Kelly Bryson, Certified NVC Trainer:

Speaking the truth creates congruence, which creates trust, facilitating understanding and cooperation. Without truth there is no growth in our relationships and community. Without truth, we create growing resentment which subtlely and inevitably undermines relationships.

If this is true, then what keeps us from speaking our truth? Many of us think that honesty will actually create more disharmony in our relationships and thus make our lives more difficult. Kelly thinks that without transparency (proactive honesty about the tough stuff like power, sex and money) there can be no sense of ease, trust or safety.

Listen to this recorded telecourse and delve more deeply into what keeps you from being honest in your relationships. Learn how your truth can actually help you deepen your relationships, and learn rituals or practices for truth telling and clearing.

Kelly teaches how to:

- Deliver even those "hard to hear" messages in a way least likely to trigger pain or defensiveness
- Dance with defensiveness, i.e. empathize with the pain or defensiveness our truth triggers
- Support the other in growing from the pain our truth triggers
- Clean up hurt or angry feelings that create loss of trust
- Tame the "guilt jackals" that often come to us after we tell a difficult truth
- Transform "fear of conflict" into excitement for the needs negotiation, potential growth and intimacy
- Quit taking it personally (QTIP)

Keywords:

- empathy
- expression
- feelings
- honesty
- observation
- requests
- self empathy
- compassion
- connection
- inspiration
- personal growth
- trust
- families
- relationships
- truth
- authenticity
- vulnerability
- NVC in relationships
- Kelly Bryson