Most people are super-enthusiastic when they come to my classes and hear what seems like poetry and expresses the Nonviolent Communication consciousness. They hear the compassion, the curiosity, the clarity and the strength that can be communicated ~ even in significantly difficult situations.
Read MoreAre you stuck? How do you know? What does this question even mean?
As I reflect on this question, I think I have the answer to what the problem is.
Do you want more connection and intimacy with your partner? Are you longing for that soft sense of trust and honesty? A place and a person with whom you might share everything, and they you?
Be careful what you ask for because it may require more of you than you are able to give.
Read MoreWhat are people really saying to you? You can use these barometers to help you understand what is important to the person you are speaking with --and also for yourself, when you might be confused.
Read MorePeople often tell me that their biggest concern when hearing about Nonviolent Communication is that they can’t have their emotions. For some reason they think they can’t get mad anymore. I am here to say that it just isn't true!
Read MoreHow did you contribute to the situation you are unhappy about?
In my opinion it is one of the most empowering questions we can ask of ourselves. When we are in a situation that we aren’t so happy about, depending what it is, then I encourage you to consider this first.
Read MoreI am quite moved by all the #metoo’s I am reading on Facebook. So grateful that we have found an opening, a place to begin this conversation. I am hearing about years and years of aggression, defense, confusion, pain, shame, and rage.
I am experiencing this moment as women wanting to once again, emerge with all the power that the sacred feminine embodies. It is an emergency.
Read MoreRecently a football player said, “It’s funny to hear a female talk about ‘routes.’” His name is Cam Newton. I don’t know what team he plays for, or anything else about him. I don’t know his age, where he was raised or what his life experience was.
Apparently his comments cost him a great deal. He became an instant demon / enemy. Woman Hater.
Read MoreDeveloping a workshop for women yesterday I found renewed inspiration in a poem that changed my life years ago. Discovering the work of Starhawk, the novel Fifth Sacred Thing found its way to me through a friend. After reading it I remember buying copy after copy and shared the book with anyone who would listen. It was the first of many to wake me up.
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