January 15 2018

How Do You Teach Empathy?

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I like Marshall Rosenberg’s definition of empathy for its simplicity and clarity. He says, “Empathy is the respectful understanding of another person’s experience.”

We also distinguish between “empathy”, which focuses our attention and presence on

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January 8 2018

What does a commitment to nonviolence mean to you? A CNVC Trainer’s answers

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I’m grateful for the feedback I received from my last post. Here comes two new questions recently posed on our trainer group along with my responses:

What does a commitment to nonviolence mean to you?

I enjoy the precision that … Read the rest “What does a commitment to nonviolence mean to you? A CNVC Trainer’s answers”

January 2 2018

Questions and Answers addressed by CNVC Certified Trainers

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Questions and Answers ~

Since I am a certified trainer with The Center for Nonviolent Communication, I have the benefit of participating in an online discussion group with my colleagues. Recently one trainer asked the rest of us for feedback … Read the rest “Questions and Answers addressed by CNVC Certified Trainers”