https://www.intraconnecting.com/events daily 0.75 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1739642929254-U312ZDS1Q8EQR8805IH3/Foundations+of+NVC.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1762535496372-ASB14G9ZI3BWZUGXJ8VN/Breakthrough+Conversations.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/e762611c-81f1-4596-864a-4255306ff0c8/10+Days+of+NVC+Practice.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1739642703683-LPNLDKG8VECS41TXC2M4/Deepening+%26+Integrating+NVC.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1739643049802-DPLFR6BGHBJ0WFMT4A23/Within+Without.png https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/what-matters-most monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1762535829948-ZF5LIVIXTTM3UQ38IOEN/What+Matters+Most.png Upcoming Events - What Matters Most - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1741533420089-6ZZPQOMNG34G77U1CGNI/Who+we+are+Insta.png Upcoming Events - What Matters Most - Event Details The event will run from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, with an hour break for lunch, and comfort breaks mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Refreshments will be provided at break times, as well as a light lunch of soup and bread (participants may also being a packed lunch if they prefer). The workshop takes place in Cloughjordan Ecovillage in Tipperary. This is on the train line from Dublin and Limerick, so it's accessible by public transport from most parts of Ireland. 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You’ll leave with tools you can use right away, as well as with a fresh sense of what’s possible in communicating with the important people in your life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/c3ecc7be-30a9-4f2a-9ef1-b6a565e27e94/Mel+White.jpg Upcoming Events - Breakthrough Conversations - The workshop will be hosted by Mel White Mel is a certified trainer with CNVC (the international Center for Nonviolent Communication), as well as a trained coach and mediator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1762351175772-RG9LUKXN219HP8QEOYXV/NVC+advanced+workshop2.jpg Upcoming Events - Breakthrough Conversations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1762351182424-GK8K2NU2MKUS5ECBVC81/NVC+advanced+workshop3.jpg Upcoming Events - Breakthrough Conversations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1762351183395-O9IU6V3ZQFPR8R5ZJXMX/NVC+advanced+workshop4.jpg Upcoming Events - 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Foundations of Nonviolent Communication - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1741533420089-6ZZPQOMNG34G77U1CGNI/NVC+trainers+in+Ireland.png Upcoming Events - Foundations of Nonviolent Communication The trainers, Mel White and Aaron Bailey, work with a mixture of theory and practice, so you can straightaway see how NVC can be useful in real-life, and you’ll get the chance to work with some real-life examples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1760702207420-WH4T7V38OGSPJO7MTD8D/IMG_20240225_144923.jpg Upcoming Events - Foundations of Nonviolent Communication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1760702201003-R4BQ8NVRSTIDE5FDL56E/20240224_145154.jpg Upcoming Events - Foundations of Nonviolent Communication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1760702200209-0VHR8U5CVM2KVUO8069Z/20240224_145319.jpg Upcoming Events - 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Foundations of Nonviolent Communication - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/withinwithout-nov19 monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/withinwithout-oct22 monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/withinwithout-sept10 monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/event-two-2j4a3-cehpx-lrxdj-3rmpm monthly 0.5 2025-02-15 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/event-two-2j4a3-cehpx-lrxdj monthly 0.5 2025-02-15 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/event-two-2j4a3-cehpx monthly 0.5 2025-02-15 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/foundations-of-nvc-october monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1741533420089-6ZZPQOMNG34G77U1CGNI/NVC+trainers+in+Ireland.png Upcoming Events - Foundations of Nonviolent Communication The trainers, Mel White and Aaron Bailey, work with a mixture of theory and practice, so you can straightaway see how NVC can be useful in real-life, and you’ll get the chance to work with some real-life examples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1760702207420-WH4T7V38OGSPJO7MTD8D/IMG_20240225_144923.jpg Upcoming Events - 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Foundations of Nonviolent Communication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/0fe4ed00-e82d-46bc-823a-4fbda3ccb9e6/NVC+pic2.jpg Upcoming Events - Foundations of Nonviolent Communication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/f3bd186c-2d33-41d8-9a61-76db8c7dbdfc/FB+testimonials.png Upcoming Events - Foundations of Nonviolent Communication - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/event-two-2j4a3-942p9-mj5fz monthly 0.5 2025-08-18 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/event-two-2j4a3-942p9 monthly 0.5 2025-02-15 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/event-five-5zgss-dx5c9 monthly 0.5 2025-02-15 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/event-five-5zgss monthly 0.5 2025-02-15 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/event-two-2j4a3 monthly 0.5 2025-02-15 https://www.intraconnecting.com/events/event-one-95b67 monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://www.intraconnecting.