
Why unmet needs hurt us
Today I’d like to share some tips about discovering and communicating our feelings and needs. I gave a big talk to our local electric company recently because they asked me to share some stress relief and communication skills. So, years ago I met Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, an international mediator who developed a model for communicating that I found absolutely inspirational: Non-Violent Communication (NVC.) Here’s how he describes it: “The objective of NVC is not to change peop