When we fear punishment, we focus on consequences, not on our own values.

Our survival as a species depends on our ability to recognize that our well-being and the well-being of others are in fact one and the same.

People heal from their pain when they have an authentic connection with another human being.

NVC can be effectively applied at all levels of communication and in diverse situations: intimate relationships, families, schools, organizations and institutions, therapy and counseling, diplomatic and business negotiations, disputes and conflicts of any nature.

It's never what people do that makes us angry; it's what we tell ourselves about what they did.

Every message, regardless of form or content, is an expression of a need.

NVC is interested in learning that is motivated by reverence for life, by a desire to learn skills, to contribute better to our own well-being and the well-being of others.