Inbal Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Using her own and participants' examples, Inbal enlightens parents on where they might be struggling with connecting to their children's needs, especially in situations where the children are responding to the parent's request. Inbal offers a new definition o...

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...

From the Reclaiming Strength and Hope event in 2025, Catherine Cadden shares insights on supporting children through complex and challenging realities. She emphasizes letting children’s questions lead, staying connected to their underlying needs, and building trust through empathy and presence. D...

Katrina Vaillancourt, CNVC Certified Trainer and Mediator, shares that the key distinctions of NVC are valuable in our quest to live in a more compassionate, heart-centered way. She asserts that this Key Distinction, when fully understood, has the power to create paradigm shifts in the way you ex...

Katrina Vaillancourt, CNVC Certified Trainer and Mediator, explores the difference between Persisting and Demanding. She asserts that persisting involves being committed to finding a "yes" while accepting a "no" with patience, creativity, and faith. It entails not giving up on what is important w...

Katrina Vaillancourt, CNVC Certified Trainer and Mediator, explores Marshall Rosenberg's development of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by integrating Carl Rogers' psychology and creating symbols for life-affirming and life-negating behaviors: the jackal and the giraffe. The jackal represents reac...

Observation is more than simply stating facts—it is the practice of relating to reality as it is rather than through the lens of our interpretations and judgments. In this teaching, you'll explore how separating observations from stories helps you reclaim your projections, stay present with what ...

Katrina Vaillancourt, CNVC Certified Trainer and Mediator, delves into the origins of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by exploring the life of its creator, Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, a psychologist with a deep-rooted desire to understand human behavior and promote compassion. Growing up witnessing bo...

Aya Caspi, Certified NVC Trainer

We each have the power to be the creator of our own inner experience, no matter what is going on externally. The moment you imply wrongness on others, you give power to them. In this excerpt, Aya Caspi shows that the more self-responsibility you take, the more fr...

One of the core principles of Nonviolent Communication is the understanding that everything people say or do is an attempt to meet a need. In this teaching, Mary Mackenzie explores how shifting to this perspective can transform how we interpret difficult or frustrating behavior. When we recognize...