Happy Thursday!

What would change if you could transform conflict into a moment of deeper connection and understanding?

In our Connect First Individual Training (now open for enrollment), we focus on five critical communication skills that most people do not learn:

1. Helping others feel truly heard through authentic empathy rather than other conversational responses.

2. Creating emotional safety using needs-based language and observations instead of blame.

3. Gaining crystal clarity by separating observations from evaluations and needs from strategies.

4. Getting your needs met through effective requests rather than demands.

5. Transforming conflict into connection using the "NVC dance floor" methodology.

We believe these skills are the difference between relationships that drain you and relationships that energize you - including the relationship with yourself.

A participant from a previous cohort, Kathy, shared with me a surprising revelation she had: “What NVC has done for me more than any other modality is help me to become the observer of myself. The Bigbie Method has taught me how to do this. Then I can distance myself from pain or unpleasant feelings and get clarity on what my need is: it’s powerful. I have learned valuable tools to help the communication with myself - and after all I do more communicating with myself than I do with other people! I used NVC the other night when I was having trouble falling asleep. I asked myself what the need was. Then I identified the need. And I fell asleep soon after. The clarity of the need is very helpful for me."

Here's exactly what you get when you join:

• 8 live weekly practice sessions
• Comprehensive self-paced learning materials
• Real-world application exercises
• A framework to handle difficult conversations, and everyday ones, to create more connection
• Community support from fellow learners
• Skills you'll use for life (not just theory)

Ready to Communicate with Confidence?

Click here to sign up for Connect First Individual Training - once you click on the link, select “Connect First Individual” and choose your cohort on the next page. The course opens May 27th, and the first live sessions begin Tuesday, June 3rd at either 1pm or 6pm EST (your choice), running weekly through July 29th, with a break for July 4th week.

Hope to see you there!

Cindy Bigbie