This membership is for parents who have been inspired by Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and are ready to deepen their commitment to integrating it into their daily lives.

We welcome parents who have already taken at least one NVC Foundation Course (such as our From Chaos to Connection course or equavalent, minimum of 30 hrs) and are looking for ongoing support, practice, and community to bring more connection, clarity, and compassion into their parenting.

If you’ve done an NVC course before but haven’t taken our From Chaos to Connection programme, we ask that you complete Module 2 before attending the live practice session.

We ask this because Module 2 lays the foundation for everything we practice – exploring how connection with our children supports their emotional development, resilience, and long-term growth. It helps align us in language, intention, and understanding so we can make the most of our time together in the live sessions.

You’ll get instant access to all the modules when you join, so you can dive in at your own pace.

• Monthly Live Practice Lab to:

  • Practice the skills covered in the weekly lessons.
  • Ask your questions and gain clarity.
  • Watch live demonstrations and see NVC in action.
  • Listen to others’ questions and learn from shared experiences.
  • Receive direct support, mentoring, and coaching from Sally and/or Jorinde.

• Themed Monthly Focus & Weekly Resources

  • A weekly email with a lesson, inspiration, and focus for the week.
  • Lessons align with the monthly topic, offering practical insights and real-life applications.
  • Audio/video recordings with guided practices to handle real-life parenting challenges.

• A Private Community Space for Connection and support

  • Access to a private chat group for ongoing discussion, support, and encouragement.
  • A space to share challenges, celebrate wins, and practice together.

• Optional: Get Matched with a Practice Buddy

  A practice buddy is another student from this course whom you can set up calls with to:

  • Practice NVC in a safe environment It can be challenging to practice with family members right away. A buddy gives you space to build confidence before applying NVC in real-life situations.

• Access to Fellow Participants for Empathic Presence When Challenging Feelings Arise

  One of the most powerful ways we can care for ourselves—and, in turn, our children—is by receiving empathic presence when we’re struggling. In this membership, you’ll have access to a community of like-minded parents who can listen with care, without judgment or advice.

  As Anne Lamott reminds us:
  "The very most profound thing we have to offer our children is our own healing."

  
  

   

At Peace Talks, we operate using a "gift economy" approach (see more about this in another FAQ). We offer a range of choices in order to make this offering more available. 

We would love for our offering to be received as a gift, and we hope that people can likewise see their financial contribution as a gift - finding an amount that really feels comfortable to offer without stretching yourself into hardship, while also supporting us to continue doing this work we love so much. Please get in touch with us if you would like more clarity about this. 

At this moment, we offer two choices, scroll down the page to find them. If you'd like to offer us something above or below these rates, please email us. We love receiving requests for support and offers of support!

We recommend setting the intention to commit at least 30 minutes per week to engaging with the weekly email content. In addition, we invite you to join the 1.5 hr Live Zoom Practice Session once a month to deepen your learning and connection with others. Additionally, you are invited to our monthly 1.5 hr Tending the Unseen: An Empathy Circle for Parents (This session is also open to people in the From Chaos To Connection Programme and the wider public).

At Peace Talks, we want to take concrete steps towards creating a world where we can truly care for each other, operate from deep connection to community and give and receive from a true generosity of heart.

We want to live the change we want to see in the world (or, as Yoram Mozenson puts it, “live the needs we want to see in the world”) by bringing our values into every aspect of our lives and our work, including the question of how our families meet our basic needs. 

As a concrete step towards living the change we want in the world, we have been using a “Gift Economy” approach through our work at Peace Talks. This is a whole new way of operating in the world, is a little uncertain and maybe even uncomfortable at times, and yet, one that we have found to be rewarding, exciting and hopeful.

Simply put, a gift economy approach is an attempt to recreate a world where we care for each other, where we acknowledge that our well-being is inextricably tied up in each others’, and that we have some agency in creating a world that is focused on need not greed.  

The gift economy is an attempt to reimagine how we might be able to bring about the kind of deeply caring world we long for while also acknowledging the current reality of the economic system we are embedded within.

The gift economy harks back to our traditional, ancient roots when we lived in interconnected communities and each of us cared for all of us. (If you are interested in more background in the gift economy approach, see Charles Esientien, Miki Kashtan, Genevieve Vaughan among others).

This is very different from the world and economic system we currently live in (which rely on widespread ideas and beliefs like “deserving”, punishment and reward, power over or the use of violence in order to function). We therefore choose to live our lives to reflect these values as much as we are able to. Our wish in using this approach is to:

• Create systems where resources can flow to needs. We want our offerings to be accessible to a wide range of people, regardless of their ability to pay. In other words, we want the support, care and guidance that we offer to flow in the most direct way to the people who need that support, care and guidance. We want this course and all of our teachings to be accessible no matter their financial circumstances.

