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We Used to Understand Each Other. What Happened?

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

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

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

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

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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Let Them.

Print this post Let Them. Table of ContentsTwo Words from Mel Robbins. That’s It.Let Them – What This Actually MeansLet Me – The Part Everyone ForgetsThe Places I’m Practising ThisThe French ComplicationPractical TakeawaysWhy This Belongs in…
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Nonviolent Communication How To: Notes on Marshall Rosenberg

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…