Scott and Gabriele will be joined by other facilitators and practitioners of these tools in discussing the use of these tools in very difficult situations. The focus will be on our family relationships: using these tools with our children, parents, siblings and romantic partners. We will also address difficult connections with past partners (exes such as "Was-bunds" and "Was-Wives"). At least one of our guests will be from the staff of The Sunrise Center, an organization in San Francisco that provides a wide variety of classes, events and workshops designed to create greater joy in the world. All of the staff members have extensively trained in Compassionate Communication and teach throughout the Bay Area.

For our wedding anniversary, we are dedicating this episode to be an honest exploration of marriage as a Spiritual Path. The tools of Compassionate Communication have been essential to our marriage, as we are extraordinarily different people. Our special guest for this episode is Kutira Decosterd, world-renowned author, teacher, facilitator, founder of The Kahua Institute in Hawaii, and a longtime friend who performed our wedding ceremony. The purpose of The Kahua Institute is to explore and teach new ways of awakening the divine, opening the heart, and creating ecological sustainability both within and without. Together we will offer practical ways to develop an authentic relationship with one's "Higher Self," "God Self," soul, and look at it from both the point of view of connection to Self, to the Divine, to our family, friends and romantic beloveds.

Many of the spiritual traditions that Scott and Gabriele have explored point to the state of "ONENESS" as an achievable experience, even in the Western world. In this episode, they will discuss the specific tools available for achieving a greater state of "ONENESS," even with individuals that we are in conflict with. Of course, it does start with the self and there are very specific ways to achieve a deeper connection of PRESENCE/ONENESS. Scott and Gabriele have traveled throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, teaching and "truth seeking" and have been especially touched by the dynamic work of "THE UNIVERSITY OF ONENESS" in Southern India. Certified facilitators from that path will be joining us for this episode as well, in addition to some friends who have attended our workshops.

Scott and Gabriele are longtime fans of the wit and wisdom of Steve Bhaerman, an internationally known author, humorist and workshop leader. For the past 23 years, he has written and performed as Swami Beyondananda, the "Cosmic Comic." Swami's comedy has been called "irreverently uplifting" and described as "comedy disguised as wisdom" and "wisdom disguised as comedy." In this episode, Steve will talk about the encouraging new story being told by "new edge" science that echoes ancient wisdom: We are all part of a new super-organism called Humanity, and understanding how we are part of this new community makes us healthier, happier and more free. He’ll also talk about his newest book (co-authored with Joseph McCormick), Reuniting America: A Toolkit for Changing the Political Game, which offers Joseph's story of political transformation, as well as the principles and practices of convening transpartisan meet-ups in your town.

Valentine's Day can be a wonderful day to show love and enjoy romantic connection. However, it can also be a very hard day, especially for those who are single. It can also be a day in which couples cannot live up to the expectations of the other. In this episode, Scott and Gabriele will discuss the greatest romance of all: between ourselves and the Divine/The "Eternal Beloved." This is the relationship that we can always cultivate, whether we are single or in relationship. We will also discuss practical ways to develop an authentic relationship with one's "Higher Self,” "God Self" and “Soul.” We will look at it from both the point of view of singles and couples. Prior to the show, listeners are encouraged to go to www.LoveCoachScott.com and download free worksheets that will help you to understand and practice the tools of Compassionate Communication.

Compassionate Communication on a deeper level is a way of thinking. Dr. Marshall Rosenberg suggests that we ask ourselves two questions throughout each day: "What is ALIVE in me?" and "How can I make life more wonderful?" Join Scott and Gabriele as they discuss the challenges, joys, and practices for taking personal responsibility for how we experience the world. Joining them will be one or two other Compassionate Communication coaches! Prior to the program, listeners are encouraged to go to www.LoveCoachScott.com and download free worksheets that will help you to understand and practice the tools of Compassionate Communication.

