Anger Management Class Has ended
After a year this 16 week class finally came to an end.
NVC contributes considerrable tools for learning empathy and getting one’s needs met.
I highly recommend this book for anyone in an at risk environment. Including recovery, new marriage, child welfare, counseling etc.
In following up with several of the participants, they maintain that class afforded them significant and lasting life skills.
This biggest lesson from the material for me, (next to exercising NVC techniques), was learning not to respond to people with lecturing, story telling, or sympathy. All which masquerade as empathy, but actually block or eclipse the feelings being expressed. But truly hearing people out, reflecting back, and offering empathy.
The key to this however, is to not lose your own needs and feelings, in the process. (Watch the video)
