It has been a whirl wind of time that has flown by. I was in a long term subbing gig most of January teaching 3rd grade and there was no time to edit. I did try really hard. I hope y'all have had a wonderful holiday and Happy New Years! Thank y

Antiracist Heart with Roxy Manning PhD

Dec 19th, 2023 1h 9m

Probably since 2021, I had this dream to have Roxy on my podcast. And what a dream come true. I feel so grateful & honored for this opportunity to have Roxy Manning on as a guest. We talk about antiracism that also goes along with her new book

Antiracist Heart with Sarah Peyton

Nov 21st, 2023 1h 7m

I loved that I was able to have Sarah Peyton on the living connected podcast again. In this past year she has been writing a book with Roxy Manning. The book is called “The Antiracist Heart” and the book empowers us on how to have conversations

Mediation with John Kinyon

Oct 17th, 2023 1h 29m

We had thee utmost pleasure of having John Kinyon as our special guest for this episode today. I was left feeling lifted, joyous and filled with gratitude. A lot came pouring out and I had needs met for some healing and held in a deep understoo

Recovery & Sobriety with Jenine

Aug 31st, 2023 1h 51m

What a summer it has been. This episode was from June and it took me awhile to edit. I have been enjoying my warm weather before the cold sets in. We have made it to season 4! This podcast has been going since 2020. We have many episodes to com

Step In & or Stand up

Jun 20th, 2023 1h 9m

Eric and I discuss what it’s like to step in and or stand up for Self and or others. Keeping Nonviolent communication in mind, I think it is hard in some situations when you are caught off guard to have NVC as an automatic response. In my expe

Flow of Feelings with Bryn Hazel

May 23rd, 2023 1h 6m

I am so thrilled to have Bryn on my podcast again. The last time she was on was back in Oct. of 2020 episode 17. Bryn has been practicing NVC over 22 years and has been my mentor, empathy buddy and teacher since I started NVC in 2018. I am hono

Activism with Eric Lazarus

May 2nd, 2023 1h 17m

I got the chance to talk to Eric Lazarus about Activism. How do we use NVC in situations that we want to stand up for. I know for me there are several different things that I would like to see change, when it comes to teacher, student & parent

Artificial Intelligence with Anne & Benson

Apr 12th, 2023 1h 46m

Eric and I got the honor of talking with Anne and Benson who have been in the process of inventing AI’s (Artificial Intelligence or robots) that are capable of teaching Nonviolent Communication. As well as finding a way to build a robot that ha

Scary Honesty with Eric

Feb 28th, 2023 1h 10m

Eric and I are talking about honesty or scary honesty today. To me, honesty is speaking from the heart or fully speaking your truth. Focusing on what is alive in your heart and sharing courageously. Needs that might come up when sharing honest

Humanizing Healthcare with Dr. Melanie Sears

Jan 31st, 2023 1h 17m

Eric and I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Melanie Sears. She has been practicing NVC for 30+ years and worked along side Marshall Rosenberg. We get to explore the healthcare system that is in place in the United States. Dr. Melanie Sears sp

Find Peace With

Jan 17th, 2023 1h 13m

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! 2023 has begun! Eric and I get to talking about the transformation of the relationship with my dad. How the needs of belonging to a family is mourned and may continued to be mourned on every special day that is typica

Expectations with Denise

Dec 27th, 2022 1h 12m

It is winter break and I am able to get to editing more. My goal is to not be putting episodes out once a month. I am hoping I will have some more time during work to work on my podcast as I am not at the Behavior job anymore. If you have any q

Emotional Dysregulation with Eric

Nov 15th, 2022 1h 6m

Today Eric and I talk about my experience in this 6 month position I have as the Student behavioral coordinator. My position is a case load of 7 or 8 students that have a hard time regulating. They flip their lid which means they are not in the

Work & Family with Jeremy

Oct 1st, 2022 1h 13m

BEST SUMMER of 2022!! Thank you ALL for being patient while I soak in my summer! HUGSIn this episode Jeremey and I have a conversation about how we use NVC in our workplace and in our families. The situations that come up in the workplace for m

Parts Theater with Tisse and Amy

Aug 23rd, 2022 1h 3m

Tisse, Amy and I talk about Parts Theater and we actual go through a scenario that happened when I was visiting my dad. Parts Theater is a mind blowing experience that can be really touching and moving. I got choked up a bit because it really h

Trauma & Children with Adinah Barlow

Jul 19th, 2022 57m 2s

I see a lot of behaviors in schools that are contributed to the trauma or environment that students are experiencing. I work sometimes one-on-one with this students who are going through a lot at home. I have seen a range of behaviors from thro

Conflicts and Fights with Marianne (Cup of Empathy)

Jun 28th, 2022 1h 21m

Marianne and I talk about conflicts and fights and how some conflict can be healthy because it can lead to trust and safety with that person. There is a discernment when understanding the healthy kind of conflict and understanding when conflict

Surgery Freak Out

Jun 15th, 2022 1h 3m

SEASON 3!! We have had this podcast for 2 years now and I want to thank all of you who have contributed by listening and passing along this podcast to others. My utmost gratitude to y'all HUGS!!!Today Eric and I talk about my freak out. I am ha

Facilitator and Practice Groups

Jun 7th, 2022 1h 27m

Eric and I talk about my role as a participant in a practice group and what he experiences as a facilitator.At the end of this episode Eric and I debriefed, and I finally figured out why I had a hard time answering the questions about the Power

Self-Empathy

May 14th, 2022 57m 10s

Eric and I talk about Self-Empathy and how that shows up and what we can do to support ourselves during times that are hard. If any of you Living Connected listeners have any self-empathy strategies that have worked for you and or examples in y

Trauma & Somatic Dialogue with Adinah Barlow

May 4th, 2022 1h 14m

Thank you listeners for your patience as I am not putting out as many episodes as I would like. I am still doing my best to record, edit and work full time. I am doing my best. I am also having carpal tunnel surgery May 24th, so that might put

Trauma & NVC with Adinah Barlow

Mar 29th, 2022 1h 9m

We have a special guest this week Adinah Barlow and we are going to talk about Trauma and NVC. How NVC might be helpful and how it might not be helpful for a traumatic experience. This is very interesting because I am just now editing this afte

The Gifts and Ungifts of COVID

Mar 8th, 2022 57m 41s

I wrote out this long thing of what strategies that I remembered as I was listening to the episode for the 3rd time and now...2 weeks later or more I just don't know anymore. On Feb 25th, I got into a massive car accident. I hit ice out of nowh

Short Bonus: After Party of Passive Aggressive Behavior

Feb 15th, 2022 13m 14s

Eric and I had continued to talk after our recording and got some good stuff to add. Eric really challenged me during the previous episode and it's good to have friends who can challenge your thinking gently. He felt safe to do that and also gi