Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and Reconciliation Without Compromise (Nonviolent Communication Guides)

Being that this was not a novel, I cannot really use my normal star rating system that I borrowed from my friend. I grew up with the NVC (nonviolent communication) process. My mother and grandmother were both very interested in this, I however had never read any of the books or gone to any of the meeting/workshops for this. This book was the first one I've read. I read it because it was short and because I lost my father recently and wanted to maybe learn how to grieve. It did not help me with that, but it was interesting none the less. Getting Past the Pain Between Us, was more of a guide to resolve differences between people. Resolve the hurts and anger, through role playing and leaning the skill of empathy. One thing the author wrote "Playing with your pain." struck a cord with me, though maybe not in the way the author might have thought it would. To me, it meant that I could detach myself from my pain, analyze it, figure it out, "play" with it, and hopefully resolve it. The author, Rosenberg, begins the book with a role-playing scenario of someone that has pain with their family member, and through this role playing, is able to resolve their issues and problems that they had with their brother. Then he proceeds with explaining what he was doing in the roleplaying and introduced the tool/skill of empathy, and how to apply it. I found the last portion of the book the most useful. Where he outlines the steps to apply.

This book is thin, but quite powerful. It provides tools that I think are greatly needed in communication, and that I wish were taught as part of school curricula. Nonviolent Communication is much needed and valuable in any form of relationship, and we all have many. I hope his books spread a whole lot more.

Some of the tips were eye-opening, but the fact that it was a script from a workshop made it hard to follow and I lost interest easily.

A great book describing very clear how to communicate in a non-violent way. It shows you the steps and give you clear examples. It also teaches you how to understand the other and how to look behind the apparance.

The book is a transcript from a workshop and focus on relationships where people experiencea lot of pain with very useful insight on how to start and sustain productive dialogue in challenging emotional backgroinds.

A very good and easy book to read.

Wonderful book - contributes to the ability to connect with other when there are barriers.

Love love marshal Rosenberg

Buy any of Marshall's books. Loved it. My favorite was Speak Peace in a World of Conflict. Reading it gave me inspiration and hope

Leider ist das Buch kein richtiges Buch, sondern ähnelt einer Zeitschrift oder einer Broschüre. Der Inhalt ist unübersichtlich und gering. Es ist für Einsteiger in die G.F.K. nicht empfehlenswert, da würde ich ein anderes Buch von Rosenberg empfehlen u.z. das ''Living Nonviolent Communication''. Für diejenigen die ihr Wissen vertiefen wollen, bringt es leider auch nicht viel neues. Schade, aber hier hatte ich den Eindruck, dass nur Geldmacherei dahinter steckt.

Toller kurzer Ratgeber um in praktischen Schritten zu helfen Menschen/Patienten/Klienten problematische Beziehungen zu heilen. Mit Gesprächen/ Beispiele aus den Seminare von M.Rosenberg.

It shows another way to heal past relationships. The Nvc approach reaches across to the other person in a way which connects them and increases understanding of each other, healing each person.

I have bought a few of Marshal Rsenberg`s books and I am really seeing the steps and how they bring about the change inside of me 1st! Thanks