NVC Life Hack 46: Jackal and Giraffe
NVC in Our Relationships
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6m 35s
Gesine and Shantigarbha introduce the jackal and giraffe puppets as a playful way to explore two different ways of communicating in NVC. Through a role play between a parent and teenager, they contrast jackal language—labels, blame, judgments, demands, and “deserve” thinking—with giraffe language that listens for feelings and needs, makes requests, and respects choice. The lesson emphasizes that the goal is not to make jackal language wrong, but to connect with the needs and humanity beneath it and respond from the head. This is part 2 of 3 lessons.
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