Recognize Conflict Early

Learn to notice the small signals of tension before a conversation escalates, so you can respond with awareness instead of reacting in the moment.

Understand Needs

Learn how to recognize the needs underneath reactions — both yours and the other person’s — so conversations move toward understanding instead of blame.

Express Yourself Clearly

Practice simple ways of speaking honestly without blame or defensiveness, so your message can actually be heard.

About the Course

Many of our hardest conversations don’t go the way we hope. They escalate, stall out, or leave both people feeling misunderstood.  This course offers a different path. You’ll learn a practical framework for recognizing tension early, understanding what’s underneath strong reactions, and expressing yourself in ways that make real connection possible. Instead of replaying the same patterns again and again, you’ll begin to notice what’s happening in the moment and respond with greater clarity and awareness. The goal isn’t perfect communication — it’s having the tools to move conversations toward understanding rather than distance. The course unfolds over four weeks with new lessons released each week so you can move through the material alongside others in the cohort. Optional live Q&A sessions offer space to ask questions and explore real-life situations together.

Meet Your Instructor

Hi! I’m Rebecca. For many years I’ve been interested in the ways conversations shape our relationships. Through studying Nonviolent Communication and paying close attention to how people listen, react, and connect, I’ve seen how small shifts in communication can completely change the direction of a conversation. In this course, my goal isn’t to give you scripts or perfect phrases. It’s to help you develop awareness and practical tools that allow difficult conversations to move toward understanding. If you care about your relationships and want conversations to lead toward connection rather than conflict, you’re in the right place!

Course Curriculum

5 Chapters · 23 Lessons

  1. 1

    Week 0: Goals & Intentions

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      Welcome

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      Course Syllabus

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      Worksheet: Personal Goals

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    WEEK 1: Articulating Needs & Feelings

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      Needs

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      Feelings

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      How Needs & Feelings Intersect

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      Non-feeling Feelings

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      Resource: List of Needs

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      Resource: List of Feelings

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      Worksheet: Daily Practice

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    WEEK 2: Identifying Strategies to Get Needs Met

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      Strategies (How to Get Needs Met)

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      Strategy Scenario

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      Strategies & Needs Worksheet

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    WEEK 3: Distinguishing Between Observation vs Evaluation

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      Setting the Stage for a Real-Life Conversation

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      Improv Scene

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      Improv Debrief

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      Observation vs Evaluation

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      Worksheet: Observation vs Evaluation

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    WEEK 4: Building Empathy

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      Homework Support

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      The Empathy Exercise

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      The Spectrum

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      Thank You & Next Steps

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Recipe for Staying Connected

Student Testimonials

Discover how our course has impacted the lives of others and start your journey to better communication today!

”
The skills I learned immediately transformed how I engage with others. My family noticed the change right away.
Mike W.

Lakeville, CT

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Rebecca Bloomfield has personally coached me through some of my MOST CHALLENGING communication moments, in a variety of scenarios. It can be hard to measure the impact that such "soft skills" can have, but they directly and profoundly affect every facet of your life. I can't wait to learn more about this course, and am certain Rebecca's wisdom and skilled yet easeful approach would benefit any participant.
Carly S.

Detroit, MI

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