It's All About Connection! NVC With Dr. B!
Episode 001: What the Heck is NVC?
Episode Summary
Thank you for joining us today on our first episode of It's All About Connection, NVC with Dr. B. To be honest, neither of us have ever made a podcast before, so we're still finding our way, but stick with us because we'll have fun and learn. Dr. B is an expert in NVC (Nonviolent Communication), and I'm brushing up on it. So I'll be learning also. Hi, I'm Heather, the co-host of this show, and with me as always is Dr. B. Ready? Let's get started...
Episode Notes
Key Points Discussed:
- I've been training youth and community volunteers in the NVC process, and I'm getting ready to launch my business called The Bigbie Method to operationalize peace in America schools by using NVC as the backbone.(1:20)
- There's a lot of people that hear the term Non-Violent Communication and they think this isn't for me, I'm not violent. When in fact, the term Non-Violent Communication comes from Gandhi's term of non-violence, and it's kind of based in this idea that anything that disconnects you from another human being is actually a form of violence. (2:01)
- Over the evolution of this podcast that we're going to go over the key NVC concepts, we're going to talk with people who are struggling with NVC. Because that's a real thing, people, whether you have a lot of experience or a little experience, people really struggle with this. It's like learning a whole new language because it's hard, we are so habituated when we're in conflict. (4:11)
- Most people come in and have a mental model of empathy and think, Oh, I know empathy, but empathy and NVC is a very specific process that can be taught and learned and replicated. Yeah, so our objective with this podcast is to inform, inspire and support. (4:56)
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