This class has a pre-requisite.

PREREQUISITE: 4 DAYS OF NVC TRAINING WITH A CERTIFIED TRAINER. Before signing up and to avoid cancellation fees, contact me via email to share your experience with NVC and to make a connection.

You’re not alone if you regret how you reacted to something today. We navigate complex interpersonal relationships, making a myriad of decisions. What if you could show up more and more as your authentic self and care for others, too?

This hands-on session gives you a way to clearly articulate your requests from a place of clarity and non-judgment so that you feel relief and hope while expressing yourself fully. No self-recriminations; rather, clarity, self-compassion, and empathy.

Journaling with NVC gives you a chance to:

Get clarity about what triggers you and what you yearn for without self-judgment
Humanize others without giving up on what matters to you
Decide what you want to do next while holding several strategies as possibilities
Get out of recurring ruts or prepare for important upcoming conversations
Practice communicating in a connecting way so relationships flow more naturally

Journaling in an NVC with others can be more powerful than journaling alone. You can:

Practice honest expression, which fosters greater fluency and self-confidence
Be witnessed non-judgmentally, which feels like acceptance and builds trust
Gain personal clarity through others’ self-reflections and empathic presence

The facilitator has been journaling with others since 2018 and is available to support participants in breakout groups during the session. She has witnessed journaling help to save marriages, facilitate peaceful divorce, support nurturing parenting, and stave off unhealthy workplace stress. The key is ongoing self-connection and compassion.

Concerned about safety? To help create a safe environment, you:

Have time to journal privately
Decide how much or how little you wish to share
Are in a space where people are invited to guess at feelings and needs (vs. give advice, educate, analyze) or to listen silently with that intention
And others are asked to have at least 4 days (32 hours) of training with a certified NVC trainer (certified with CNVC, CALF, or the RMCCN) before signing up

Structure of the sessions:

Check in together (brief))
Journal individually (with a small group breakout support, if desired)
Share reflections (brief, a choice not a requirement).
Say goodbye

PS: We can also use journaling to celebrate more deeply!

Journaling with NVC: Personal Clarity for Shared Action