Ready to create more connection in every conversation? Join What to Do When Conversations Hurt, a 6-module journey into the foundations of Nonviolent Communication to help you speak honestly, listen deeply, and stay connected when it matters most. Starting 29 October from 11 AM – 1 pm ET.
What if your hardest conversations could become opportunities for deeper connection?
Together, we’ll explore what happens when we move beyond judgment, get curious about what’s really going on, connect with our feelings and needs, and learn to make requests that invite connection rather than demand it.
This is not about finding the perfect words. It’s about developing a deeper capacity to stay heart connected, to yourself and to others, especially when things get difficult.
Together, we’ll explore what happens when we move beyond judgment, get curious about what’s really going on, connect with our feelings and needs, and learn to make requests that invite connection rather than coercion.
Discover how to:
- Speak your truth without pushing people away. Say what matters to you without blame, criticism, or alienating people you care about.
- Turn arguments into opportunities for connection. Discover what lies beneath conflict and find new ways forward together.
- Be heard without having to fight to be understood. Learn to express yourself in ways that invite curiosity rather than defensiveness.
- Understand what’s really driving your reactions. Uncover the feelings and needs beneath anger, frustration, and judgment, in yourself and others.
- Stay connected without abandoning yourself. Set boundaries, navigate differences, and care for your relationships without sacrificing what matters to you.
Come with the conversations you wish could go differently. Leave with new ways of listening, speaking, navigating conflict, and creating connection.
About the Facilitators
Andre Lam is a certified Transformational Life Coach, Positive Intelligence (PQ) Coach, Men’s Work Facilitator, NLP Practitioner, and trained in Nonviolent Communication and ManTalks’ How to Work With Men. As co-founder of the Relational Wisdom School, he helps people build emotional responsibility, regulate their nervous systems, and repair relationships. Andre is devoted to raising consciousness through self-empowerment and leading transformational men’s groups.
Tina Clay, MA, LMHC, brings a warm, grounded, and deeply human approach to connection. As a therapist and mindfulness practitioner, she has experience supporting people in exploring patterns, emotions, relationships, and the deeper needs beneath them. Her goal is to help people get to the root of what’s going on and challenge them in ways that lead to meaningful, lasting change. Tina is passionate about Nonviolent Communication and its potential to create greater understanding, compassion, and connection in our relationships.
Curator
Martha Lasley is a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) and the founder of Authentic Communication Group. She spent decades training facilitators and coaches in NVC, authoring four books including Coaching for Transformation and Facilitating with Heart. She designed this course to bring depth to anyone navigating difficult conversations.
About the Session
Contribution: $150–$300. Read our sliding scale guidelines to maximize inclusion.
Date: 29-Oct | 5-Nov | 12-Nov | 19-Nov | 03-Dec | 10-Dec 2026
Time: 11:00 am – 01:00 pm ET (My time zone)