Nonviolent Communication

Community Living at WantooWantoo

Kris Kolff – who recently turned 80 – was filmed a few years ago and this documentary has now been made public. It gives a glimpse into his life and the life of all who are calling WantooWantoo their home. If you are interested in Nonviolent Communication, community living, parenting or home-education – settle downContinue reading “Community Living at WantooWantoo”

I hear you

How a challenge became a gift. This morning, my husband, Jan Albert, and I had a moment of disconnection and it led to a most wonderful insight… The background… we will soon have two house-cows with full udders, wanting to be milked. Over the last few days we have been talking about sharing this taskContinue reading “I hear you”

Connection before Education

I love sharing the tools of Nonviolent Communication. The local coordinator of Voices for Freedom approached me with the request to run a workshop with the title “Bridging across Differences”. Of course I said ‘yes’ to this invitation, always keen to share the tools of NVC. The topic was how to keep the connection duringContinue reading “Connection before Education”

Let’s Start with our Children

Kris Kolff (with Cella in the background) The below article describes the role Nonviolent Communication can have in parenting. It also shares Kris Kolff’s experience about living with my family.Kris has lived and thrived together with us at WantooWantoo since 2005. Longing for a more Humane Society? Let’s Start with our Children! Two years agoContinue reading “Let’s Start with our Children”

Giving and Receiving

I gratefully received. Receiving the support of my friend, Emma, has no doubt been a gift to her in return. Look at the smile on both our faces… toasting – with a glass of home-made, cherry-flavoured kombucha – on the launch of my website! Creating a website from scratch has been a completely new experienceContinue reading “Giving and Receiving”

The Power of Empathy

I experienced the power of empathy. This story takes me back quite a few years. I had been aware of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and personally experienced the true magic of receiving empathy, but it was still quite new to me. I found a little parking spot during a busy time of the year in HighContinue reading “The Power of Empathy”