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Catherine Harwood posted in the group Mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication

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Hi fellow MNVCers, I am reaching out to ask for some help. I have a situation that I keep getting tripped up with. I have a lot of Faux Feelings to describe how I feel and I am really struggling to find the true feelings using the NVC list. Would anyone be up for helping me? Either here – I don’t mind writing about the situation – or by meeting…

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Stephanie Gutz
2 years, 7 months ago

Hi Cathy,
- Stephanie Gutz
  2 years, 7 months ago
  
  If you are comfortable describing the situation and your feelings here on the sangha page, I will try to help. Stephanie
- Sunil Joseph
  2 years, 7 months ago
  
  Dear Cathy, I love that you trust our sangha and the process to reach out. Grateful to see the care in the responses to your request.
Allison Schuette
2 years, 7 months ago

Cathy, I have time today to jump online. Not sure if our time zones will align. I’m in Washington, USA, so Pacific Standard Time. Email me directly if you want to try: allison.e.schuette@gmail.com
- Catherine Harwood
  2 years, 7 months ago
  
  Thank you so much Allison for offering online support. I didn’t see your response until now and have written about my situation above. I am truly grateful to you for letting me know that support is available when I reach out. Cathy
  - Stephanie Gutz
    2 years, 7 months ago
    
    Cathy,
    - Stephanie Gutz
      2 years, 7 months ago
      
      (I still forget not to hit return here -it ends the message). I thought I’d get a notification of replies but did not. I’m excited to learn together and thank you for your sharing here. These are several useful (and emotional) examples. My understanding of a next step for you would be to consider what your Feelings were related to your “Ob…Read More
      - Stephanie Gutz
        2 years, 7 months ago
        
        (Oops, hit return again) once you identify your feelings ( see p. 142 SWYM for examples), a next step would be to reflect on your needs/values. If you have SWYM, you could read chapter 10 and try the “getting concrete” practice on p. 175 that leads you through “observation, feeling, need) which can help us identify our request(s).

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