Godfrey Spencer, Certified NVC Trainer: Ask the Trainer
Dear Trainer,
My question is about wanting to empathize more with my husband. It is difficult to communicate with him sometimes. Sometimes we connect very deeply when we have decided to use NVC. Other times it seems that we have never even t...

Godfrey Spencer, Certified NVC Trainer: Ask the Trainer: Is there any difference between the concept or experience of "love" and that of "empathy?"

Liv Larsson, Certified NVC Trainer: Ask the Trainer
Dear Trainer,
I recently attended an NVC workshop where the focus was entirely upon empathy, and expressing honestly was not covered. Aren't both empathy and honesty both vital components of NVC?
—NVC Academy member
Trainer Answer
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Aya Caspi demonstrates a role play using Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to connect with someone holding polarized political beliefs. Watch how she uncovers underlying needs, fosters empathy, and models compassionate listening while staying present to her own truth. This practice highlights how NV...

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In this clip from the 2025 Reclaiming Strength and Hope event, Jesse Wiens Chu explores how to navigate negativity in everyday conversations using Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and empathy. He emphasizes staying grounded by first tending to one’s own reactions,...

In the 2025 Reclaiming Strength and Hope event, Catherine Cadden, Duke Duchsherer, Jesse Wiens Chu, Kathleen Macferran, and Mary Mackenzie explore how global events impact daily life, emotional resilience, and self-connection. Through a focus on empathy, grounding, and parenting, they share hones...

This NVC mediation role play with Aya Caspi demonstrates how Nonviolent Communication can transform conflict through empathy, reflection, and skillful facilitation. Focusing on connection, conflict resolution, and dissolving enemy images, Aya Caspi guides participants through a structured dialogu...

John Kinyon, Certified NVC Trainer

John Kinyon, leads participants through two Observation Exercises to strengthen their ability to be present. Through the exercises, John distinguishes the difference between feelings, which are emotions felt inside the body, and observations which are witness t...

Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer

Miki Kashtan guides a participant to find his inner empathic presence.

This is an excerpt from Miki Kashtan's 7 part course Naturalizing NVC Language, which is also available in the NVC Library.

Keywords:
- acceptance
- connection
- OFNR
- naturaliz...

Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Mary Mackenzie shares her understanding and experience of empathy.

Included in this inspiring video are:

- Clarity about "tragic expressions of unmet needs," a phrase originally coined by Dr. Marshall B. Rosenberg, creator of Nonviolent Communication...

Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Mary Mackenzie explains that empathizing with our closest loved ones can be difficult because they matter so deeply to us, past experiences might create emotional barriers, and we might fear losing ourselves in the process.
To grow our empathy skills, we mu...

Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Mary Mackenzie reminds us that empathy is not about fixing—it's about presence and truly seeing the world through another's eyes. With the tools of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), we can show others that we deeply hear and understand not just their words, bu...

Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Are you looking to deepen your connection to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and build powerful empathy skills? In this short video, Mary Mackenzie shares how finding an empathy buddy transformed her life and practice. From learning to give and receive empath...

Dian Killian, Certified NVC Trainer: Making Empathy Guessing Easy, via Semantics
Empathy guessing when I was new to NVC seemed magical and mysterious. How could that other person have known that about me? And seen inside me — often in ways I'd missed myself.
While empathy is both intuitive and ...

Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Miki Kashtan clarifies the distinction between empathy and sympathy.
This is an excerpt from Miki Kashtan's 7 part course Naturalizing NVC Language, which is also available in the NVC Library.

Keywords:

- imagination
- empathic presence
- presence
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Roxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainer: Have you ever been in a meeting where the agenda is full and someone gets triggered? Did you get stuck in an empathy spiral that leads to a never ending meeting? Roxy Manning differentiates between healing empathy and functional empathy, and how you can be bot...

Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Miki Kashtan discusses how focusing on connection and care can guide us in expressing honestly and offering empathy.
This is an excerpt from Miki Kashtan's 7 part course Naturalizing NVC Language, which is also available in the NVC Library.

Keywords:

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Oren Jay Sofer, Certified NVC Trainer: What do we do when someone speaks to us in a way that doesn't feel respectful? In this video, Oren Jay Sofer explores how NVC invites us to listen for the feelings and needs behind harsh or judgmental words — not because we "should," but because it gives us ...