Practical guides and exercises to help you express yourself honestly, listen deeply, and build stronger relationships.
Your friend tells you they just got passed over for a promotion. What do you say? If you're like most well-meaning people, you might say something like: "Don't...
Marshall Rosenberg's two puppets explain two ways of speaking. What jackal and giraffe language sound like, with translations you can use today.
A feelings inventory, a body check, and worked examples for naming what you actually feel instead of what you think the other person did.
You've done the hard work. You've made a clear observation. You've identified your feelings. You've connected them to an underlying need. Now comes the moment...
Most I-statements are you-statements in disguise. The full four-part version that works, the common mistakes, and a practice exercise.
The camera test: say what a camera would record, not what you concluded. Before-and-after examples and a journal exercise.
A need is what you are trying to meet. A strategy is one way to meet it. Why confusing the two causes most fights, and how to tell them apart.
A friend calls you in tears. Their partner just moved out. They're devastated, confused, scared about the future. You care about this person. You want to help....
Your partner says: "The kitchen is a mess." Four words. No tone indicators, no context clues, just a flat statement. And yet those four words can produce...
Two roommates are fighting about the thermostat. One wants it at 68 degrees. The other wants 74. They're stuck. It feels like a zero-sum game where someone has...
Sovereignty means accepting what is and taking responsibility for your own needs. Why it is not selfishness, with everyday examples.
"This is your fault." Three words that feel so satisfying to say in the moment. And so destructive in the aftermath. We've all been there. Something goes...
"I feel like you don't care" is a judgment wearing a feeling's clothes. Three patterns to catch, and how to find the real feeling underneath.
You're mid-argument with someone you love. Your chest is tight. Words are flying. Nothing is landing. You both want to be heard, and neither of you feels like...
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