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Creating and Sustaining Strong Teams

– from below; and Maximizing efficiency and collaboration during meetings. Keywords: Miki Kashtan power imbalances Power differences power structures power under power over expression feelings honesty needs strategies compassion connection dialogue listening personal growth self compassion values education leadership parenting relationships social change workplace groups peace truth...
Life is a Cabaret!

for me, the joy I feel contributing to my cats’ clean environment is obvious to me. And although I don’t enjoy telling someone I’m not happy in our relationship, I enjoy how it meets my needs for honesty, integrity, and the hope that we can make changes that meet both our needs. Joy isn’t always hoop-hollerin’ fun. Sometimes it is merely knowing we contribute to another’s life, or that we meet...
10 Healthy Ways To Deal With Anger

sadness because they realize that they do not have something they need. Just like a car may need oil, and individual may find that they have a need for love, respect, understanding, cooperation, honesty, emotional safety, etc. Below are 10 things that you can do to deal with anger in a healthy manner. These 10 things do not need to be followed in any particular order. 1. Calm down. Slow down and...
Deal-Breakers and Staying with Yourself

Asking for someone to collaborate with you around taking care of your tenderness is not enmeshment or an abdication of responsibility. In fact, it is the very opposite. Direct communication and honesty about your experience, along with specific and doable requests, is self responsibility. When a conversation like this reaches a particular quality of connection, the other person hears your...
Our Afghan Story Revisited

and heard. So, that’s what we did for two full days, listened and reflected back to them what we heard, especially their feelings and their needs for empathy, care, respect, trust, integrity, honesty, to matter and be seen, and many more tragically unmet needs. Through steep challenges translating a multitude of different languages and dialects being spoken, we could tell when empathic...
What’s Important to You?

Sometimes a group member will request a copy of "their needs list" — participants are often delighted with their own creativity. Keywords: empathy exercises/practices expression feelings honesty needs observation Practice Group requests connection inspiration personal growth groups teaching NVC renewal and vitality universal human needs Penny Wassman
I'll Work on Me, You Work on You

Once we learn a communication tool like NVC, our enthusiasm can extend to a heartfelt desire to share it with others. We imagine that if we are benefiting from the tools of empathy, honesty and self-connection, those we love and care for will also. We notice that our own compassion increases and our psychological suffering decreases. Of course, we want that for those we love! Sometimes this can...
How I Changed My Relationship to Time

based on needs and not on time? Do you obey the external rhythm of the clock over and above the internal rhythm of your life energy? This is an invitation into more responsibility, awareness, honesty, choice and freedom. Read this article Keywords: learned helplessness time punctuality choice responsibility priorities Miki Kashtan
Healing From Betrayal

behavior, acknowledging any part you played in creating conditions for the behaviors to arise, can support repair. Trust builds slowly as new skills, ways of relating and experiences that reflect honesty, self responsibility, and respect are consistent over time. Read this article Keywords: betrayal trust repair judgement empathy projection healing LaShelle Lowe-Chardé Elia Lowe Charde
Conflict Evolution Policy

The intention is to use conflict as a stimulus to personal growth, more open and honest relationships, and life-affirming change. It mentions using NVC skills such as self connection, empathy, honesty, and requests (and protective use of force as last resort) to navigate the conflict with an intention of connection. Read this article Keywords: conflict organization policy Jim Manske