Our special guest is Alexsandra "Kika" Marianetti, a popular teacher of tantric yoga and an energy healer. In this episode, listeners will discover how to awaken their vital life force. Your sexual energy is your life force. Receive practical tools to channel your sexual energy, revitalizing your creativity and positive energy in all areas of your life, including your sex life. Explore Compassionate Communication skills to increase ease and depth of connection. Join Kika as she reveals the secret to lifelong joy and vitality. Breathe deeply, explore loving presence, and reawaken your heart in a safe and sacred space. Tantra is a path to extraordinary bliss.

Our special guest on this episode is Catherine Cardinal, Ph.D., who is commonly referred to as "Self-Esteem Doc," with more than two decades of proven expertise and experience. Catherine has worked wonders with groups as well as individuals, graced the airwaves with hundreds of enthusiastically embraced radio and television appearances, and is the author of the highly empowering, best-selling book A Cure for the Common Life: The Cardinal Rules of Self-Esteem. This is a small but deceptively powerful book that pinpoints 10 specific ways to recognize the root cause of common problems and, at the same time, determine a realistic course for improvement. Written in a clear, thoughtful, all-embracing, heart-to-heart style, Catherine’s book gives you the confidence and support to finally take that giant leap—and change for your own good.

This episode will feature real-life examples of how to use the tools of Compassionate Communication when life throws us a curve ball: How to respond authentically when confronted by a very difficult events; how to manage our personal boundaries and capabilities while balancing our connection to others. Scott and Gabriele will share examples from their personal lives and from their coaching of others who have gone through dramatic and even traumatic events. Prior to the show, listeners are encouraged to go to www.LoveCoachScott.com and download free worksheets that will help you to understand and practice the tools of Compassionate Communication

Join us to start the new year with special guest Robert Gonzales. Scott worked with Robert for three years, developing and producing a series of DVDs about "The Embodied Spirituality of NVC" (aka: Compassionate Communication). This episode will explore how to use these tools as a practice for deep, authentic and mutual connection. Robert’s passion is in the spirituality of Compassionate Communication, which he sees both as a process that helps us connect more authentically with ourselves and others and as a spiritual practice and a way of living. A Ph.D. in clinical psychology and a licensed psychotherapist, Robert met Marshall Rosenberg and Nonviolent Communication in 1985, and has been offering Nonviolent Communication training in some form since 1986. Robert is also one of a team of NVC trainers at the NVC Training Institute, which offers in-depth and continuing NVC training in the United States and Europe.

This episode will feature an honest and vulnerable account of how the use of Compassionate Communication made a profound difference in the lives of newlyweds. Our guests Robert and Merge are remarkably different people, and their relationship had many challenges going in. He is 25 years older, and she has relocated to the United States (from Estonia) to be with Robert. They are just getting to know each other, and she has had to adapt to Robert's 5-year-old son and ex-wife, who lives close by and shares custody. They have both embraced Compassionate Communication, working closely with host Scott and his wife Gabriele in learning and practicing these tools in their daily lives. This is a good episode for anyone in a committed relationship.

This episode will feature special guest Heather Salmon, who considers herself to be a Spiritual Midwife to the New Earth—a Sustainable, Just and Peace-Filled World. Heather is an ordained minister of the Essene lineage and teaches the Essene Path of Peace, Sound and Energy Healing and Anahata Yoga. Join us as we discuss how to balance being of service to the world with our own personal needs and values. How do we compassionately connect to global concerns while taking care of ourselves and our interests? How can we adapt and adjust our lifestyle in more sustainable ways?

Join me and special guest Rajyo Markman, who teaches the practices of Presence throughout the United States and Europe. Together we will offer tools for going deeper into Presence, including differentiating between the mind, ego and wise heart. What pulls us out of Presence? Often it is regretting the past, worrying about the future, or concentrating on situations out of our immediate control. Learn specific examples of how these tools can be used to create positive change and bring a sense of peace, and often joy, that allows us to cultivate enjoyable relationships to family, beloveds, business and our connection to the Divine.

