Introduction to Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication

This webinar will guide participants through the tools of Non-Violent Communication (NVC) with a decolonial and trauma-informed lens. New practitioners can expect to receive a framework for understanding how and why conflict occurs along with tools to explore compassionate reconnection following rupture. Practitioners previously familiar with NVC can expect fresh perspectives on how to approach relational non-violence within a global context of systemic oppression, power, and privilege.

Presenter Biography

Meenadchi is a somatic healing practitioner, TEDx speaker, and communications expert whose work centers social change and embodied transformation. Having developed a unique framework for Non-Violent Communication that incorporates a decolonial and trauma-informed lens. Meenadchi supports socially conscious organizations and changemakers in developing clear and intentional communication that prioritizes the intuitive wisdom of our bodies along with our ability to build bridges across difference with empathy and dignity. Meenadchi is a board-certified occupational therapist with a focus in mental health and has historically served communities impacted by gender-based violence, complex trauma, and serious mental illness. She is the author of Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication (2019) and a faculty member with the Trauma of Money.