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 used to travel the world with two hand puppets: a giraffe and a jackal. The audiences always got the point immediately. Schoolchildren in...
"I feel like you don't care about me." That sentence sounds like it's about feelings. It starts with "I feel." But it's not actually naming a feeling at all....
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...
You have probably heard the advice: use I-statements instead of you-statements. Say "I feel" instead of "You always." It is one of the most widely recommended...
Your partner leaves dishes in the sink. Your coworker interrupts you in a meeting. Your teenager rolls their eyes when you ask about homework. What just...
A couple sits across from each other at the kitchen table. She says, "I need you to call me during your lunch break every day." He says, "I need you to stop...
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...
There's a word that keeps showing up in personal growth circles: sovereignty. It gets used loosely. Sometimes it means independence, sometimes control,...
"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 about me." It sounds like a feeling. It starts with "I feel." It comes from a real place of pain. But in Nonviolent Communication,...
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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