#18 Building Bridges: Nonviolent Communication in a Polarized World (with John Kinyon)

John has been an internationally renowned leader of Nonviolent Communication for over 25 years. He mentored closely with NVC creator, Marshall Rosenberg, for over a decade and was one of his most trusted students.John has facilitated, trained, coached, and mediated with thousands of people and communities around the world. In the last decade, John has more deeply integrated mindfulness and trauma-healing into his Mediate Your Life approach.In this episode he will be sharing about how conflict is an opportunity for healing, the relationship between authenticity and health and he will share a personal experience, in which he met a part of himself, that experienced a lot of shame and how he moved through it.Links► John’s Website: https://johnkinyon.com► The Center of Nonviolent Communication: https://www.cnvc.org00:00:00 Introduction00:06:10 Passion and Purpose in a Challenging World00:14:09 Navigating Inner Truth and Conflict Resolution00:21:34 Accompanying Others Through Conflict and Healing00:29:17 Personal Healing Journey and Reframing Childhood Trauma00:35:55 Embracing Shame and Unworthiness00:41:19 The Journey of Authenticity00:43:06 Authenticity and Healing00:49:52 Integrity and Health00:55:58 Collective Courage and ConnectionAbout John Lack  His mission is to inspire people to live their Essence. Through his brand Essence he shares inspiration in the form of podcasts, group coaching programs, 1:1 coachings, retreats, self-study courses, children's books and much more.#nonviolentcommunication #essence #mediation #authenticity #unity #community 🌎 Check out my website for more inspiration and offerings📕 Download my free guide on "9 Ways to Authentic Leadership" 🧒 Take a look at my children's book on nonviolent communication 🔔 If you like this podcast, don't forget to subscribe