At a recent gathering of my NVC practice/support group, the subject of grown children came up. Trying to get them to call more often seems to be a sort of lost cause. I often hear people say that if you … Continue reading
NVC in Real Life- About the New NVC Experts and Authors December 11, 2022NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support Is The Latest Expert Always the Best? The late Dr. Marshall Rosenberg coined the original name for Nonviolent Communication, aka NVC. Marshall was a clinical psychologist from Detroit who, back in the early 1960s chose […]swpollack
- Blowing the Horn of Anger September 7, 2020NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support Anytime we endeavor to learn something new, especially if it’s a new language process like NVC that is transformative and healing, it’s a journey. Like a road trip. All kinds of bumps may appear in […]swpollack
- 5 Easy Steps to Improved Meditations and Mediations October 27, 2018NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support Meditation: the Secret Superpower of the Mediator Mediation is about serving as a go-between or translator of judgmental language into a more pure essence of communication. It helps to build a connection or a bridge […]swpollack
- People Can Save Lives Using the Language of NVC Nonviolent Communication June 27, 2017NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support Desperate Need for NVC in the World I only wish NVC had been able to prevent this: A few days ago, a man in a neighboring condominium development shot the woman who lived directly upstairs […]swpollack
- Let’s Explore Empathic Presence: How to Understand the Spiritual Experience and its Connected Healing Powers January 19, 2017NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support What Is Healing, Empathic Presence? While corresponding with a close friend, I recently found myself describing a very rare quality of healing, empathic presence. It’s a state of consciousness that I’ve been fortunate to experience […]swpollack
- Triggers Can Be Healed September 4, 2016NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support I call this the Human Connection CODE. C.O.D.E. stands for Communication Of Deep Empathy. It’s one of the most powerful healing practices anyone can do to heal triggers. Triggers are those pesky, unexpected things that […]swpollack
- Abandonment, Abandoners and the Abandoned June 1, 2016NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support NVC is an abbreviation for Nonviolent Communication, a natural process of interpersonal connecting through compassion and understanding even amidst disagreement and conflict. Here’s a letter I wrote to a dear, longtime friend. She had fallen […]swpollack
- The NVC Dogma of Feelings & Needs January 9, 2016NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support Feelings and Needs, NVC Dogma? Feelings and Needs Overdone? In pursuing the study of NVC, I’ve encountered some surprising twists and turns along the path. Marshall Rosenberg and many certified NVC trainers emphasized the importance […]swpollack
- A Razor’s Edge of NVC Expression January 9, 2016NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support Talking & Walking the Razor’s Edge Sometimes I’d start to feel sure I’d finally got this NVC discipline down. I was balancing upon the proverbial razor’s edge, avoiding judgmental words left and right. Then, out […]swpollack
- Practice NVC through Psychic Airwaves July 8, 2015NVC (Nonviolent Communication) in Real Life - A Wisdom Writer's Diary of Mediation Services, Communication Counseling & Family Emotional Support Technology Gets in the Way of Pure NVC Expression One of the most common temptations we face when starting to learn Nonviolent Communication (NVC), is to put convenience first. This is sometimes done at the […]swpollack
- About the New NVC Experts and Authors December 11, 2022