⁣Feelings are signals that point us to our unmet or fulfilled needs. In this video, Alex highlights the importance of emotional literacy and clears up common confusions (e.g., “I feel abandoned” is not a true feeling). Using feeling cards and embodiment practices, she guides viewers to connect more deeply with their sensations, to increase both self-awareness and the capacity for connection.

⁣Alex Hanley explains how Nonviolent Communication invites us to connect with our needs and express them with compassion, not demand. It’s about deep empathy, both for ourselves and others, and learning to identify and untangle our judgments to meet everyone’s needs, including our own, with care and creativity.

⁣Needs are the heart of NVC. Alex unpacks what a need really is, an expression of life moving through us. She invites us to drop below the story, judgment, and even feelings to touch the pure energy of what we are needing. This session guides participants to see their needs not as burdens, but as gifts, beautiful longings that can inspire meaningful connection.

⁣Here we explore how our inner dialogue is often loaded with judgments of ourselves and others. Alex introduces the "jackal" (judging mind) and "giraffe" (compassionate awareness) metaphors. She shows how shifting from moralistic judgment to needs-based thinking helps transform blame into curiosity and conflict into clarity. The key: judgment is the gateway to understanding our unmet needs.

⁣Alex outlines the difference between a request and a demand, and why most of us confuse the two. She explains how to make requests that are specific, doable, present-moment oriented, and genuinely open to a “no.” The session gives practical tips for crafting actionable, non-coercive requests that support mutual understanding and connection, not power struggles.