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-22 https://www.intraconnecting.com/blog/learning-to-navigate-difficult-conversations-with-care monthly 0.5 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/9cebcada-7177-48b9-a3de-a3e65addd0fd/regretful.jpg Insights & reflections - Learning to navigate difficult conversations with care - We all know that sinking feeling when the conversation spirals out of control, and you’re left feeling alone and powerless, longing to be heard for what you were trying to convey in the first place. And for the other person to realise that you were actually being reasonable - not demanding, or nagging, or too much, or whatever else it is they accuse you of. You just want to be seen for how you actually are. And you want your needs to matter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1ddb0c56-ad94-4a7f-a3c3-f118732c4d93/frustrated+woman+2.jpg Insights & reflections - Learning to navigate difficult conversations with care - I’ve had just as many participants tell me that they’ve given up entirely, and don’t bring issues up at all, because they want to avoid escalating tension. A lot of us (especially women, although it can show up within all genders) grew up believing it was our role to keep the peace, and we’ve got very used to putting other people’s needs before our own. I wonder how many of us are putting up with things we really don’t like because we’re worried about how the conversation will go if we bring it up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/6b9b310c-107a-4856-aaf3-ca137d53386c/Mel+White.jpg Insights & reflections - Learning to navigate difficult conversations with care - In case you haven’t come across my work before, here’s a bit of background about me and the type of work I do. I was drawn to this type of work years ago after attending a workshop myself which completely transformed some communication issues I was having with a family member. I was amazed at how much lighter I felt, and how much of a shift there was in the dynamic between us, and that inspired me to start practising, and trying to learn more. I figured if I could experience such a huge shift in only a couple of days then, with a bit more time and effort, I could completely turn my life around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/3a5a17a9-8e1b-4bdb-9182-d2ea91c8f060/NVC+advanced+workshop11.jpg Insights & reflections - Learning to navigate difficult conversations with care - I work from the premise that we all have inner wisdom, and my role is to help you tap into that. I’ll guide you through processes, I’ll share communication tips and techniques, and I might challenge your thinking! But ultimately I trust in the innate capacity of human nature, and I don’t believe any of us are broken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1764180113609-PFLRPDMVA0RHQCHZWBMX/honest+expression+2.jpg Insights & reflections - Learning to navigate difficult conversations with care - I can help to untangle the tricky moments, and shed light on some of the reasons why conversations get tense. I can also help you become more aware of the choices you have about how to express yourself, and guide you towards alternatives so you can show up in a way that’s aligned with your best intentions. But it’s up to whether you to go back home and apply this in your day to day life. And it also depends on the other people in your life, and how they show up in the dynamic. We can learn to craft our words with care, so they’re more likely to land in the way we intend, but ultimately the other person’s response is on them. We can’t change other people, only ourselves and our own interactions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1762535496372-ASB14G9ZI3BWZUGXJ8VN/Breakthrough+Conversations.png Insights & reflections - Learning to navigate difficult conversations with care - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.intraconnecting.com/blog/common-questions-about-learning-nvc monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1763922978272-5DNHKA44UK7SFOTSUWJV/NVC+advanced+workshop2.jpg Insights & reflections - Common questions: a guide to learning NVC - Thinking of learning NVC? Or perhaps you’ve already started on the journey. What to expect, and how to advance. In this guide, I’ve compiled some answers to common questions people ask about learning NVC. How long does it take to learn? How do you actually practise it? What can help you improve? And how is it different from other practices? Read on for more details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/4965ebd4-10a9-4f7a-96fb-cd4f75eea7a1/Observations%2C+feelings%2C+needs+and+requests Insights & reflections - Common questions: a guide to learning NVC - In its most basic form, NVC is a set of four steps: observations, feelings, needs, and requests, and three modes: connecting to self, receiving others, and expressing honestly. And one overarching rule: if it’s not rooted in the intention to connect, then it’s not NVC. In classic NVC, we formulate our thoughts using the phrase ‘When I see/hear…(insert observation) I feel… (what comes up in you) because I need…(why it matters to you). Would you be willing to….(inset request). We hold these different steps in our awareness while moving between the three modes. If we stick to this basic template (adjusting it so that we express ourselves in a way that sounds more natural and less formulaic!) then our words are more likely to land the way we intend them, and we’re more likely to get our needs met. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/8eb90386-1a0e-4e25-856a-0bc4cce5ed4f/journalling.jpg Insights & reflections - Common questions: a guide to learning NVC - Establishing some sort of regular practice is key. This could mean taking up journalling: for example, making a note of things that happen during the day, and translating them into observations, feelings, needs, and requests. Or paying attention to things you feel triggered by, and working through NVC processes in your journal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/df7e64c3-f7ae-4b09-bf15-452b3ade7297/2+people+talking.jpeg Insights & reflections - Common questions: a guide to learning NVC - Another thing we practise is our listening skills. We practise empathic presence, keeping our attention on the person who is speaking, and only switching to expressing about ourselves when we consciously choose to do so. We try to pay attention to what really matters to the other person, and hold back from responding in ways that get in the way of connection. https://www.intraconnecting.com/blog/reacting-vs-responding monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1764019430677-G8I5VHMXYHET8KO3J6ZX/frustration.jpeg Insights & reflections - Reacting vs Responding - We don’t like the way we’re feeling, and so we sort of push our emotions aside. We often tend to iignore the feelings themselves, and focus on our thoughts. We tell ourselves a story about why we feel this way (which usually involves blame!) and that’s the place