I am on my way to becoming a certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication CNVC. At Fokus Empathie, I am able to gain valuable experience on this path as a co-trainer.

Actually, I have my children to thank for finding my way to NVC. They turned my life completely upside down at the time, so that most of my strategies for regulating myself were no longer suitable for everyday life. Through NVC, I discovered a different way to take care of myself and, in turn, our relationship!

“Empathy is not about words” Empathy is not about finding the right words, as I heard time and again in the Fokus Empathie seminars.

This often becomes clear to me when I am with my children and also in my work with people with disabilities. Namely, when I try to achieve something with kind words...

It was important for me to realise that NVC is not about using nice words to avoid conflict or create harmony. 

Unfortunately, I was already quite good at that without NVC...

This sincerity, for which NVC serves as a guide, is what I want to bring more into my life. However, this inevitably leads to tense and difficult situations.

Time and again, I experience how valuable and healing it is to remain connected with my counterpart in an authentic and mindful way, especially in these situations. I find this fascinating and would like to contribute to bringing more of it into the world.