Category Archives: NVC

Why Observations, Feelings, Needs, and Requests Are Both Enough and Not

Observations, feelings, needs, and requests, which many of us within the NVC network end up referring to as OFNR, are some of the most basic building blocks of NVC. Within the circles of people who study and practice NVC, a divergence exists about whether these elements are enough

“Some Things Are Just Wrong…” Or Are They?

Sometimes NVC is wholly dismissed by some people precisely because of this. If we are not going to say that rape, or murder, or racism, or Nazism, or communism, or child trafficking, or whatever the person in front of us believes is wrong, then we are wishy washy nonsense, says the person and walks away in a huff.

What Does It Take to Reach People? The Power of Perspective Taking as a Bridge to the Soul

Perspective taking is usually defined as being able to understand how another person sees the world: what story they will tell themselves about this or that situation; how they will explain to themselves why they are doing something

Nonviolent Communication for Liberation: Flow, Mobilization, and Emergency

I have been on the path of liberation for decades, and most pointedly since 1996. Liberation, as I have been saying for years and years, overlaps with and is distinct from healing. Liberation, for me, is restoring capacity in areas where patriarchal conditioning has robbed us of it. It’s a …

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Category Archives: NVC

Why Observations, Feelings, Needs, and Requests Are Both Enough and Not

“Some Things Are Just Wrong…” Or Are They?

What Does It Take to Reach People? The Power of Perspective Taking as a Bridge to the Soul

Nonviolent Communication for Liberation: Flow, Mobilization, and Emergency

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