by Scott Swain | Feb 25, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written in 2016. Updated. When you think of how much you trust people, do you think in terms of: (A) I either trust them or I don’t. OR (B) My trust for a person has a range from “no trust” or “very little trust” through...
by Scott Swain | Dec 2, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written in February 2022. Does anyone else notice an increase in cussing? In what experiences, subcultures, or media in your day to day life?What do you believe the affects are? I want to be clear: I’ve zero moral issues with cussing. My issue is that...
by Scott Swain | Oct 31, 2021 | All Videos, Vids-Business, Vids-EQ, Vids-NVC, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Relationships, Vids-Voluntaryism |
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by Scott Swain | Oct 4, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Life, Politics, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
What if being “highly independent” can make it difficult for us to see the value of strong relationships and our “me-first” attitude, completely logical, in reality, can be supplemented with even just a bit of compromise at times in order to...
by Scott Swain | Sep 1, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Relationships |
I see wisdom… and a problem with the message of this meme: “A wise man once said… nothing. He let her vent and then they had sex afterwards”. If the idea is for the man to deeply listen with empathy instead of defensiveness or advice, then yay,...
by Scott Swain | Aug 19, 2021 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2016. An effective way to spread Voluntaryism while rewiring your brain for increased awareness, control of your own emotions, understanding of responsibility, and personal power. Have you ever wished you could demonstrate your...
by Scott Swain | Mar 26, 2021 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-NVC, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Relationships, Vids-Voluntaryism |
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by Scott Swain | Jul 22, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
Official “needs inventory” as originally created by Marshall Rosenberg: https://www.cnvc.org/training/resource/needs-inventory Feelings:...
by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written by Scott Swain in 2017. Not authoritarian or permissive What I’m recommending is neither “permissive parenting” or “authoritarian parenting”. It’s part of a growing movement called “peaceful parenting”...
by Scott Swain | May 16, 2020 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life, Relationships |
After many years of practicing the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) method of empathy and then creating my own system based on NVC, called Practical Empathy (PEQ), I’ve become much more aware of when I’m being lied to. How did this happen? My...
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