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NVC Resources on Authenticity


Contributing to Emotional Safety Without Giving Up Honesty

Contributing to Emotional Safety Without Giving Up Honesty

Contributing to Emotional Safety Without Giving Up Honesty

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Article • 5 - 7 minutes • 
Article
5 - 7 minutes
Even in a conflict, you can offer emotional safety without being enmeshed -- and you can do this without sliding into strategies to gain power over another. You can prioritize connection, express your intention, make space for mutuality, honestly reveal what you care about and propose a way forward. This means caring for your needs regardless of their response -- and mourning if their response...
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Honest Expression: Expressing Needs Clearly, Honestly and Compassionately

Honest Expression: Expressing Needs Clearly, Honestly and Compassionately

Honest Expression: Expressing Needs Clearly, Honestly and Compassionately

with Mary Mackenzie and Mark Schultz
Video • 29 minutes • 
Video
29 minutes
Mary explains the value of expressing ourselves honestly. Watch as Mary uses the 4-step Nonviolent Communication process to express needs clearly, honestly and compassionately. She follows with concrete examples to help you anchor your learning process to deepen your authenticity and honest expression skills.
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Neither Rioting Nor Colluding: Powerful Speaking to Create Social Change

Neither Rioting Nor Colluding: Powerful Speaking to Create Social Change

Neither Rioting Nor Colluding: Powerful Speaking to Create Social Change

with Roxy Manning
Audio • 1 hour, 9 minutes • 
Audio
1 hour, 9 minutes
Listen to Roxy Manning explore the barriers to speaking authentically as powerful voices for change, and practice these needed conversations about the ongoing violence in the streets of America.
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The Three Most Common Pitfalls in Nonviolent Communication

The Three Most Common Pitfalls in Nonviolent Communication

The Three Most Common Pitfalls in Nonviolent Communication

with Oren Jay Sofer
Article • 5 - 8 minutes • 
Article
5 - 8 minutes
We're more likely to sacrifice trust, connection, and relationship quality when (1.) We use NVC to focus on being seen, understood, heard, or meeting our own needs in a way that eclipses our view and understanding of others needs; (2.) We don't clearly examine our intentions; and (3.) We use the NVC form so rigidly that it becomes difficult for others to connect with us authentically.
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Street NVC: Bringing Your NVC Practice into Everyday Life! (4 Session Course)

Street NVC: Bringing Your NVC Practice into Everyday Life! (4 Session Course)

Street NVC: Bringing Your NVC Practice into Everyday Life! (4 Session Course)

with Dian Killian
Audio • 3 - 4 hours • 
Audio
3 - 4 hours
Listen to CNVC Certified Trainer Dian Killian show you how to easily step into the mindset of an NVC practice—the spirit of connection and collaboration—that will support you in authentically connecting with others.
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Understanding Earned Authority and Dissolving Projections Through Boundaries and Shared Humanity

Understanding Earned Authority and Dissolving Projections Through Boundaries and Shared Humanity

Understanding Earned Authority and Dissolving Projections Through Boundaries and Shared Humanity

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Article • 6 - 9 minutes • 
Article
6 - 9 minutes
Someone may give more weight to your ideas, decisions, and directives based on your experience and what you've learned. This could influence them to project their ideals, fears, hopes, and more onto you. In this case, you can help transform this and contribute to their connection to their own agency, authenticity, and self-trust -- while supporting their ability to learn from what you have to...
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The Power of Difference: Work Challenges

The Power of Difference: Work Challenges

The Power of Difference: Work Challenges

with Roxy Manning
Audio • 5 minutes • 
Audio
5 minutes
How do you bring empathy and authenticity to uncomfortable work situations when there are so many layers of difference – especially if your primary reason for working is to feed your family and pay your bills? Listen in as Roxy opens participants' eyes to some of the many layers of difference we all deal with on a daily basis.
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Naturalizing NVC Language Series: Don’t Use That Psych 101 with Me!

Naturalizing NVC Language Series: Don’t Use That Psych 101 with Me!

Naturalizing NVC Language Series: Don’t Use That Psych 101 with Me!

with Miki Kashtan
Audio • 5 minutes • 
Audio
5 minutes
CNVC Certified Trainer Miki Kashtan helps a man whose ex-spouse reacted strongly to his attempt at empathizing with her. Miki shows us how it’s possible to hide behind our empathic expression, creating less rather than more connection. She suggests instead that we be vulnerably authentic.
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Honesty With Care (Body-Based NVC)

Honesty With Care (Body-Based NVC)

Honesty With Care (Body-Based NVC)

with Anna Groves
Video • 1 hour, 47 minutes • 
Video
1 hour, 47 minutes
How we choose to communicate can either open or shut down connection. We express ourselves through our bodies, so no matter how ‘nicely’ we offer words, if they are not aligned with our energy, they won’t be congruent. This session will offer simple yet powerful tools to connect to your needs and others' needs, allowing more authentic words that are imbued with care.
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The Compass - Awakening to the Journey from You to Yourself

The Compass - Awakening to the Journey from You to Yourself

The Compass - Awakening to the Journey from You to Yourself

with Arnina Kashtan
Audio • 1 hour, 21 minutes • 
Audio
1 hour, 21 minutes
Enjoy listening in as Arnina assists participants in fine tuning what they wish for their futures, and what practices they intend to embrace as the course winds down. She also offers strategies for what they can do if they forget their intended practice, and revisits the importance of untangling Needs from Core Belief.
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Tips for the Road Series: Tip 24. Shine a Light on Your Shadow: Projection Detection and Reclaiming Disowned Parts

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 24. Shine a Light on Your Shadow: Projection Detection and Reclaiming Disowned Parts

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 24. Shine a Light on Your Shadow: Projection Detection and Reclaiming Disowned Parts

with Eric Bowers
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
How do you know when you’re projecting disowned parts or replaying old relationship dynamics? It’s hard to know for sure, but if you find yourself upset or shutting down and unable to have a dialogue in which you can speak clearly about your feelings and needs and empathize with the other’s feelings and needs, there is likely a projection. The stronger your reaction, the more likely you are...
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