we react from. And in tense moments, we often react so quickly and impulsively that we trample all over the other person’s feelings, and don’t show up with the level of care and awareness that we’d like to think we’re capable of! https://www.intraconnecting.com/blog/how-to-express-your-feelings-without-starting-a-fight monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/1763489266208-JNFTQ35XF4XSBNFOHILI/how+to+express+your+feelings%3F.jpg Insights & reflections - How to express your feelings without starting a fight - Have you ever tried to tell someone how you feel, only to watch the conversation spiral into an argument? You start out trying to share honestly about what’s going on for you, and before you know it, both of you are defensive, voices raised, or maybe even silent and resentful. I know from experience how painful it can be when the very act of sharing what matters most seems to push away the people you care about! https://www.intraconnecting.com/blog/bitching monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://www.intraconnecting.com/blog/5-counter-intuitive-things-that-could-be-harming-your-relationships monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/453349e8-078d-422a-8b31-910910e51433/things+that+harm+relationships+2.png Insights & reflections - 5 things that could be harming your relationships - 1) Agreeing to do what they want to make them happy When we put our own needs aside to focus on what we perceive other people want, we miss so many opportunities for authenticity. We end up hiding part of ourselves, and the other person doesn’t get the chance to see us as we really are. And we deny our true longings, putting up with less than what we really want, and often not even communicating what that is. Over time this can lead to resentment, or loneliness. We come to believe that the other person doesn’t really know us or understand what’s important to us. When we value both sets of needs equally, however, we can make decisions together based on mutuality & collaboration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/4f0d7c75-f83b-48d7-b082-fe55748c3435/things+that+harm+relationships+3.png Insights & reflections - 5 things that could be harming your relationships - 2) Explaining myself when I think I’ve been misunderstood This one seemed so counter-intuitive to me that it took a long time to grasp. I thought explaining would prevent conflict getting worse - if they understood what was intended, they wouldn’t be upset anymore. Right? What I didn’t realise was that I was shifting all the focus over to me, wanting to be understood for what I did and why. And I completely missed the point of what was going on for the other person. They were trying to convey something important to them. I wasn’t picking up on that. . .and they didn’t feel heard, or cared about. Instead, we can slow down and listen for what’s going on under the surface - and trust that once the other person feels heard, we’ll have a chance to express. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/730b1915-34d4-4d88-8a5c-0b7cff093908/things+that+harm+relationships+4.png Insights & reflections - 5 things that could be harming your relationships - 3) Trying to cheer them up or make things better when they’re upset This usually comes from care - but we can unintentionally send the message that the other person’s feelings aren’t welcome. It can be uncomfortable to sit with someone who’s suffering without trying to fix things. But often what supports people most is our presence and acceptance of how they are. For me this has taken a lot of work on myself, and managing my own discomfort, to be able to change my behaviour. And I’ve noticed something that I’ve also seen comes up for others too: sometimes the person in the cheering-up role is actually suffering more than the person who’s supposed to be in pain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/52550926-77bb-4f22-90fc-64d70b88213e/things+that+harm+relationships+5.png Insights & reflections - 5 things that could be harming your relationships - 4) Minimising something that’s bothering me to avoid drama It might seem like it’s not worth making a fuss…or even that it’s scary to let on that we’re bothered by something. But when we keep ignoring the small things, sooner or later they build up into big things. If we don’t let others know what’s going on inside, we miss the chance for growth and intimacy, and risk drifting further apart. It’s tragic how often this happens to couples over time. They stop communicating, and small gaps in understanding get wider and wider until it seems they don’t really know each other anymore. Often when we tell ourselves (or each other) that something isn’t a big deal (when that isn’t really true!) what we're really avoiding is vulnerability. And yes, that can be scary! But when we express what’s true for us it gives the relationship a chance to deepen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/da23a3b0-8617-46b7-ab37-9e29fbacb3db/things+that+harm+relationships+6.png Insights & reflections - 5 things that could be harming your relationships - 5) Saying sorry instead of acknowledging the impact Often when we’ve done something we regret we want to smooth things over and put it behind us, then move on as quickly as possible. All sorts of feelings of guilt and shame can come up. And one of the characteristics of shame is that we’ll often do anything we can to avoid feeling it! Including trying to get out of the conversation as quickly as possible! It can feel really uncomfortable to sit in that place of acknowledging that something we did affected another person. We didn’t mean to hurt them. Of course we didn’t! Can’t they just accept our apology graciously and let it go? https://www.intraconnecting.com/blog/from-theory-to-practice-relationship-patterns monthly 0.5 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679e41fb92446c2cd8848add/33f8c89a-a7d3-48c7-88c2-3e0153d75218/breaking+communication+patterns.png Insights & reflections - From theory to practice - changing our communication patterns - How to change the way we communicate We can enjoy ideas, and inspirational quotes on social media, or resonate with advice in self-help books and blog posts, but until we put them into practice they stay in the realm of ideas - in our heads. 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