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Miki Kashtan shows how translating judgments into needs transforms family conflict and connection.

Join veteran Mediators and Facilitators, Jori and Jim Manske in using Nonviolent Communication and mediation skills for transforming conflict into connection between yourself and others.

What's really going on underneath the surface when we bring or encounter blame, judgements, pain -- and thereby the inability to empathize, be present, attuned, or responsive?  Why does this happen even if one or more people in a relationship dynamic is working hard at bringing in an NVC response? This article addresses these and more questions from the perspective of how our brains are affected in our relationships.

Historically, work, education, resources, land, animals, and relationships were intertwined, shattered by capitalism and industrialization. We transitioned from communal self-sufficiency to individualism, industry, and smaller families. To avert extinction and thrive, we need to reconstruct social systems, emphasizing the commons, uniting communities with the land and resources in interdependent, regenerative harmony.

Rita learns the power of silent empathy while visiting her daughter and offering unsolicited advice.

Inbal Kashtan answers the age-old question: Why do children do things to annoy parents?

Inbal Kashtan highlights how self-empathy fosters caring, supportive relationships with children.

Explore what blocks us from speaking truth and how honesty builds trust and growth.

This 3-part telecourse recording explores what it means to practice “power with” parenting with babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Ingrid has been teaching and writing about very young children for a decade and has a special passion for this age range.

Join CNVC Certified Trainers Jeff Brown, Jean Morrison, Karl Steyaert, Kathleen Macferran, Mary Mackenzie and Sylvia Haskvitz in a lively Q&A session focusing on naturalizing NVC into our daily interactions.

John Kinyon and Matthew Rich examine the ways in which people’s worldviews can be different and why this often creates conflict.

Join Linda Mia Mukte (formerly Rysenbry), CNVC Certified Trainer, for this uniquely powerful telecourse recording that blends NVC with Dr. Sue Johnson’s empirically validated work on adult love relationships called EFCT: Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.

Exploring how NVC can support healing and connection in places deeply affected by violence.

Explore three stages of transition and how connecting to needs brings grounding and clarity.

Inbal Kashtan shows how honest requests, not demands, build trust with children.

Inbal Kashtan explores bribery and the five common motives behind our actions.

Inbal Kashtan helps parents understand and connect with their children’s needs in daily life.

Inbal Kashtan explains needs vs. strategies and offers questions to tell them apart.

In a recent vacation in a Mexican village, I was surprised to find myself in the midst of a community in mourning. Two days before I came, a 21-year-old girl had died in a car accident. Everyone in the town knew her and was openly affected by her death.