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How to Motivate Learners: What Creative Schools Changed for Me

September 21, 2026
Print this post How to Motivate Learners: What Creative Schools Changed for Me When I asked myself how I could use Creative Schools, my answer was simple: to change my approach to teaching and motivate learners more. I wanted something that could influence what I…
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Mon ado, ma bataille: When Parenting Becomes a Power Struggle

May 28, 2026
Print this post Mon ado, ma bataille: When Parenting Becomes a Power Struggle Mon ado ma bataille is the phrase I am using for this note, because it holds the main idea I want to remember. There is a particular kind of parenting moment where everyone can feel the…
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We Used to Understand Each Other. What Happened?

May 17, 2026
Print this post We Used to Understand Each Other. What Happened? There is a conversation I have had so many times I could script it. These are my personal notes on On ne se comprend plus Isabelle Filliozat: the parts that made me rethink listening, emotional filters…
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The Missing Piece Between Knowing NVC and Using It

May 7, 2026
Print this post The Missing Piece Between Knowing NVC and Using It I have read Nonviolent Communication three times. In two languages. I spent six days in intensive training in Montpellier. I can explain the four steps to anyone: observation, feeling, need, request. I…
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What Happens When Communication Becomes an Act of Peace

April 29, 2026
Print this post What Happens When Communication Becomes an Act of Peace I have read Nonviolent Communication three times. In two languages. I attended a six-day intensive course in Montpellier. I understand the framework completely – observation, feeling…
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Marshall Rosenberg: 5 Powerful Lessons on Listening

April 23, 2026
Print this post Marshall Rosenberg: 5 Powerful Lessons on Listening Marshall Rosenberg gave me one of the simplest relationship questions I know: are my words opening a window, or building a wall? Les mots sont des fenêtres (ou bien ce sont des murs). Words are…
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When You're Both Trying and Still Missing Each Other

March 31, 2026
Print this post When You’re Both Trying and Still Missing Each Other There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from trying and still missing. Not the dramatic falling-apart kind. The quiet kind. The kind where you’ve done all the things…
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen: Notes on Adele Faber

March 8, 2026
Print this post How to Talk So Kids Will Listen: Notes on Adele Faber Table of ContentsWhat Is Adele Faber’s Book?The Part That Stopped Me ColdWhat I Actually ChangedThe ADHD PieceThe Techniques I Use MostPractical TakeawaysWhy This Belongs in Heart Let me…
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Nonviolent Communication How To: Notes on Marshall Rosenberg

February 22, 2026
Print this post Nonviolent Communication How To: Notes on Marshall Rosenberg If you have ever searched for Nonviolent Communication how to use it in real life, that is exactly the gap this book keeps showing me. I’ve read Nonviolent Communication by Marshall…