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RHR: Why You Should Practice Nonviolent Communication, with Oren Sofer
Category: Health
Duration: 00:49:06
Publish Date: 2018-12-05 10:07:04
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In this episode, we discuss:

  • Why communication matters
  • How to practice nonviolent communication
  • How to approach a conflict with curiosity and care
  • Focusing on what really matters
  • How communication affects your body, your brain, and your health
  • Examples of nonviolent communication at work

Show Notes:

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Hey, everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week I’m going to be talking with Oren Sofer, author of a new book called Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication. And I’ve known Oren for many years. We’ve been in some of the same communities together, and I really love his approach to this topic. And you might wonder why we’re talking about communication on a podcast that’s primarily devoted to health. But communication is one of the things that we do more than anything else no matter what it is that we’re doing, unless you live as a hermit in a cave. And a growing number of studies have shown that how we communicate and connect with other human beings in our lives has profound and measurable effects on our physiology, everything from our hormones to inflammatory markers to our nervous system.

So I wanted to bring Oren on to talk about this. He teaches meditation and communication nationally and holds a degree in comparative religion from Columbia University, and is a member of the Spirit Rock Teachers Council. Spirit Rock is a very well-known meditation center here in the Bay area. He’s also a certified trainer of nonviolent communication and a somatic experiencing practitioner for h...
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