Self-connection in the turbulent times of Covid-19. Every day the amount of change has been so huge! Each day lately has felt like a week or even a month. Why? Because the amount of change every day … [Read more...]
Dementia Together with NVC
Dementia together with NVC “Take me home at once! Can you hear me?! Get me out of here! You wretched, stupid woman!” - shouted Yvonne, a lady in her late nineties, who was receiving care in her own … [Read more...]
Thinking invitations for nonviolent response teams
What next? Thinking invitations for our network Members of our network are considering on-going requests from Extinction Rebellion (see previous news “ It feels like the beginning of something"). … [Read more...]
“It feels like the beginning of something…”
A plea for nonviolence expertise gets a quick and competent response Laura Harvey, Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) shares. It all began with a phone call from an organisation … [Read more...]
Breakthroughs in transforming conflict
Embracing uncertainty It all started at the NVC gathering in 2016. I went anticipating a relaxing few days meeting old friends, making new connections and finding out about the New Futures Project. I … [Read more...]
Certification candidate stumbles upon self acceptance
Behind every action, however ineffective, tragic, violent, or abhorrent to us, is an attempt to meet a need. Marshall Rosenberg Meeting needs – Self Acceptance Most lists of needs include Self … [Read more...]
Maria Arpa tells the “Guardian” about the work she has been completing in Dartmoor Prison
"At Dartmoor prison, inmates are being trained in mediation – a scheme experts hope will tackle the nationwide surge in violence" Last year, this category C men’s prison began working … [Read more...]
NVC UK Trainer Gathering: A Newcomer’s Perspective
My first experiences of an annual gathering An inspiring constellation of Certified Trainers, independent trainers and sharers of NVC in the UK gathered together on the 9-12 Nov 2017 in … [Read more...]
Bringing NVC consciousness to coping when your loved one is ill
An unexpected birthday ‘present’ In March this year we celebrated my husband Steve's 59th birthday... in an isolation room at Cardiff hospital. He had not been out of that room for 10 days having … [Read more...]
How to Say “No” When You Care!
Sarah Sims Williams shares how NVC supports her in saying no with care. Do you find it difficult to say "no" to a request from someone you care for? Do you ever wish they hadn't asked? Saying no … [Read more...]