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When you hear some positive news or other, it can certainly lighten your mood. If a friend were to say to you that they had just been promoted or that they had been successful in some other area of life, then the chances are that you will be pleased, too. This is because sharing information that is up to date, or newsworthy to put it another way, is an important aspect of human beings' social culture.
Sometimes referred to as compassionate communication, non-violent communication is a system which aims to promote non-violence in all aspects of life, starting from the way we communicate with one another. The idea behind non-violent communication – or NVC, for short – is that it will promote higher levels of empathy and compassion among people who adopt it. Where violence occurs, its advocates argue, it is because imperfect communication has occurred where empathy and compassion have been missing. Therefore, by adopting NVC, people will be able to turn potentially confrontational situations into ones which can be remedied rather than escalating to conflict. At its heart is the call for more effective communication strategies which highlight shared needs and the need for greater social cohesion.
An associate professor of educational psychology, Kristin Neff is a leading proponent of the concept of self-compassion. She is regarded as one of the first academics in the world to research the long-term benefits associated with the practice. After gaining her doctorate from the University of California, where she studied moral development, Neff went on to conduct her post-doctoral thesis at the University of Denver where she focussed on self-concept development. While studying, Neff began to take more of an interest in Buddhism, which has shaped many of her insights into psychology. Neff has used meditation techniques throughout her life. Specifically, she espouses the Insight Meditation tradition as one that has worked for her.

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