Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall B. Rosenberg · Marshall B. Rosenberg
Marshall Rosenberg's founding text on a four-step method for difficult conversations: stating observations, feelings, needs and requests without judgment. Readers practice empathic listening, expressing anger constructively and turning recurring family or workplace arguments into negotiations over concrete needs.
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The Gottman Institute
Official site of The Gottman Institute, founded by psychologists John and Julie Gottman, offering articles, exercises, assessments and clinician training based on decades of couples research. Readers can recognise destructive conflict patterns such as criticism and contempt, and practise repair and connection skills.
psychologytoday.com
Psychology Today is a comprehensive mental health site offering evidence-based articles on relationships, marriage, and dating, written by psychology professionals. It also hosts expert blogs and a directory of therapists for finding support.
Center for Nonviolent Communication
Website of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, the organization founded by Marshall Rosenberg. Lists certified trainers, practice groups and introductory materials on the NVC process of observations, feelings, needs and requests, which families can use to handle conflict without blame.
The Power of Vulnerability
Researcher Brene Brown reports on six years of qualitative work on shame and connection, arguing that people who feel worthy of belonging are those willing to be vulnerable. Viewers get a research account, not a set of techniques.
Love and Logic Institute
Site of the Love and Logic Institute, home of the parenting and classroom-discipline approach developed by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline in 1977. It offers articles, audio, books and courses on setting limits, offering choices, and letting children learn from consequences with empathy.