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Mary Mackenzie

CNVC Certified Trainer from Long Beach, California, USA

Mary Mackenzie, M.A., is an author, trained mediator, and CNVC Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication. She holds a master's degree in human relations from Northern Arizona University and is the CEO of the NVC Academy, the only online school for learning Nonviolent Communication.

Mary teaches Nonviolent Communication and other spiritually-based programs to individuals, couples, families, organizations, and spiritual communities through a wide variety of workshops and retreats. Her book Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, Healing and Compassion (translated to German and Korean and soon into Chinese (simplified)) offers inspiring practical methods for creating peace in our everyday lives.

As a pioneer of online NVC training, Mary runs her company in harmony with what she teaches. She and NVC Academy co-founder, Mark Schultz, paved the way to NVC online training in 2006 and have been instrumental in alleviating the financial and geographical barriers to learning NVC skills.

One of her passions is facilitating critical dialogues between people, and she has spent more than 20 years learning a wide variety of effective processes she can draw on in a moment's notice. Known for her clear communication style, she is especially skilled in helping individuals within groups put aside their preferences and find ways to collaborate with each other that are in alignment with their values. Her ability to cut through the confusion in a group has helped many teams quickly move forward in their desired progress.

To reach Mary:
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or visit: nvcacademy.com or marymackenzie.net

Live Courses with Mary Mackenzie

Facilitate NVC Groups with Joy and Confidence

Mary Mackenzie

  • Share NVC in a way that keeps your group engaged 
  • Walk away with practical facilitation tips and 5 session outlines
  • Know how to respond to nay-sayers
  • Learn how to promote your work
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Library resources with Mary Mackenzie

Allow Yourself to Feel Your Emotions

Mary Mackenzie

Do your emotions ever feel overwhelming or out of control? You’re not alone. In this heartfelt video, Mary Mackenzie shares a simple yet transformative technique inspired by Nonviolent Communication (NVC) that helped her move past the fear of feeling too much.
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Empathy Buddy Practice Helps Develop Empathy Skills

Mary Mackenzie

Are you looking to deepen your connection to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and build powerful empathy skills? In this short video, Mary Mackenzie shares how finding an empathy buddy transformed her life and practice.
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Developing a Needs Consciousness

Mary Mackenzie

Shifting to a needs-based perspective is one of the most powerful—and challenging—aspects of integrating Nonviolent Communication (NVC) into daily life. In this short video, Mary Mackenzie offers three simple, practical tips to help you cultivate needs consciousness and transform how you experience your world and relationships.
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Embracing Positivity

Mary Mackenzie

Marshall Rosenberg used to talk about every situation with the same level of joy a child might feel. This may seem impossible at first! But when you focus on all the ways something is hard, you miss out on the full experience and remove your sense of choice. In this video, Mary shares several benefits of positivity and lots of examples along the way. 

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Downloadable Courses with Mary Mackenzie

Unpacking Layers of Discrimination

Mary Mackenzie

  • Learn the complexities of intersectionality 
  • Gain a deeper understanding of the affects of differing life experiences
  • Clear the way for a more authentic connection
  • Deepen your ability to hold others in compassion
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The Amazing Power of Empathy

Mary Mackenzie

  • Cultivate thriving interpersonal relationships
  • Discover paths to move beyond anger, blame, and judgment
  • Connect with the Divine essence in other people
  • Experience greater ease and joy in all your interactions
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Fundamentals of Nonviolent Communication

Mary Mackenzie

  • Move beyond anger, blame and judgment… 
  • Make sense of the baffling or offensive people in your life… 
  • Deepen your compassion for yourself and others… and
  • Transform your old thought and speaking patterns into new ones that inspire harmony and fun!
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