Hi:) I have been aware of non-violent communication (NVC) for a long time (it is somewhat well known, has been around since the late 60’s) but I was reminded of it recently, looked it up and read over a summary of its principles and realized that it is in-line w/ what RPW suggests for conflict resolution.

  1. Observations (objective, not judgments or evaluations)
  2. Feelings (“I feel _ ”, not “I think _ ”)
  3. Needs (universal needs, like love, freedom, or trust, “I want to feel _ ”)
  4. Requests (not demands)

I am so grateful for this space and all of the wisdom and instruction shared here, but I think that using outside resources to support us in strengthening our ability to practice what we learn here can be super helpful. There is the original book plus tons of articles, videos, and even classes you can take to learn NVC. I thought I would share this bc I think I need to work on it myself and I bet that others could benefit too❤️