• Integrity and alignment with our values. The values of connection, care and compassion that are at the heart of NVC are the guiding principles of our lives, not “add ons”. The gift economy allows us to offer our services in a way that integrates our values and moves us towards a world where resources flow to people's needs.  The Gift Economy approach offers a way for us to explore a radical economic paradigm of integrating and embodying the connection and needs-based lens that we share in our teaching into every aspect of life (including economic decisions). 

• Modelling a new way of being, based on NVC teaching. We want the people we work with to have a powerful experience of what NVC can look like in the “real world”, not just at the level of inner consciousness or in their relationships with loved ones, but at the level of the systems that govern our lives and how we operate with each other in the world. We are passionate about sharing an alternative vision for the world, and therefore choose to offer many of our services using a gift-based economy.  

Offering a gift economy approach is a concrete step we can take towards these goals.

A gift economy approach transforms the moment of economic exchange into a relational moment - your wellbeing and mine are brought together into shared consideration. We are brought into awareness of our inter-dependence, our shared humanity and our mutual longing for trust and cooperation: “I” and “you” become “we”.

It creates a tiny microcosm of possibility; a world where we care for each other, where the implications of our economic choices are a little more visible to us, and where we are able to use our daily financial decisions as a way to meet needs and support each other.

We cover a variety of topics, including the following:

• "Street Giraffe": Speaking to Your Child Without Sounding Like an NVC Robot

• From Guilt to Compassion: The Key to More Freedom

• Apologizing in Giraffe: From Rupture to Repair

• The Art of Self-Connection in Dialogue: Navigating Screens, Sugar, and Other Parenting Dilemmas

• The Family Meeting: Setting and Revisiting Agreements with Your Children

• Mourning and Grief: Exploring The Beauty of Sadness

• Transforming the Inner Critic: Helping Ourselves and Our Children Find Compassion

• When Parents Don’t Agree: Navigating Disagreements and Parenting Styles

• Mastering Bedtime and Other Separations: Creating Peaceful Transitions

• Fights, Squabbles, and Rivalry: How To Handle Sibling Tension

• Neurodiversity and Special Needs: Supporting Our Children with Compassion

• Nurturing Play: The Secret to Deep, Developmental Play in Children

• Preparing for Difficult Conversations

• Boundaries with Care: Saying "No" in a Loving and Respectful Way

• From Tornness to Clarity: How to Make Confident Parenting Decisions

We ask for an initial commitment to join us for three months for several reasons:

• To create the best experience and results for you: Committing for a set period helps build consistency and momentum, which are essential for meaningful growth and lasting change. Our carefully designed community, resources, and ongoing support provide real value to help you grow and thrive over time, and we want you to get a real taste of what is possible.

• To allow us to plan effectively and maintain a stable, supportive environment: Having predictability about who we’re working with enables us to dedicate our energy and resources fully to your growth.

After the initial commitment, you’re free to cancel anytime, but we hope you’ll stay and continue benefiting from the ongoing connection and encouragement.

Current Times for Live Sessions 

Community Practice

• New Zealand (NZT): 1st Tuesday 7:00 PM

• Europe (CET): 1st Saturday 8:00 PM 

• USA (EST/PST): 1st Saturday 11:00 AM

Grief Circle

• New Zealand (NZT): 3rd Tuesday 7:00 PM

• Europe (CET): 3rd Saturday 8:00 PM 

• USA (EST/PST): 3rd Saturday 11:00 AM 

Check your local time here.

If your schedule or time zone doesn’t align with our current live sessions, you can join our waitlist, note your preferred times, and as soon as enough parents are gathered, we’ll open a new group for live calls.

Our current live practice and grief sessions are also open to participants from the From Chaos to Connection (FCTC) programme. At times, you may be paired with a member of the Living Compassion Community, and at other times with someone from the FCTC programme. Both offer a different, but in our view, valuable learning opportunities.

As the community grows, we aim to offer a dedicated time slot exclusively for Living Compassion Community members.

You can cancel your subscription at any time (preferably after your 3 month commitment). Here’s how:

1. Log in to your account on our site.
2. Click on your Profile / Account area (usually at the top right).
3. Go to Billing or Purchases.
4. Find the active subscription you want to cancel.
5. Click Cancel subscription and confirm.

After you cancel:

• You will not be charged again.
• Your access will continue until the end of your current billing period, unless we’ve agreed otherwise.

If you have any trouble canceling, email us at [email protected] and we’ll take care of it for you.

We ask for a 3-month commitment so you can truly honor your intentions in joining and experience the full value of what’s on offer.

After this period, if you decide the membership is not serving you, you are free to cancel at any time, and your subscription will simply expire at the end of that month.

We trust and honor your ability to choose what’s right for you.