NVR: the Podcast

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In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith turn to the act of the announcement: naming our intent to change, out loud and clearly, how that in itself can begin to shift things and how the act of announcing can be transformative in its own right.

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 In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob and Kerry Shoesmith turn to power in the system: the power we hold, and the real and perceived power others hold over us. We talk honestly about what those experiences tell us, and most importantly, how understanding them can shift our responses. 

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In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith turn to power in the system: the power we hold, and the real and perceived power others hold over us. We talk honestly about what those experiences tell us, and most importantly, how understanding them can shift our responses.

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In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith turn to the siblings who so often go unseen when a child harms in the family. We talk honestly about how easily they slip into silence, and how NVR helps us give them a voice and a real part to play, so they can be heard and active rather than left effected and helpless on the sideliners.

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 In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob and Kerry Shoesmith turn think about the system around the child and to the place for emotions in our responses and in our work. We talk honestly about what those emotions tell us, and most importantly, how useful they can be 

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 In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith turn to the boys who worry us: those who withdraw inward, and those whose behaviours are becoming dangerous. We talk honestly about the pull to look away or predict dark futures, and how NVR helps us stay present and stand against the risk, never giving up on the boy. 

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In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith explore a question that sits at the heart of therapy within families:  how do we decide the right path forward?

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In this episode Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith,  are talking about something that happens to all of us at times  losing your voice, or not speaking out in the moment.

Where’s the line between normal guidance and expressing our feelings and something that is Nonviolent Resistance practice? 

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As the the First North American NVR Conference approaches,  Dan Dulberger and Peter Jakob discuss the unique value NVR brings to North American mental health culture, its multiple applications, and how it helps parents regain agency facing seemingly impossible situations with their children.  

More about the conference: https://www.nvrt.ca/nvr2026na

Register for the conference: https://whova.com/portal/registration/Nh4-FzNIyFEy-gmCNaEV/  

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In this episode we step beyond the familiar language of trauma theory to explore where it genuinely helps us understand and support young people, and where it can start to limit our thinking. Joining the conversation are Dr Peter Jakob, Mary‑Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith.