Chp 1 - Introduction to Nonviolent Communication

Marshall Rosenberg, who started NVC, set out to discover why certain individuals respond compassionately even in adverse situations, while others respond with hatred and bitterness. He found many clues in the language people use in response to advsersity. Another,...

Chp 2 - Life-Affirming vs. Life-Alienating Language

Let's try to gather examples of life-affirming vs. life-alienating language. Life-affirming language acknowledges or seeks to understand our needs and the needs of others. Life-alienating language is judgmental, moralistic, denies responsibility,...

Chp 3 - Observation vs. Evaluation

Worksheet : Observation or Evaluation? Mixing Observations and Evaluations Value Judgements vs. Moralistic Judgments Marshall Rosenberg on Observation vs. Evaluation Giraffe Honesty vs. Jackal Honesty

Chp 4 - Thoughts and Feelings

Marshall Rosenberg on Thoughts vs. Feelings The description begins at about 2 minutes; at 6:05, Marshall gives a list of words that are not 'feelings'; at 6:50, he discusses being specific. At 7:10 is a list of examples. Other People Can't...

Chp 5 - Needs and Strategies

Feelings arise from needs. In NVC, feelings arise not from external circumstances, but from internal needs Listen to this clip on 'The Cause of Anger' by Marshall Rosenberg: Understanding our own and others' needs, the doorway of feelings. Larry...

Chp 6 - Requests vs. Demands

Alan Seid on Requests vs. Demands, Here is a nice summary of Requests, in the Blackbelt Communication series (signup is required first) (video 3 , at 15:40-19 min). What we need to manifest NVC and to develop mastery (19-25 min) Internal clarity...