Authenticity – Zoom Talk with Carolyn Davies

Welcome to Week 51 of the Needs’ Year!

This week Joachim Berggren will have a conversation with Carolyn Davies about the need for Authenticity.

Carolyn Davies grew up near Brisbane and began a career in television in the mid-’90s producing and directing documentaries for the ABC’s. In 2004 I discovered Nonviolent Communication and was blown away! It made a huge difference to the way I approached people and the demands I faced. I have been a passionate NVC practitioner ever since. I moved to London in 2005 and in 2014 I became a CNVC Certified Trainer. These days I teach NVC full-time. My training style is fun and participatory with an emphasis on practice.

Carolyn writes: I chose the need for Authenticity because I am one of those people with slightly lower impulse control. I remember when I went to the Psychiatrist to be assessed for ADHD and learned that one of the positive attributes of people with ADHD, was our Authenticity.  

Authenticity helps me to navigate life. I have recently found myself in a bit of strife when I felt challenged by someone’s tricky behaviour. I had a couple of days of self-talk: “I don’t have to put up with this person if I don’t want to!” As I repeated this mantra to myself, I began to feel really good. I got clear about what was right for me, and with little thought for ‘the other’, I was ready to put my view into action. 

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Date of the Zoom Talk: 21 December 2022

Time: 10:00-10:45 am (CET/Berlin time)

How: ONLINE on ZOOM

Recording: We plan to record this event and make it available to other people. We may also use parts of the recording for marketing and publicity across a range of media. If you do not wish to be recorded, then switch off your camera and microphone for the whole duration of the session.

The recording will be available to the Premium subscribers few days after the meeting.

If you are interested in other Zoom Talks that will be organised in the frame of the Needs’ Year, read more and register HERE.

Besides, we invite you to read a blog post about authenticity by Joachim Berggren – it is published on Monday 19/12 on Empathic Way Europe’s website HERE.