**Episode Summary** Why is it that the people with whom we are closest are also the ones with whom we forget to use our NVC skills? What on earth can we do about this? Dr. B and Ryan go into

**Episode Summary** Though they have talked about Connecting Requests on previous episodes, here Dr. B and Ryan look at the usefulness of one particular Request when it comes to the issue of sharing intentions versus impact. As it turns out,

**Episode Summary** What if we could enter into all difficult conversations with a sense of curiosity? Even if we don’t have NVC skills or knowledge, by just setting the stage with this idea of curiosity – could that be enough

**Episode Summary** Can you actually feel fat or feel old? Are these actual feelings or thoughts/judgments? Dr. B and Ryan take a deep dive into this question in Episode 261. **Episode Notes** – Website: [The Bigbie Method](https://www.thebigbiemethod.com) – Facebook: [The

**Episode Summary** In this episode, Ryan shares about a situation where he had some mournings about how he responded and Dr. B models a bit of empathy. But, the larger discussion has to do with things that shape our views

**Episode Summary** We don’t mean to make this a competition between empathy and other ways of responding. In fact, there are times when relating, giving advice, commiserating, championing, etc. might be helpful and connecting. However, in this episode, Dr. B

**Episode Summary** We find it helps to model and practice NVC empathy over and over again. So, that’s what we are doing for Episode 258. Ryan was feeling a bit overwhelmed, so Dr. B steps into hearing him deeply and

**Episode Summary** In the NVC world, there tends to be a lot of emphasis on giving empathy and hearing other deeply. However, there is a whole other part of the NVC process that is equally as important – and that

**Episode Summary** At The Bigbie Method, we advocate for starting with empathy first when in conflict. This usually allows for more openness when one goes to express their side of the equation. However, this seems to be a stumbling block

**Episode Summary** In this week’s episode, Dr. B interviews a longtime student on his application of NVC in the world of parenting. Parenting can bring about so many challenges and just the strategy of listening first (by the parents) can

**Episode Summary** One of Dr. B’s students emailed her with an activity he created to bolster his NVC skills and it’s all around giving appreciations. Dr. B enjoyed hearing about the idea so much, she decided to share it here.

**Episode Summary** In Episode 253, Dr. B takes some time to share about a recent incident where she was both reactive and responsive. Then she draws some parallels to NVC processes and being responsive. Her hope is that in sharing

**Episode Summary** In this episode, Dr. B and Ryan give some examples of how evaluations play out in politics and dream about another way – using NVC! Join us here to envision a different way of moving in our political

**Episode Summary** A few weeks ago, Dr. B shared about a being heard from a friend, with different political views, about a heated political topic. That interaction was set up to be completely one-sided, in that only Dr. B was

**Episode Summary** Is it possible to live in a world where we don’t look at or label things as good/bad, right/wrong? How and why would this serve us in humanity in any way? Dr. B and Ryan discuss this and