This episode examines "enemy images" and how the practice of Nonviolent Communication is so effective in transforming those negative and destructive images into a language that can facilitate connection across differences.

"To create the world that exemplifies our values, we need to liberate ourselves from enemy images — the thinking that says there is something wrong with the people whose actions or values we don’t agree with. Whether our enemy images are with politicians, individuals with religions convictions different from our own, leaders of the corporate world, or our neighbors next door, lasting social change isn’t possible until we learn how to transform these enemy images."

—Marshall Rosenberg, PhD., Speak Peace in a World of Conflict (PuddleDancer Press, 2005)

https://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/resources/articles-about-nvc/transforming-enemy-images/

Also included in the episode is reference to the book Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships by author John Welwood: http://www.johnwelwood.com/perfectlove.htm

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