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Connection Gems

Practice Life-Serving Boundaries: Skill 3: Articulate 3 non-negotiable boundaries that you hold in any relationship

The Nuances of Asking for and Giving Advice

Practice Life-Serving Boundaries: Skill 2: Identify 3 types of useful boundaries

Build a Bridge Before Crossing

Practice Life-Serving Boundaries: Skill 1: When saying “no” to someone’s request, identify the needs to which you are saying “yes”

A Simple Practice with Reactivity

Practice Needs-Based Negotiation: Skill 6: Choose 1-3 strategies from the brainstorm list and refine into specific and doable agreements

How to Shift from Demands to Requests

Practice Needs-Based Negotiation: Skill 5: Engage creative brainstorming…

Is Analyzing Needs Helpful?

Practice Needs-Based Negotiation: Skill 4: Begin brainstorming requests when there is a clear sense of shared caring and honor of each other’s needs

Freedom from Shame Loops

Practice Needs-Based Negotiation: Skill 3: State observations, thoughts, feelings and needs in less than two minutes before asking for a reflection back from the other person

How to Shift from Your Head to Your Heart

Practice Needs-Based Negotiation: Skill 2: Identify and communicate three ways to set up a dialogue for success: state intention, offer reassurance, plan for safety

Empathy & Discernment: Your Stuck Friend (Part 2)

Practice Needs-Based Negotiation: Skill 1: Articulate the difference between needs-based negotiation and other common forms of negotiation

Self-Connection and Your Stuck Friend (Part 1)

Practice Thriving and Resilience: Skill 6: Broaden and build interdependent and supportive relationships within community

How to Make Requests in the Face of Criticism

Practice Thriving and Resilience: Skill 5: Engage in activities that provide meaning, purpose, and care for others

How to Respond to “Your Ranting Boss”

Practice Thriving and Resilience: Skill 4: Express 5 positives to every one negative

Connecting Even When You Remember Differently

Practice Thriving and Resilience: Skill 3: Take action to nourish emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual needs on a consistent daily or weekly basis

Connected Decision Making

Practice Thriving and Resilience: Skill 2: Meet both positive and negative events with equanimity

Express Anger with Responsibility

Practice Thriving and Resilience: Skill 1: Describe events using neutral observations

Getting to Core Needs

All Connection Gems

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