This episode will feature special guests sharing how to practice APPRECIATION, even when life is very challenging. We’ll also offer specific examples of how these tools can be used to create positive change. Gratitude is essential to the health and harmony of all relationships and cultures. This includes family, beloveds, business and our connection to the Divine. Prior to the show, listeners are encouraged to go to www.LoveCoachScott.com and download free worksheets that will help you to understand and practice the tools of Compassionate Communication.

In this episode, Scott will broadcast live from Louisville, Kentucky, where he is completing a tour of the Midwest. This unique episode will feature several guests who have attended Scott's classes and experienced significant transformations by applying the tools of Compassionate Communication in all of their relationships: family, beloveds, business and connection to the Divine. Prior to the show, listeners are encouraged to go to www.LoveCoachScott.com and download free worksheets that will help you to understand and practice the tools of Compassionate Communication.

Today’s topic is in response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback we received about a similar topic that aired in early October. With us today to discuss this in greater depth are Olga Aura (ww.IamFullyAlive.com) and Shama Helena www.HelenaOnLove.com who, along with Scott, have been teaching classes and workshops on UNION with the "Eternal Beloved" for many years. Join us as we explore how to create greater love, intimacy and sacred sexuality in our lives through compassion, our profound and unique connections to the Divine, and how empathy (for self and for others) can open doors that have been closed. This episode is for singles as well as couples. Prior to the show, listeners are encouraged to go to www.LoveCoachScott.com and download free worksheets that will help you to understand and practice the tools of Compassionate Communication.

This episode will focus on how to authentically speak your truth and express emotions. Compassionate Communication includes being honest and transparent in a way that others can connect to. We will provide very specific examples and tools of how to do this. Scott's wife Gabriele chose this topic and will join him today to demonstrate examples of self-empathy, which can completely change one's attitude and experience of life. These are simple, practical tools that help us to love and accept our self, even when we are sad, angry, disappointed or triggered. We will also touch on forgiveness of self. Prior to the show, listeners are encouraged to go to www.LoveCoachScott.com and download free materials.

Join Scott and special guest Ashanna Solaris as they explore ways to authentically go deep within ourselves to unlock doors that have kept us from our fulfillment. Scott will share an advanced tool of Compassionate Connection within, which allows us to authentically transform pain into gratitude. Ashanna Solaris is a Master of Clarity Breathwork, a powerful, safe and transformational breathing technique that reduces stress, increases energy, and allows more ease and pleasure into your life and relationships. It is a profound spiritual tool that resonates at such a deep level that blame becomes obsolete, forgiveness becomes natural, and taking complete responsibility for one's life becomes the only option. For more information about Ashanna, email her at ashanna@breatheinlove.com.

Today’s program features special guest speaker Sara Kendall Gordon, an acupuncturist and herbalist focusing on functional medicine through clinical nutrition. We will be exploring the dynamic process of relaxing cognitive and emotional resistance and choosing to open the heart and body. As we navigate with feeling awareness into the subtle regions of our innermost depths, we will learn how self-compassion deeply opens us into the embrace of intimate union with the tools of Compassionate Communication, including learning how to “self-source.” Learn how empathy (for self and for others) can open doors that have been closed. Prior to the program, listeners are encouraged to go to www.LoveCoachScott.com and download free worksheets that will help them to understand and practice the tools of Compassionate Communication.

This episode features two very special guest speakers: lga Aura and Shama Helena. We will be exploring how to create greater love, intimacy and sacred sexuality in your life THROUGH Compassion. This is for singles as well as couples. The tools of Compassionate Communication include learning how to “self-source.” Learn how empathy (for self and for others) can open doors that have been closed. This show will also explore our profound connection to the Divine. Scott, Olga and Shama each have been teaching classes and workshops on union with the "Eternal Beloved" for many years. Each individual's relationship to the Divine is unique; we will offer tools for connecting to the great love within ourselves. You can learn more about Olga Aura through her web site www.IamFullyAlive.com. Helena teaches Compassionate Communication and Sacred Sexuality in Southern California and can be reached at www.HelenaOnLove.com. Prior to the show, listeners are encouraged to go to www.LoveCoachScott.com and download free worksheets that will help you to understand and practice the tools of Compassionate Communication.