by Scott Swain | Sep 26, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships, Unschooling |
Excerpt from Practical Empathy by Scott Swain. Originally written in September 2022. Permissive <> Practical <> Authoritarian A friend came to visit the other day. Let’s call her Jane. She complained some that she was really glad to have somehow found the...
by Scott Swain | Aug 23, 2022 | All Articles, Business, EQ |
Originally published in 2019 Have you experienced times when you felt you did your best and you receive only criticism? How about feeling completely misunderstood or unappreciated when your accomplishments seem to be in plain sight? Many of us spend a significant...
by Scott Swain | Aug 22, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-NVC |
Video is below Animation created January 2012 A couple arguing about what activity to do together. She wants to go out but he wants to stay in. These “wants” are strategies to get needs/values met. They choose to go below strategies to investigate the...
by Scott Swain | Aug 2, 2022 | All Videos, Parenting, Relationships, Vids-EQ, Vids-Gaming, Vids-Humor, Vids-NVC, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Pinned |
Video is below Animation created January 2012 Watch directly on Odysee (LBRY). Mom wants to go to the store. Jimmy wants to keep playing games. Mom chooses empathy. – When children are raised with recognition of and respect for their needs, they grow up...
by Scott Swain | Aug 1, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships, Vids-NVC |
Originally written by Scott Swain in 2016. Based on his book, Practical Empathy, and NVC. Who started it? I think most of us can agree that forcing another person to do something against their will rarely works out as we’d like to see. Yet we do this with...
by Scott Swain | Jul 31, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-NVC, Vids-Pinned |
Video is below Originally posted August 8, 2022. Light-hearted example of Practical Empathy (PE) based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) being used in a disagreement between lovers. Sassy Strummer wants to spend time with Drummer Boy out on the town. He wants alone...
by Scott Swain | Jun 5, 2022 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships |
from Scott Swain’s upcoming book, Practical Empathy I used to think fear was the emotion underlying anger. Until a woman in one of my Emotional Intelligence Play Groups said it was actually frustration. I thought about that. I tried to think of a situation where...
by Scott Swain | Apr 28, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-NVC |
Video is below How to Deal with Insecurity: Watch a couple resolving conflict about spending time together and assumed obligations using Practical Empathy based on NVC (Nonviolent Communication). Written and animated by Scott Swain. 8.5 minutes. You can read...
by Scott Swain | Mar 20, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Health, Life, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
The increase in unhealthy eating, sedentary lifestyles, technology, social media, various drugs, public education, and a certain kind of parenting have contributed to a steep increase in obesity (including children!), diabetes, cancer, and other ailments, including...
by Scott Swain | Jan 21, 2022 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-NVC |
Video is below Cute short animation of sad and lonely young lady who travels far from Austin to find the Garbo Fairy. Lessons in empathy and compassion to bring beauty from within herself. Created by Scott Swain Watch on...
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