Non Violent Communication (NVC) and The Military
Non Violent Communication (NVC) and The Military may seem like an odd combination but this article from Capital NVC shows how they are being bought together to benefit service personnel.
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by Greg Rouillard
"During my twenty years on active duty in the U.S. Marines, I was deployed away from my family five times, usually for a period of about six months. The whole deployment process was trying on my relationships with my wife and children, including separation anxiety, dealing with family crises from the other side of the world, and re-integrating into a family that had changed during my absence. The most difficult re-entry for me was from my last deployment in 2005, when I returned from five months in Iraq.
The challenges my family and I experienced around my return from Iraq were a strong boost on the path that led me to the study and practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). As I reflect on my difficulty in communicating my experiences in Iraq to my family and how hard it was to ask for the space I needed in a compassionate way, I realize that having learned NVC skills before the deployment would have contributed to much greater ease, authenticity, and connection during the time I was gone and after I returned home. I can imagine how difficult it is today for other service members and their families as they go through the upheaval of military deployments, and I want to contribute to easing their suffering and pain."...
