Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)

What is Violent Communication? 
If “violent” means acting in ways that result in hurt or harm, then much of how we communicate—judging others, bullying, having racial bias, blaming, finger pointing, discriminating, speaking without listening, criticizing others or ourselves, name-calling, reacting when angry, using political rhetoric, being defensive or judging who’s “good/bad” or what’s “right/wrong” with people—could indeed be called “violent communication.”
 What is Nonviolent Communication?  Nonviolent Communication is the integration of four things: 
• Consciousness: a set of principles that support living a life of compassion, collaboration, courage, and authenticity
 
• Language: understanding how words contribute to connection or distance
 
• Communication: knowing how to ask for what we want, how to hear others even in disagreement, and how to move toward solutions that work for all
 
• Means of influence: sharing “power with others” rather than using “power over others”
 Nonviolent Communication serves our desire to do three things: 
• Increase our ability to live with choice, meaning, and connection
 
• Connect empathically with self and others to have more satisfying relationships
 
• Sharing of resources so everyone is able to benefit

• Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation
• Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness (Applications of Motivational Interviewing)
• Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication
• Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change
• Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, 3rd Edition (Applications of Motivational Interviewing)
• The Surprising Purpose of Anger: Beyond Anger Management: Finding the Gift (Nonviolent Communication Guides)
• Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment
• Being Me, Loving You: A Practical Guide to Extraordinary Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)
• Hostage at the Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise Performance
• Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate