Compassionate Communication for Connections
One of the most powerful and commonly used quotes in our world today is Gandhi's "we must be the change we wish to see in this world." While these words are quite inspiring, we humans seem to have a hard time living up to them. Marshall Rosenberg's Non Violent Communication (NVC) process is the most powerful map I have found to help in our day-to-day challenges and attempts to live up to this "Change" vision.
About Non Violent Communication
If violent is defined as acting in ways that result in harm, then much of how we interact and communicate with one another falls, sadly, in this category. Even amongst those with whom we are closest, we tend to judge, evaluate, blame, and use a variety of conversational responses that, rather than bring us closer, tend to forge disconnections. Non Violent Communication (NVC) is a process based on the idea that all humans share a common set of universal needs, and when we are able to hear one another at that level, connections can occur and creative solutions arise. NVC is a process that helps the users develop a new relationship with conflict; one in which conflicts leave the involved parties more connected rather than disconnected. Developed by Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. in the 1960's, the NVC process has been used around the globe in over 60 countries with organizations, warring tribes, families, and individuals. People who practice NVC find it to be transformational in every area of the human experience.
About Cindy
First and foremost, I'm a human being living a human existence. I'm a mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and business person. I have interactions every day, all day in which I am forever challenged to be the greatest ideal of myself that I can be, and it is not always easy. However, I believe, deeply, that peace begins with me. So I am doing everything possible to learn how to show up and be that peace because I want my life to work, but, more so, I want peace on this earth and I'm willing to take responsibility for my part of it. This does not mean that I'm the perfect model of peace, but it does mean that I see my life and all of my experiences as an evolution towards that end.
I have a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Design and extensive experience in the field of program evaluation. My years of research and evaluation in social services and educational institutions provide an upfront, in-depth understanding of the need for instruction related to emotional intelligence in all our current systems. As a result, I have been on a personal mission to teach myself and then others Marshall Rosenberg’s Non Violent Communication process. I have had extensive training in the NVC process, including an ongoing immersion training on using NVC in mediation. My dream is to see this process taught to all people in order to stop the cycle of violence found in our homes and our organizations.
About Non Violent Communication
If violent is defined as acting in ways that result in harm, then much of how we interact and communicate with one another falls, sadly, in this category. Even amongst those with whom we are closest, we tend to judge, evaluate, blame, and use a variety of conversational responses that, rather than bring us closer, tend to forge disconnections. Non Violent Communication (NVC) is a process based on the idea that all humans share a common set of universal needs, and when we are able to hear one another at that level, connections can occur and creative solutions arise. NVC is a process that helps the users develop a new relationship with conflict; one in which conflicts leave the involved parties more connected rather than disconnected. Developed by Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. in the 1960's, the NVC process has been used around the globe in over 60 countries with organizations, warring tribes, families, and individuals. People who practice NVC find it to be transformational in every area of the human experience.
About Cindy
First and foremost, I'm a human being living a human existence. I'm a mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and business person. I have interactions every day, all day in which I am forever challenged to be the greatest ideal of myself that I can be, and it is not always easy. However, I believe, deeply, that peace begins with me. So I am doing everything possible to learn how to show up and be that peace because I want my life to work, but, more so, I want peace on this earth and I'm willing to take responsibility for my part of it. This does not mean that I'm the perfect model of peace, but it does mean that I see my life and all of my experiences as an evolution towards that end.
I have a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Design and extensive experience in the field of program evaluation. My years of research and evaluation in social services and educational institutions provide an upfront, in-depth understanding of the need for instruction related to emotional intelligence in all our current systems. As a result, I have been on a personal mission to teach myself and then others Marshall Rosenberg’s Non Violent Communication process. I have had extensive training in the NVC process, including an ongoing immersion training on using NVC in mediation. My dream is to see this process taught to all people in order to stop the cycle of violence found in our homes and our organizations.
