This second dose establishes the foundation for empathic communication by introducing the framework and components of Non-Violent Communication (NVC).

Below you will find examples of 'needs' and 'feelings' to begin expanding one's vocabulary and improve one's overall 'needs and feelings' literacy.

As always, get comfy, soften around your eyes, exhale: and press play.

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NEEDS:

CONNECTION

- community, inclusion, safety, trust

PHYSICAL WELL-BEING

- air, shelter, touch

HONESTY

- integrity, authenticity

PLAY

- joy

PEACE

- beauty, harmony, inspiration

AUTONOMY

- choice, space, spontaneity

MEANING

- creativity, purpose, celebration of life, growth

FEELINGS:

(NEEDS ARE BEING MET)

AFFECTIONATE

- sympathetic, tender

ENGAGED

- alert, intrigued

HOPEFUL

- encouraged, optimistic

CONFIDENT

- empowered, secure

EXCITED

- animated, enthusiastic

GRATEFUL

- moved, touched

INSPIRED

- awed, wonder

JOYFUL

- delighted, pleased

EXHILARATED

- ecstatic, rapturous

PEACEFUL

- content, satisfied

REFRESHED

- enlivened, restored

(NEEDS NOT BEING MET)

AFRAID

- suspicious, dread

ANNOYED

- disgruntled, irked

ANGRY

- furious, livid

AVERSION

- contempt, repulsed

CONFUSION

- bewildered, perplexed

DISCONNECTED

- detached, withdrawn

DISQUIET

- rattled, uneasy

EMBARASSED

- flustered, mortified

FATIGUE

- lethargic, depleted

PAIN

- agony, remorseful

SAD

- despondent, hopeless

TENSE

- distressed, frazzled

VULNERABLE

- guarded, fragile

YEARNING

- pining, envious

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'Talk Sensitive To Me’ is a dynamic dialogue that seeks to highlight the importance of sensitivity in healthy discourse and communication. The emphasis on sensitivity is to bring awareness to sensations, feelings, thoughts, needs, internal and external environments, and imagination when we are engaged in communication with others. The use of language to express one’s self is a window into one’s soul experience at any given moment and is considerably influenced by the varied systems and -isms of society. Upon examination of the current state of society, our communication styles and methods have bred unfulfilling, inhumane, and outright violent means of connection. Our capacity for compassion has atrophied and as a result, human connection across many subgroups, including culture, language, masculine/feminine energy exchange, and generation has been debased. We need a resolution.

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aasia has a B.A. in Linguistics with a minor in Psychology from Carleton University and M.Sc. in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from New York University. She collaborates with other humans as a clinical speech-language pathologist (SLP) + communication specialist, yoga educator, and certified somatic coach + bodyworker. Through her yoga, somatic, and communication practices, she offers distinctive movement analysis and energy interpretation to reveal asymmetries and blockages within the soma, impacting one’s interpersonal relationships, self-expression, and overall life exploration. For more information about aasia's contributions, visit ⁠siaontheotherside.com⁠. If you have any accessibility concerns or would like to be in dialogue on the podcast, feel free to email me at ⁠[email protected]⁠. To schedule a complimentary session to explore personal desires and growth, click ⁠here⁠.