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Functional Empathy that Supports Connection and Efficiency

get stuck in an empathy spiral that leads to a never ending meeting? Roxy Manning differentiates between healing empathy and functional empathy, and how you can be both productive and maintain connection to those in your meeting. Healing empathy's purpose is connection and healing. Functional empathy purpose is just enough connection to move forward. Keywords: Roxy Manning Roxanne Manning...
Three Ways to Build Connection Even When You Disagree

To express opposition without stimulating distress, stop judging and look for ways to honor, understand, and have compassion for others. You can do this by finding a point of agreement. For example, you can agree with part of what they said. Or if you completely disagree, you can express what greater understanding, inspiration, appreciation or empathy you have in response to what they're...
Connecting to Self

Trainer Tip To bring forth the soul of our being, we must be in our bodies, rooted to Earth, able to draw from the universal source of energy. —Diane Mariechild Have you ever tried to engage in a conversation with someone, but had to struggle to stay present? Or have you tried to resolve a conflict with someone, but spent most of the time dealing with the chatter in your own head? In my...
Connected Parenting: Everyone's Needs Matter

This recording is an excerpt from Inbal's audio CD, Connected Parenting: Nonviolent Communication in Family Life. Keywords: demands empathy expression feelings giraffe and jackal needs anger connection judgment families parenting relationships Family Conflict family communication universal basic needs Inbal Kashtan
Connected Parenting: Making Observations

in observation skills. This recording is an excerpt from Inbal's audio CD, Connected Parenting: Nonviolent Communication in Family Life. Keywords: interpretation exercises/practices observation connection judgment families parenting relationships family conflict family communication observation skills Inbal Kashtan
Connecting When Worldviews Conflict

– discovering and getting beyond your hidden (i.e.”shadow”) thoughts and feelings that are part of the “story” from which you view yourself, others and the world, and that create barriers to connection Keywords: exercises/practices feelings self empathy strategies conflict resolution families integral studies mediation relationships enemy images 4 quadrants Spiral Dynamics John Kinyon Matthew...
Awareness of Marginalization Can Support Connection

may behave in a way that seems "NVC" but also reproduces the painful patterns that marginalized people all-too-often experience. Read on for ways to transform pitfalls of NVC into more reliable connection. Read this article Keywords: NVC pitfalls self responsibility implicit bias Bob Wentworth
Empathic Connection and Politics

heroes poet David Whyte would say. And as my mentor Marshall Rosenberg often said, if we can “trust the process” and keep attention on our shared humanity, it is inevitable that empathic connection and compassionate giving and receiving will happen. Keywords: conflict polarization empathy politics Donald Trump John Kinyon
Connecting To Your Needs in Relationships

Trainer Tip Whoever is happy will make others happy too. —Anne Frank Many people evaluate their relationships based on their perception of how the other person feels. I did this for years. I would decide that a relationship was good or bad based on whether my partner was enjoying it. This left me feeling insecure and confused. A more effective way to evaluate relationships is to check in with...
Connected Decision Making

If you're stuck when making a decision with someone, it's likely that you've skipped hearing and connecting to one another's needs. Slow down and listen for what's really important underneath the content. This allows you to make decisions that are more fulfilling and harmonious. Read this article Keywords: practice decision problem solving finances relationship money argumen conflict resolution...