NVC Resources on Disagreement

Open-Hearted Disagreement

Audio • 6 minutes •

Audio
6 minutes

Miki demonstrates how to work with judgmental thinking, offering a two-step process to shift from right/wrong thinking about our disagreements to a more open-hearted state of being.

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Don't Be Nice, Be Real! (4 Session Course)

with Kelly Bryson

Audio • 4 - 5 hours •

Audio
4 - 5 hours

In this dynamic 4 session telecourse recording, Kelly Bryson provides practical skills to balance passion for self with compassion for others. You will learn to apply Nonviolent Communication to stop yourself from being intimidated, giving in or giving up, abandoning your own needs or resenting others.

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Conflict Improv: The Toilet Seat

with Christine King, Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 10 minutes •

Video
10 minutes

Have you ever had an argument with someone who simply wouldn't put the toilet seat down? Watch veteran CNVC Certified Trainers Kelly Bryson, Christine King and Jean Morrison navigate this challenging yet common dialogue.

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Developing Discernment

with Jim & Jori Manske

Audio • 43 minutes •

Audio
43 minutes

Listen to Jim and Jori Manske share their understanding of discernment to gain clarity, insight, and wisdom for making life-serving distinctions and choices.

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Honest & Conscious Expression

with Jim & Jori Manske

Audio • 56 minutes •

Audio
56 minutes

Jim and Jori Manske explore the considerations of expressing ourselves honestly, considerations that lead to more fully conscious and nonviolent connections.

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Change Your Response to Conflict — Change Your Life (4 Session Course)

with Ike Lasater and John Kinyon

Audio • 5 hours, 12 minutes •

Audio
5 hours, 12 minutes

Listen to this introductory 4-session Mediate Your Life telecourse recording to change your response to conflict and change your life.

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Move in to Conflict - Don't Back Up!

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Have you ever noticed how often we back up when we find ourselves in a conflict? Or how much we try to pull away when someone is angry or in emotional pain?

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Giraffe Fighting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too (2 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 2 hours, 35 minutes •

Audio
2 hours, 35 minutes

Do you find yourself giving in with growing resentment? Do you avoid conflict and explode later without apparent reason? Miki Kashtan, a world-renowned CNVC Certified Trainer, invites you to listen to this two-session telecourse recording to re-imagine and fine tune your skills at dealing with disagreements and negotiations.

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NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

with John Kinyon

Audio • 11 - 14 hours •

Audio
11 - 14 hours

This telecourse recording provides an experience with the language, skills and consciousness of NVC applied to mediating all types of conflict whether you are one of the people in conflict or you are supporting others in conflict.

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The Power of Silent Empathy

with Rita Herzog

Article • 1 page •

Article
1 page

When Rita first learned about silent empathy she didn't know how soon she'd try it out. She was visiting her daughter and making comments about her life, analyzing her behavior, giving her unsolicited view on everything.

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Using Conflict to Reflect on Fulfilling My Needs

with Eric Bowers

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: When I have conflict in my life with someone, especially recurring conflict, I like to find out what the conflict is showing me about myself.

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The Value of Taking a Step Back

with Kelly Bryson

Article • 6 - 9 minutes •

Article
6 - 9 minutes

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?

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Parenting Series: Compliance and the “Yes” Inside the “No”

with Inbal Kashtan

Video • 11 minutes •

Video
11 minutes

Inbal responds to the question "Is bribery an acceptable tool for compliance?' and helps us understand the five habitual reasons we do things.

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Parenting Series: Understanding Requests and Demands

with Inbal Kashtan

Video • 8 minutes •

Video
8 minutes

Inbal speaks to a group about our habit of demanding something of our children but making it sound like a request, the components of a true request and the importance of being honest when making a demand.

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Parenting Series: When Your Child Only Has “No” for an Answer

with Inbal Kashtan

Video • 8 minutes •

Video
8 minutes

In this video download, expert parent trainer and author of Parenting From Your Heart, Inbal Kashtan responds to the age-old question: "Why do children do things to annoy parents?"

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Agreements, Consequences and Punishment

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 9 minutes •

Audio
9 minutes

In this short but provocative audio, Miki Kashtan talks about agreements, making a vital distinction between the natural consequences of unmet agreements and punishment. She provides information about how to balance our current state of needs associated with our previous agreements.

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Every Angry Message is a "Please"

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Anger can be an opportunity to hear the "Please" behind the words and create a path to resolve conflicts compassionately.

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Love in the Time of COVID-19

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 7 - 11 minutes •

Article
7 - 11 minutes

Love keeps the thread of connection intact in times when all around us we see the human fabric becoming threadbare. When we dig deep with love into guessing what others care about that had given rise to their actions, it changes us. It brings us closer to understanding the incomprehensible -- and closer to vision, imagination, humility, curiosity, commonality, and loving action. Read on for...

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Focusing on Where We Are the Same

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Our differences are not in our needs, but in how we attempt to meet them. This simple truth can help you lessen the conflicts in your life and your judgments of other people. Rather than focus on where you disagree, focus on where you are the same. This shift can make a profound difference in your ability to understand yourself and other people, and to bring unity to your life.

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Commitment

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes

Do you ever give up on disagreements, temporarily or permanently? Do you ever disengage from conflict because you’re certain the situation can't be resolved? Sometimes this applies. And consider how you may be giving up too soon, which decreases the possibility for resolution. This speaks to your level of commitment. How committed are you to valuing another’s needs and to finding resolution?

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