Compassionate Communication in Relationships

Our family and loved ones trigger our deepest wounds and reflect the unhealed parts of ourself. Although uncomfortable and undesirable, these triggers hold the key to our growth and empowerment.

Our relationships are a mirror to the relationship we have with ourself. To the degree you can’t have a relationship to yourself, it will be difficult to have one with another.

The goal of this call is to learn:

>Our wants, needs, and boundaries
It’s only by getting to the root of what’s behind your worry, agitation, or anger that you’ll become more attuned to your own needs. And that’s the key to becoming more present with yourself and your partner.

>Our wounds and triggers (family dynamics & childhood trauma)
When you understand the connection between your past and your present day reactions, you’ll be empowered to nurture yourself (and your partner) better from a grounded, loving state. None of us enter relationships with a completely blank slate. Even if we’re intentional in our approach, we can’t help but bring our past hurts with us - along with their resulting insecurities, fears, and reactiveness. We'll discuss how childhood experiences and past wounds can manifest in your relationship challenges today

>How to communicate to our partners and loved ones
Embodying a form of nonviolent, compassionate communication is more than just a formulaic way of speaking, it’s a consciousness you bring to communication with empathy and compassion for one another needs. It’s the ability to pause and observe whats happening in any moment, speak how you feel about it, the needs behind such feelings, and the ability to request that which is enlivening from the other if they’re willing.

>Accept and loosen our expectations of others
When we learn to truly see how our egos and childhood experiences make us expect from others, we grow in awareness and equanimity, the ability to allow and still love. Expectations are an external looking for something internal for ourselves. Expectations only lead to disappointment, and through communication and understanding one another’s own values we can better anticipate, rather than expect, whether or not they can help us fulfill a desire in the way we hope. We can lessen the illusion of control.

>Self-soothing and reparenting tools when triggered
The love we always seek may not always be accessible from our loved ones, and building the ability to give ourselves that love in those moments and to acknowledge whats alive in ourselves helps us build self esteem and autonomy. We can love ourselves through our triggers and have self compassion as we dive into whats behind our triggers.

The meeting will have an educational component, but our desire is for it to be interactive and provide laser coaching for you to work through real life struggles and bring awareness to your patterns.

Our goal for this group is to provide a safe space for you to show up vulnerably & authentically. A place for you to bring real life situations and to be seen, heard, and understood.

To provide you with the tools to be with uncomfortable emotions and learn how to navigate the inner critic/ voices of self-doubt. To mirror back to you your inner beauty, strength, and divine spark. To guide you back to your True Self (your divine essence).

Ashley is an integrative coach, NLP & EFT practitioner, & licensed hypnotherapist. She enjoys bridging the gap between psychology, science, & spirituality.

Colin is an Integrative health practitioner, CHEK practitioner, neurosomatic therapist, somatic practitioner, & inner holistic coach. He finds passion in bridging the gap between the physical & emotional pain.

We both bring experience in coaching clients through difficult personal and relational situations, leading men and women in group settings, embodiment practice, nonviolent communication, and our own personal experience in relationship.

We look forward to connecting!

This is a free event, and we are open to receive donations for our time. Thank you!
Venmo: Ashley-Sitterding