I feel a deep passion for all work around the reconcilement of collective traumas. I am enthusiastic about creating a safe exploration space and extending an invitation to practice nonviolence. My Nonviolent Communication journey continues with every new training I offer and receive, as well as on the street, with my family, friends, and neighbors, in my work, with questions and new awareness in life. This journey helps me balance my longing for personal and social transformation.

My childhood was spent in Istanbul in the late 1970s and early 1980s when political polarization increased day by day and violence became a daily reality. The 1980 Military Coup followed this process. I witnessed these with the perception of a child and I was impressed with my family in the first degree. That being the case, I spent my youth trying to do something active for peace. Over the years, I began to realize that I was complaining about violence, but my own actions and words were also creating a kind of violence against myself and others. I was shocked when I realized this. In that process, I took refuge in literature. I couldn't get up to speed, I wrote and published a storybook.

In order to earn my living, I did many jobs such as encyclopedia marketing, typesetting, comic, interviewer, secretarial, reporter, various positions in the social research sector, UNDP communication consultancy, documentary film assistant director. I worked as a journalist and Public Relations/PR specialist for the longest time. I have been very familiar with corporate life in the Public Relations sector. In the same period, I worked directly with market leaders and global brands in the fields of crisis communication, marketing communication, corporate communication, digital communication and internal communication.

In this process, I also got acquainted with teachings and methods such as Yoga, meditation, mindfulness, various body therapies, family constellation. I have completed more than 1500 hours of Yoga Teacher Training, including Yoga Therapy. While trying to understand the “ahimsa” principle of Yoga in 2013, I found the annual training program of Vivet Alevi (who was the only Nonviolent Communication trainer in Turkey at that time). I participated in Vivet Alevi's 5-year program in various roles (participant, assistant, assistant trainer, trainer).

In 2016, I left my last corporate job as TEMA Foundation Communications Department Head. Thus, I started to plan my time entirely to contribute to the spread of Nonviolent Communication in Turkey, and to continue my life by sharing what I learned from Nonviolent Communication.

While sharing Nonviolent Communication, I realize that I am influenced by the Yoga-Meditation-Body Therapies, Krishananda and Amana's Learning Love, and Thomas Huebl's Transparent Language methods, which I have recently come into contact with, as well as the Nonviolent Communication trainers. I very much enjoy using all of this learning to delve into the simplicity that Marshall Rosenberg offers with Nonviolent Communication. With every method I learn, I am once again amazed by the simplicity of Nonviolent Communication and its applicability in life.

In 2018, I was accepted into the Certified Nonviolent Communication trainers community by CNVC (Center for Nonviolent Communication), founded by Marshall Rosenberg. I feel very alive when I serve adults who work with children (especially children living in sensitive areas). I have a great interest and passion for all efforts and work related to the healing of collective traumas. Together with Canan İrtem, I am one of the dreamers and producers of the program “A Language of Life, Non-Violent Communication” broadcast on Açık Radyo. I am thrilled to offer attendees at my seminars an invitation to create a safe space of discovery and encouragement to bring the power of nonviolence to life.

My journey of Nonviolent Communication continues with questions and awareness while dealing with my family, my lover, my friends, my neighbors, my job, in short, life on the street, in addition to the many trainings I have received and offered. My journey helps me balance my aspirations for personal growth and social change.