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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, Korean, simplified Chinese and Dutch) 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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A Journey from the Heart:

Mary Mackenzie

  • Dive deep into the book, Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, Healing and Compassion with the author
  • Deepen your ability to live NVC on a day-to-day basis
  • Experience the combination of Mary’s wisdom, daily meditations, journaling, and community
  • Enjoy accompaniment throughout 2025 with like-minded individuals
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Library resources with Mary Mackenzie

Empathizing with Loved Ones

Mary Mackenzie

Mary Mackenzie explains that empathizing with our closest loved ones can be difficult because they matter so deeply to us, past experiences might create emotional barriers, and we might fear losing ourselves in the process.
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8 Easy Steps for Developing Teaching Activities

Mary Mackenzie

Borrowing teaching exercises from others can be fun and easy. However, when you develop your own, it deepens your learning and enables you develop your own teaching style.
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Living in the Observation as a Daily Practice

Mary Mackenzie

Our brains often quickly categorizes things as good, bad, right, or wrong and then determines who’s to blame or praise. Maybe this  supports the illusion of order and predictability, thus provides a false sense of safety and reassurance. But its less effective in truly meeting our needs. By practicing "Living in the Observation," we can focus on reality, avoid unhelpful rumination, and find peace and empowerment in everyday life.

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Facilitating Deeper Understanding

Mary Mackenzie

Mary Mackenzie shares practical facilitation techniques to guide participants toward deeper understanding without correction. Through thoughtful pauses and reflective questions, she demonstrates how to help individuals connect with feelings and needs in a meaningful way.
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You Are Not Responsible for Other People's Feelings

Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip: While everyone's feelings are a result of their own met or unmet needs it's still important that we take responsibility for our actions. This means acknowledging when our behaviors are a stimulus for another's pain, and expressing regret -- to support our own needs for care and consideration. In the process, taking responsibility where it's due in this way can enhance and deepen our relationships.

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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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