomy, or security. What may help is naming what's happening, interrupting shame, and anchoring or reassuring yourself. You can also reflect on the effects of acting from reactivity. Knowing what helps center you, ask your partner to do or say specific things that might help. Read on for more.

NVC and the Enneagram: Expanding Awareness, Connection and Compassion (3 Session Course)

NVC and the Enneagram: Expanding Awareness, Connection and Compassion (3 Session Course)

NVC and the Enneagram: Expanding Awareness, Connection and Compassion (3 Session Course)

with Jean Morrison and Sylvia Haskvitz

Audio • 2 hours, 42 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
2 hours, 42 minutes

Join Sylvia and Jean in this fascinating exploration of NVC and the Enneagram, a system of nine basic personality types.

Can Needs Be Harmful?

Can Needs Be Harmful?

Can Needs Be Harmful?

with Rachelle Lamb

Article • 7 - 10 minutes

All Skill Levels
Article
7 - 10 minutes

Rachelle Lamb invites us to consider how our well being is impacted by what we choose to put at the center of our narrative regarding our needs. And how that affects whether or not we get closer to truly serving life and compassion...

The Three Stages of Transition

The Three Stages of Transition

The Three Stages of Transition

with Kathleen Macferran and Mary Mackenzie

Video • 1 hour, 8 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Video
1 hour, 8 minutes

Learn about the three stages of transition, and how staying connected to needs can help you remain oriented and grounded even through the most challenging transitions.

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