It's All About Connection! NVC With Dr. B!

Nov 05 2024 217 ep. 12 mins 48
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Want to learn how to deepen or create better connection in your life? It's All About Connection, NVC with Dr. B. will show you how. Join Dr. B and her co-host Heather each week as they share the art of Nonviolent Communication, creating concrete, real peace in our world!

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217-NVC in the Hood, Part 2

Nov 05 2024 12 mins  
Back for another Episode, Dr. B's long time friend and colleague shares some more stories of showing up with his NVC skills on the streets of Houston. Listen in as you hear about the magic being sprinkled about as Te'Von goes about his day.

216-NVC in the Hood

Oct 29 2024 15 mins  
In Episode 216, Dr. B talks with a long-time friend and colleague about his experiences using NVC throughout his life - both for internal process as well as day-to-day interactions with folks in his neighborhood. Te'Von Patterson started with NVC by wandering into Dr. B's restorative justice program over 10 years ago - and it has quite literally changed his life. Listen in to hear

215-Rerouting Judgments

Oct 22 2024 13 mins  
Do you ever have big reactions or emotions to things that occur in life? And do you find your inner talk to be supportive in these situations? Dr. B and Heather use this episode to model a short exercise that folks can do to help shift their interpretations and judgments into what they think is something that provides more clarity and inner peace. We hope you enjoy.

214-Reflections on Responses During a Cat 4 Hurricane

Oct 15 2024 16 mins  
In Episode 214, Dr. B shares about her recent experience with Hurricane Helene. She reflects upon the kinds of things that people often say during crises and what tends to be more connecting for her in these circumstances. She also has some mournings around her own presence and ability to stay with her NVC skills while preparing emotionally and physically for a Cat 4 storm. Lots to

213-The Freeze Game

Oct 08 2024 11 mins  
During Episode 213, Dr. B and Heather embark upon a game of "Freeze" where anyone, at any point, can call freeze and then they each have to stop and self-connect. There is a ton of laughter and, we hope, learning in this piece. With some aha moments around our feelings. We tend to place a lot of attention on our daily feelings and this Freeze game may help listeners experience feel

212-Jackal Your Ass Off!

Oct 01 2024 15 mins  
In the NVC world, Jackal refers to blame. That might sound "bad," but in NVC, we learn to honor and listen to our jackals. They have valuable information and are trying to get our attention regarding needs not met in the moment. Dr. B and Heather have a lot of fun with this topic. Hope you enjoy.

211-The BEST Podcast on the Face of the Earth

Sep 24 2024 11 mins  
The title of this week's episode is used to grab your attention. In fact, the content discussed by Dr. B and Heather is about the use of judgments when paying someone a compliment. Together, the hosts discuss some of the needs not met by compliments and they also model how compliments can be handled in NVC fashion.

210-A Real Time NVC Conversation... Modeled

Sep 17 2024 15 mins  
Dr. B and Heather had a hard time coming up with a topic for this episode, so they decided to just talk about what was alive for them around this and model using the NVC structure while doing so. Let's say, the episode takes on a rather organic flavor - but through it empathy, expression, connecting requests and use of Other Conversational Responses are shown.

209- Fantasizing About NVC in Politics

Sep 10 2024 12 mins  
Are you fed up with politics today? Well, Dr. B and Heather play around with the idea of seeing NVC in a political campaign. Yes, this is probably a great big dream, a fantasy, but listen in so you can dream along with us - or at least laugh.

208-The Need Behind the No!

Sep 03 2024 13 mins  
Hearing a "no" or saying "no" can be hard and uncomfortable. But, when using NVC, a "no" message carries with it a deeper meaning. Every "no" is someone trying to express about a need that they have in play. This is a radically different way of experiencing "no" Dr. B and Heather discuss all of this and more in Episode 208.