This month, we want to dedicate this edition of the Inside Story to Jim Manske, our dear friend, colleague, and mentor who passed away on December 22nd. 

Jim has contributed so much to so many of our lives, and words cannot express how much we miss him.

In honor of his extraordinary life, we invite you to explore these special resources in the NVC Library.

NVC Gratitude Practice

Jim and Jori Manske

Video • 17 minutes

Repair and Heal Disconnection in Relationships

Jim and Jori Manske

Video • 35 minutes

Let it RAIN!

Jim Manske

Article • 5-8 minutes

"Acting from the Zero Step" Roleplay

Jim and Jori Manske

Practice Exercise  • 2-3 minutes

Jim Manske made a lifelong exploration of the types of practices that make peace not only possible but inevitable. Growing up in the 1960s, he heard everybody around him say they wanted peace, “But everywhere I looked, I saw conflict . . . between friends and family, between neighbors, in civil rights battles and the escalating war in Vietnam—it was us versus them everywhere!”

After studying and developing skills in communication, psychology, spirituality, personal growth, mediation, facilitation, and peacemaking, he finally attended his first workshop in 2000 with Marshall Rosenberg. “Within fifteen minutes, I knew my life would never be the same.”

For more than 43 years, Jim and his wife, Jori were partners both in life and work— leaders in offering NVC to the world. They co-authored Pathways to Liberation: A Matrix of Self-Assessment along with two colleagues, a tool used globally by those seeking to become certified trainers, and enjoyed supporting candidates for many years.