Ep. 17 - Untangle Your Inner Chatter (with Katie Testa)

About this Episode

Wrapping up Season 1 of the Podcast!

Non-Violent Communication (NVC) trainer Katie Testa joins me to unpack an empowering methodology that tackles an essential question: how do you interact with your every day internal chatter?

Discussed:

• What is NVC? Basic framework
• Untangling feelings from thoughts - “faux” feelings
• Developing a vocabulary of feelings (which isn't common in our culture)
• Making a specific request of another person (be ready to hear “no”)
• NVC and negative self-talk
• There is positive intention for every voice in your head
• Bringing curiosity to the inner critic
• Just pause. Just notice your parts.
• Meditate for 4 minutes or 6 minutes? Joel’s inner conflict.
• How to be Radically Honest
• Don’t listen to people’s words
• A criticism of NVC...
• You don’t have to use NVC
• Being aware of role playing to be a “good” person
• All goes back to self

Mentioned

• NVC Feelings Inventory
• NVC Needs Inventory
• Marshall Rosenberg (NVC founder) San Francisco workshop
• Honesty Sucks
• Katie Testa - mdnvc.org