#74 Protecting Kids from Bullying: Tools for Immediate Safety and Lasting Change
When it comes to protecting kids from bullying and fostering inclusive environments, we often encounter objections that dismiss or minimize the urgency of these issues. Phrases like “Kids will be kids” or “You’re being too sensitive” can shut down conversations and prevent meaningful change. These objections aren’t just casual remarks—they reflect deeper societal patterns, discomfort, and sometimes, a lack of awareness. This week’s podcast episode, Episode 74: Protecting Kids from Bullying, dives into the complexities of ensuring immediate safety while addressing the root causes of harm.
Stop Being Polite: How To Speak Up With Empathy
We’ve all been there: that moment when we hear something that makes our hearts race, our stomachs churn, and our minds spin. It could be a comment, an assumption, or a dismissive remark that doesn’t sit well. Something that perpetuates old patterns of harm and injustice. And yet, many of us find ourselves holding back, […]
How Nonviolence Transforms Social Change
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Siding With Humanity
Are you looking for ways to be on the side of humanity, and to resist the forces of fragmentation, division and separation that drive wars on this planet?
The Energy Behind Our Words
On this week’s podcast, there were several questions concerning how we can introduce our loved ones to Nonviolent Communication.
And just like anything else, the best way to teach something is to live it. The best way to inspire others to learn NVC will be to offer them an experience of being in connection with you that feels better, and more authentic, and more loving, and less judgmental than being in relationship with others.
Coercion never works. So what does?
Coerced giving is too expensive a substitute for the real thing.
When people give or change from a place of natural authenticity, it’s real, it’s lasting, and most importantly–no one pays the heavy price that comes with coercion.
The Curb Cut Effect
The beauty of the curb cut effect lies in its recognition of the power of inclusive design.
Interdependence, on Independence Day
I recently had the pleasure of talking with Laurie Fitz on her Saturday morning radio show, Connections. We explored some of the values that the United States is founded upon, the inequities that prevail in this country, and how we each can take small steps to create the kind of connections that we want as […]
How to Heal a Hurting World
The sacred feedback loop of balanced polarities will move us forward, if we’re willing to embrace the inner and outer work ahead of us.