Marion Little

I've offered Nonviolent Communication (NVC) training for schools, public sector, health care, small businesses, non-profits, social services & community groups since 2000.

My programs apply NVC to:
- Community Mediation
- Restorative/ Transformative Justice
- Facilitated dialogues
- Conflict coaching
- Negotiation
- Interpersonal skills
- Peer-to-peer listening, &
- Self-empathy practices

I've been fascinated by these topics since childhood due to my own challenges learning to read social cues, untangle misunderstandings, & navigate conflict.

I was fortunate to study with Marshall Rosenberg & assist with his Canadian trainings from 2000 - 2009.

I'm still deeply moved by his elegant integration of Humanistic psychology, conflict resolution skills, Gandhian/ Kingian nonviolence, Restorative Justice, & the profoundly humanizing concepts of Paulo Friere's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed."

At the university level, I've researched impacts of NVC training & taught graduate/ undergraduate courses in dispute resolution, ethics & reflective practice, collaborative leadership, & non-profit management.

I'm currently (slowly) writing a book on the evolution of NVC with Rosenberg's publisher, Puddledancer Press.

As a past nonprofit executive director, I've contributed to youth housing, affordable childcare, & human rights for sex workers. As a specialist in institutional abuse prevention & sexual misconduct policies, I co-wrote & co-championed a Safe Church Charter with international colleagues. It was adopted globally by the Anglican Consultative Council in 2012. As a result, 85 million people benefit from increased systemic safeguards against abuses of power in that institution.

Due to these  types of efforts  addressing marginalization & violence, I've been honoured to serve as an Accredited Observer to the UN Commission for the Status of Women, & to testify as an expert witness before parliamentary committee in Ottawa.

My work & personal experiences have inspired a life-long engagement in trauma/ resilience informed practices, anti-oppressive practices, anti-racism, decolonization, Restorative/ Transformative Justice, & meaning-making through epic myth.

Here are a few 45-60 minute webinar samples:

Self-Empathy for Caregivers

Q & A on Self-Empathy for Care-givers

Care-giving, Conflict & Compassionate Communication