Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook (Nonviolent Communication Guides) by Lucy Leu (2015-09-01)

I’m on my second read of the NVC book and having this workbook to get through alongside it has been incredibly valuable. Really driving the messages and exercises home!

I'd recommend this to literally everyone. It's so so helpful in learning how to communicate your needs, how to relate with people from a place of peace and neutrality instead of defensiveness or aggression. I could go on all day but the fact that I've purchased a ton of copies for other friends and family speaks for itself. This should be mandatory reading for anyone who's a human that relates with other humans — or even just a human who relates with themselves. It's been critical in unlearning unhealthy self-talk and being more open and honest with myself about what my needs and desires are.

I am a marriage & family therapist & am always looking for resources to help me in my therapy practice. I was told about this book from another therapist in my community & it sounded almost too good to be true. So, I ordered 2 copies -- 1 for me to mark up & 1 for my practice use. When couples come to me & I ask them what brought them into therapy, the Number One reason they give me is "we need to learn to communicate better." The number 2 reason is "when we fight, we get really nasty & it is destroying our marriage." This book provides a complete change to how one thinks when they respond to their partner (or anyone). It is especially useful when there is a conflict brewing as the change has the responder thinking about the needs of the other person first as they create their response. I highly recommend this book & this process. As a therapist, I find it is easier to teach & more useful than the Gottman therapy approach I have used for years. As a wife & mom, I found that by working to change my response process, my husband & my adult children became less hostile in their approaches even though I had not given them the same information that I was using to process. Definitely recommend!!

This book, and the practice of NVC, have changed my life. I feel optimism, hope and excitement for creating more connection with the people I know. Although I had been studying NVC lightly for years I've started diving in more fully and I am finding that complete immersion greatly helped me to learn this technique. I guess in that way it's like learning a language. I am deeply grateful to Marshall for sharing his wisdom with me. It is helping me to meet my needs for love, connection, empathy, self esteem, transparency, authenticity, honesty, and trust.

This is essential reading for anyone who doesn't live under a rock.

If you're looking to know how to connect from a deeper more compassionate place with others this is absolutely a must book to have/read and follow. It's actually simple with very clear instructions. In only few days it changed our relationship to be more understanding respectful and empathetic towards each other, and the surprising part was that it helped us greatly to hear and listen to our own needs. It's a fantastic book and I would recommend it to any one who's interested in being the best version of themselves.

This is a great book....accessible, clear, easy to understand. It's great as patient education for a therapist; as a guide for leading communication workshops, or for personal growth.

I'm shocked at how little use the "workbook" is after reading some chapters, especially given the high reviews - apparently those good reviews are all talking about the actual book of NVC, which is a great tool and very good read. This book, however, is such a let down. We bought the book to practice on what we learned from the original NVC book, but there's no exercise/situations or application, just how to lead a group and a bunch of questions to summarize each chapter, which is what note taking is for! Why would anyone spend the time and money to read a not-workbook to be told to do the things you would do on your own anyway?!

I was hesitant as to whether or not I needed this companion book to go with Marshall's Non-Violent Communication. However, as soon as I started doing the chapter review questions I knew it was, for me, a must to have the companion book. I thought I had understood what I had read - but had I fully grasped it? No, not until I did the companion review, which allowed me to fully understand as well as deepen and solidify my learning. Secondly, I really appreciated all the information provided on how to lead and facilitate my own NVC practice group - thank you Lucy!

This book is a great guide to groups or individuals who are in the path to bringing Marshall's proposals to life, relationships and social transformations! I am really very pleased with all whole book.

Great content to use in addition to my teaching materials - absolutely love the workbook which compliments the first book.

Very useful step by step guide to develop or improve NVC skills or, as the author says, get "fluent" on it!

It seems like a test to see if you’ve read the book. Not really what I was looking for.