What is the Nonviolent (Empathetic) Communication Approach?

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"It is not the things that worry people, but their perception of them."

What is the Nonviolent (Empathetic) Communication Approach?

It was founded by Marshall Rosenberg, an American psychologist, and inspired by Gandhi, the founder, and entrepreneur of nonviolence, who defined it as “communication with others without doing them harm”. The approach was co-founded by Carl Rogers, a humanistic psychologist, and Czech Economist Manfred Max-Neef, who analyzed economic needs for socially and economically developed countries.

The method of nonviolent communication invites us to speak the language of life and to search for what is alive in us. Empathy is the connection to the energy of life, and it is the language in which we express ourselves and enrich others, and also empathize with ourselves humanely and simply.

It consists of 4 steps:

• Observation: A concrete description of the action or failure to act in a shareable manner, devoid of any judgment or evaluation.
• Feelings and Sensations: What our feelings are, how we can distinguish between what we feel, and what we think we feel.
• Needs: the basic component of the methodology, and how we distinguish between our needs and strategies or means.
• Requests: In the fourth component, a distinction must be made between request and demand, so that the process is integrated.

The Essence of Nonviolent Communication is giving from the heart

In our human nature, we have always enjoyed kindly and compassionately giving and receiving. Hence the question, “what causes us to separate from our compassionate nature and to act violently and exploitatively?” On the contrary, what causes people to remain so kind and merciful in spite of hardships?

These two questions have prompted Marshall to think about them since 1943 and what prompted him to examine and explore them.

Full Article: https://mobaderoon.org/introduction-in-nonviolent-communication/

More about Nonviolent Communication: How 4 Steps Can Stop Conflicts in the World: https://mobaderoon.org/nonviolent-communication-how-4-steps-can-stop-conflicts-in-the-world/

Maher Issah

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