Browse by Topic

NVC Resources on Love

Search Terms:

Advanced Search

Select Media Type, Click Search

Love Trumps Everything

Trainer Tip "Look forward to the power of love replacing the love of power. Then we will know peace." —William Gladstone You’d really like the dishes to be done right after dinner, so you try to force your teenage son to do them each night. Or, maybe you’d like your employees to arrive at work promptly at eight in the morning, so you create punishments if they don’t comply. You think you have...
Speaking Up Is an Expression of Love

Trainer Tip Tell the truth faster. Have a good life. —Mackenzie Jordan Before I learned Compassionate Communication, I would procrastinate over things. I would think: “Oh, it’s not really that bad. I can get over this.” I’d stew about it for a few days, weeks, or even months. Then I would blow up out of frustration. A blowup meant that I might yell at the other person or simply cut them out of...
Supporting Our Loved Ones In Living Authentically

Trainer Tip Stand up and play the melody. I am God. —Rumi So you finally figured out how to live authentically. That is, you are more likely to do things because they meet your needs than because you think other people want you to. What a relief! You might also feel some frustration because the people in your life are still trying to figure you out, rather than making decisions that meet their...
The Magic and Mechanics of Lasting Love

Access this complete 5 session course Lasting Love – The Magic and Mechanics is a uniquely powerful course that blends NVC with Dr. Sue Johnson’s empirically validated work on adult love relationships called EFCT: Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Mukti invites you to re-think your inner definition of love and attachment. You’ll gradually learn to recognize your unique “dance of distress”...
On Love and Empathy

Ask the Trainer: Is there any difference between the concept or experience of "love" and that of "empathy?"
How Do I Love Those Who Hate Me?

There are times when someone judges us, or meets us with prejudice, and its easier for us to respond by hating them, or judging ourselves as not good enough. How can we love another person instead without excusing their actions? Roxy tells us her story with wonderment, grief and mourning. Read this article Keywords: compassion love prejudice bias marginalization empathy Roxy Manning Roxanne...
Pain Lasers and Love Lasers

In lasers, light bounces between the mirrors, with each pass the light grows more intense. Our minds work similarly. Because of the "mirror" effect, where we can react to our reactions to our reactions to our reactions (and so on), changing our thought pattern even modestly at every level of reaction, can dramatically affect our ultimate experience. Usually the greatest amplifiers are the ones...
Growing Intimacy and Expanding Love

Do you crave greater intimacy with your partner? Wish you had more ease for asking for what you want? You’re not alone! Nearly 50% of adults long for more intimacy in their relationships (according to attachment science). Take a step forward and learn practical tips for building intimacy with your partner. Let Kelly Bryson, 20+ years CNVC Certified Trainer and Marriage and Family Therapist,...
Accountability, Love, Shame, and Working for Transformation

How can we hold love, understanding and compassion -- and still confront people about the harmful impact of their actions, hold them accountable, take action, speak truth and advocate for change... all in a manner fully aligned with our values and vision? Read on for how we can do accountability; what kind of action we take and with what motivation; and what our movements for change can look...
Prepare for Love

Access this complete 12 session course This 12 session course recording brings together Eric's passions for Nonviolent Communication, Attachment Theory and Interpersonal Neurobiology. We will learn about our past relationships, do healing work for our relationship wounds and trauma, and envision how we want to be in relationship with ourselves and with others—family, friends and intimate...