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Healing Trauma, Finding Forgiveness Partners, Parents, Children, and Self (7 session course)

Access this complete 7 session course What happens when empathy isn't enough? When you and the people you love keep getting into the same argument again and again with no resolution or change, it can feel deeply distressing. It may even be challenging to hold on to hope. When you look at the outer world, you may find yourself wondering how humanity can possibly work through the deep issues that...
Mourning Unmet Needs (The Art of Letting Go)

I would choose to go down this path of misery. "I should know better," I thought. "I am a counselor." Mourning Needs Then I remembered that I needed to mourn my unfulfilled needs. My needs for empathy, support, consideration, understanding, cooperation, consistency, respect and contribution were not met and they were not going to get met by this person. So I mourned. I said, "I am sad because my...
Tips for the Road Series Tip 22

etc. Spend some time each day (even a few minutes helps, more is better) giving yourself nurturing attention from the position of your Inner Leader. Welcome all the parts of yourself, give them empathy, send them love, acceptance, and compassion and tell them nurturing messages (see below). Build your awareness of when an activated inner part is taking over—a wounded child part; a victim part;...
Our Afghan Story Revisited

the United States and they wanted to be seen 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...
The Spiral Blend

calm your system; Move to Ground ~ to notice the ground on which you stand; and Step to Shikaku ~ step behind to practice empathic listening. Listen Now. Keywords: consciousness presence somatic empathy movement needs strategies strategy mourning gratitude empathic guess nvc application integration wholeness David Weinstock
Using Anger to Serve Life

Trainer Tip All rising to a great place is by a winding stair. —Francis Bacon Sometimes we need to empathize with a person before he can hear our anger. Consider that all anger is an expression of an unmet need. If we focus on the need, rather than the actions, we are more likely to connect compassionately with other people. For instance, if your son shaves your cat, what do you suppose his...
The Presence Of Hearing Someone Deeply

whole being listens. There is then a direct grasp of what is right there before you that can never be heard with the ear or understood with the mind. —Chuang-Tzu In Compassionate Communication, empathy is the respectful understanding of what others are experiencing. It does not mean agreeing or even sharing the same experience as the other person. It is a process in which we acknowledge and...
Reaching Critical Mass

This week as the U.S. population continues to be dangerously divided on who won the presidential election, and the surging pandemic takes its devastating toll, I have been more deeply than ever contemplating the question, how can empathic communication go further out into the world to help people and the planet? What came first were the words “critical mass,” in the sense of a tipping point. I...
Being Radically Honest and the Art of Dialogue

without pushing "the other" away Stand firmly and gracefully for your needs Assertively ask for what you want Enjoy conflicts Express and hear 'NO' and stay together / stay alive Use the power of empathy to dissolve anger, pain, fear, and hurt Hear the essence of what other people say, no matter how they express it – and more! Keywords: applying NVC multisession course Yoram Mosenzon empathic...
Rethinking Societal Dynamics

Aya advocates for systemic change in these structures and emphasizes the role of non-judgmental practices in potentially reducing adult depression. The discussion highlights the importance of empathy and challenges the traditional methods that may lead to emotional neglect and trauma, emphasizing the potential benefits of embracing non-judgmental approaches in parenting and societal frameworks....