Rachelle Lamb
Rachelle Lamb is a CNVC Certified Trainer from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
What’s important? What deepens our lives? What does it mean to be human? Rachelle Lamb has devoted over 40 years circling these cardinal questions. She is a recognized speaker, writer, poet, NVC trainer and “relationship whisperer”. She brings an earthy, practical yet innovative wisdom to her work which she has curated over decades of study drawing from cultural anthropology, history, psychology, mythology, poetry, storytelling and deep ecology. Her synthesis of these disciplines provides a rich and fertile scaffolding for transformational dialogue and consistently produces powerful learning experiences for individuals and audiences who cite the learning as profound and life changing. She resides in Victoria BC, Canada.
"Poetry, presence and humanity .. Rachelle brings a passion for life-giving language that she shares in the service of inspiring others to choose words that incite not just personal but global change."
—Jacqueline Kellam
"Rachelle’s commitment to helping people concretely grasp the importance and impact that language has in every aspect of our lives is both unique and powerful. Her inspirational and practical teachings help clear a path for deep authentic living and relating rooted in soul, beauty and discriminating awareness."
—Dana Bass Solomon
Website: https://www.rachellelamb.com
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Unappreciated is NOT a feeling
Rachelle Lamb, Certified NVC Trainer
Unappreciated, Judged, Disrespected, Offended, Manipulated ... people use these words to describe feelings but these are all words that describe interpretations instead. They're also words that get people's backs up. Talk about unproductive! The solution? Dev...
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How Submission and Rebellion Erode Goodwill
Rachelle Lamb, Certified NVC Trainer: When you say yes, check if you are saying it out of submission. Similarly, when you say no, are you saying it genuinely or out of rebellion? Marshall Rosenberg calls this a loss or erosion of goodwill which can destroy or undermine relationships. In this vide...
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Conversations about Death
Rachelle Lamb, Certified NVC Trainer: It seems death cafes are everywhere these days. But how changed are we by the conversations we're now having? Not everyone is open to talking about death. It may well be that someone in your life is nearing the end of their days and their refusal to talk abou...
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Rachelle Recalls Meeting Marshall Rosenberg
In this reflection, Rachelle Lamb shares her experience of meeting Marshall Rosenberg for the first time. She describes how one heartfelt question revealed the essence of Nonviolent Communication and left a lasting impression. The moment marked the beginning of something she had been searching for.
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Love in a Time of Climate Change
Rachelle Lamb, Certified NVC Trainer
Climate change does not exist in isolation. It happens in concert with anxiety, depression, and societal fragmentation – all indicators of trauma, imbalance, and separation. In this session, we will acquaint ourselves with the wisdom of making room for the di...
