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Welcome to Talk it Out Radio, your local, live, community call-in, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Mindfulness, and Social Justice Radio Show here on KPFA, 94.1 FM .
We believe that the best place to create a more equitable and compassionate world is to practice being the world we envision right here inside ourselves and with the people in front of us. We are dedicated to sharing practices and skills for effective and meaningful communication which includes deep listening, compassion, and collaboration. We are passionate about supporting dialogues across sensitive and important topics without doing harm to one another in the process. We integrate NVC with anti-racist and anti-oppression practices.
Our hosts Nancy Kahn, Timothy Regan and Fresh Lev White are NVC facilitators, Buddhist practitioners, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, Justice (DEIBJ) coaches, consultants, strategists and/or mediators.
We welcome guests and callers to practice empathy, awareness, and effective communication with us. Our intention is to share tools, knowledge, and resources that empower all of us to effectively connect across differences and create understanding, so that we can all work together to create a more just experience for our own lives, our communities, and for the planet.
Do you believe that it’s our human job to take care of nature instead of use it up? (And to take care of eachother instead of use eachother up?) If so, you are not alone. Most people agree with you. But how do we do this? The answer is simple: Fall in love with nature … Continued
Nancy Kahn, a facilitator with the 2017 NY Intensive in Nonviolent Communication will focus on how empathy and self empathy enrich our relationships. Nancy will talk about what empathy is, how to practice self empathy and empathy with others, and what empathy offers us within our relationships. If you are in a partnered relationship, co-parent, … Continued
Host Nancy Kahn will interview a visionary Brazilian social artist, Priscilla Bertucci, president and director of SSEXBBOX, who identifies as gender queer, to discuss how he integrates Nonviolent Communication in his global advocacy work, in Brazil and Russia, for basic human rights for LGBTQIA.
Are you concerned that youth today are spending too much time on tech devices and not enough time developing their emotional, spiritual and physical capacities? Are you worried about how difficult it is for young people today to understand their needs and full range of choices available to meet needs in the moment? Do you … Continued
Practicing Nonviolent Communication (NVC) can contribute to deepening and enriching our friendships by supporting us in being more authentic with each other. Host Marlena Willis talks with Integrative Counselor, Suz Strasburger, about how to increase connection with our friends using the tools and principles of NVC, such as empathy, authenticity, and focusing on what we … Continued
A lot of people don’t understand how to get along. People use force and power to get their needs met in ways that cause so much suffering. So many of us have forgotten that we all share power, and each of us needs acknowledgement and respect and inclusion. Nonviolent Communication and Mindfulness teachers Phoenix Soleil … Continued
Host Nancy Kahn talks with special guest Kangs Trevens, an Oakland-based counselor and facilitator of Nonviolent Communication. Join us for a meaningful conversation about how the practice of Nonviolent Communication supports people in talking about gender and gender identity with more sensitivity and awareness. Kangs Trevens is a Nonviolent Communication trainer, mediator, activist, animal rights … Continued
As Buddhism came to the west, U.S. feminists like Sandy Boucher have challenged some of its patriarchal traditions. Boucher is an internationally known Buddhist-feminist teacher, author and editor who has been active in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest for 35 years. She is the author of nine books exploring women’s experience and … Continued
Your host Timothy Regan and guest Sarah Peyton take you into how your brain works in relationship, with detailed attention to our capacity for empathy – what it is, and how to know it and grow it, through stories, demonstrations, and live calls. Sarah Peyton, international speaker and facilitator, has a passion for weaving together … Continued
