How To Stop Procrastinating (Part 2)
August 9, 2021
Nonviolent Communication is much more than just a style of communicating. It is a state of mind, a consciousness based on the principle that everything we do in life is motivated by a desire to meet our needs. When we have a deeper understanding of the needs that...
How To Stop Procrastinating (Part 1)
August 1, 2021
Have you ever had a task that needed to be done but you suddenly had an overwhelming desire to declutter your house? You should be studying for an exam but you are sitting at your computer getting your email inbox down to zero?
You are not alone! The good news is...
How To Deal With Conflict
July 19, 2021
We are in the midst of winter here in New Zealand and it seems like the weather, together with a lot of financial, cultural and societal turmoil, is creating stress in many people’s lives.
This shows itself most clearly in our close relationships, those family and friends ...
Parenting in a More Connected Way
June 4, 2021
Our families are where we first learn how to understand and relate to ourselves and others.
As parents, we can feel a huge amount of pressure to get it right - sometimes we believe that to be a good parent we have to be a perfect parent.
This is not true! ...
It’s so much easier to do what we’ve always done in our lives. It’s comfortable and familiar. Our complex brains like it because they know what to expect. They can be resistant to change or unpredictability and see new experiences or ways of thinking ...
3 Steps To Emotional Freedom
May 5, 2021
Do you remember doing a science experiment at school where the teacher poured iron filings on to the table and then held a magnet near them? All the filings were immediately drawn to the magnet, covering it until it looked like a fuzzy little creature.
We can feel a bi...
Responding Instead Of Reacting
April 1, 2021
This One Small Change Can Transform Your Relationships
This year I have been saddened to see a number of married couples considering separating because they don’t believe they can resolve their communication issues. Sometimes it seems as if they are speaking different languages! One person might say something and t...
How To Argue Well
March 17, 2021
I’m right, you’re wrong!You always do this!You never listen to me!I don’t want to talk about it!
Do these sound familiar? In the middle of a heated argument, kindness and respect can quickly be replaced with blame and hurt.
It doesn’t have to be that way! ...
The Conversations That Changed Anna's Life
March 15, 2021
Anna is a mother of two beautiful boys with cognitive and physical challenges. She used to be an artist but gave it up to focus on being a full-time mother soon after her children were born. Five years ago, both of her parents died within a few months of each other and...
Transform Your Workplace Culture
February 23, 2021
When Satya Nadella took over Microsoft in 2014, he set out to transform the company’s infamous toxic culture of hostility, infighting, and backstabbing. To start, he gave each member of his senior leadership team a copy of the book “Nonviolent Communication” by M...
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