Mediate Your Life with John Kinyon
Host and Nonviolent Communication (NVC) expert John Kinyon guides guests through conflicts in their lives and the larger social-political world toward bridging differences and healing hurts using processes and principles rooted in empathic communication. The Mediate Your Life podcast with John Kinyon explores how to transform conflict into connection and possibility. Drawing from over two decades of experience in nonviolent communication (NVC) and conflict resolution, John shares powerful tools and insights to help you navigate challenging conversations and relationships with greater ease and effectiveness. Each episode offers practical guidance for moving from reactivity to presence, judgment to understanding, and conflict to collaboration. Learn evidence-based approaches for self-connection, difficult conversations, and mediating your own conflicts developed from John's extensive work with Marshall Rosenberg, founder of Nonviolent Communication. Whether you're looking to improve personal relationships, enhance workplace communication, or contribute to positive social change, this podcast provides a roadmap for creating peace - one conversation at a time. Join John to discover how awareness, empathy and compassionate dialogue can transform conflict into an opportunity for deeper understanding and meaningful connection.
Episodes
In Part 2 of my conversation with Sarah Peyton, we dive deeper into the neuroscience of conflict and emotional healing, bridging the Mediate Your Life framework with the groundbreaking research of affective neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp. Together, we explore how different emotional circuits—rage, fear, grief, disgust, and care—shape the way we experience and navigate conflict, both internally and in our relationships.
In this fascinating and heartwarming episode, I sit down with Sarah Peyton, a renowned expert in trauma healing, relational neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Sarah’s work bridges the worlds of science, empathy, and healing, helping us understand how conflict—both internal and external—can be transformed into connection and growth. We explore the deep connections between traum...
In this compelling episode of the Mediate Your Life Podcast, John’s guest is pioneering philosopher Tim Freke. Tim is the author of 35 books that have been translated into 15 languages. The conversation explores how Tim’s groundbreaking, revolutionary philosophy of “Unividualism” integrates evolutionary science with deep spirituality and offers a new paradigm for personal and political evolution.
Rooted i...
Healing Societal & Personal Divides: The Power of Presence & Nonviolent Communication w/ Jeff Krasno
In this episode of the Mediate Your Life podcast, John speaks with Jeff Krasno, co-founder of Commune Media and a leader in the health and wellness world. Jeff shares deeply and movingly about his experiences facilitating difficult conversations during times of social and political turmoil, particularly in his recent efforts organizing a 5-day intensive peace initiative on the Israel-Palestine situation.
In this episode of the Mediate Your Life podcast, John Kinyon engages in a heartfelt conversation with Tejumo Ogouma, a conflict resolution professional with an international background. Tejumo opens up about a deeply personal family conflict, centered on his relationship with his sister in the wake of their parents' passing.
The discussion explores the complexities of sibling dynamics, estate management...
In this episode of the Mediate Your Life podcast, John Kinyon engages in a heartfelt conversation with Jovanka Beckles, a seasoned community leader running for California State Senate. Jovanka shares her journey from mental health professional to political activist, highlighting how her experiences shaped her commitment to social justice and community healing.
The discussion covers the challenges of runn...
In this episode of the Mediate Your Life podcast, John Kinyon engages in a deep conversation with Larry Rosen, a mediator who is creating a documentary series called, "The Enemies Project." Larry introduces his theory of the "enemy trance," explaining how empathy shutdown leads to misunderstanding and conflict escalation. He shares insights from the documentary he’s creating, which aims to bring together politically op...
In this episode of the Mediate Your Life podcast, John Kinyon engages in a deeply moving conversation with Ashira Darwish, a Palestinian activist, journalist, and founder of Catharsis Holistic Healing. She was also featured in the powerful documentary, Where Olive Trees Weep.
Ashira shares her experiences living in Jerusalem, and her personal journey of healing and activism. The episode explores themes ...
In this episode of the Mediate Your Life podcast, John Kinyon engages in a heartfelt conversation with Cory Tyler, exploring the transformative potential of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in our politically divided world.
Cory, drawing from his background in show business and his journey to becoming an NVC practitioner, coach, and trainer, shares examples of navigating political disagreements within his ...
In this episode of the Mediate Your Life podcast, John continues his moving conversation with Nicole Gibson, founder of Love Out Loud. In this part of the conversation they use the Mediate Your Life map of internal mediation to delve into Nicole's intimate relationship journey towards self-trust, authenticity, and embracing one's true self in the loving of another.
They discuss the importance of honesty...
In this episode of the Mediate Your Life podcast, John engages in a deeply moving, inspiring, and insightful conversation with Nicole Gibson, founder of Love Out Loud, an organization dedicated to scaling community and leadership capacity for emotional presence, love, and recognition.
Together, they explore Nicole's journey from a challenging childhood and a life-threatening eating disorder to becoming ...
In this episode of the Mediate Your Life podcast, John continues working with Rasha, exploring the enormously challenging, complex, and deeply personal perspective she holds surrounding the Palestine-Israel conflict.
Using the Mediate Your Life approach, they delve into a journey of empathy and compassion when there is great hurt and harm being done, and intense emotions of fear, anger, and profound pai...
Growing up in the Middle East, Rasha learned to hold generalized views conflating Jewish people with the actions of people in the Israeli government and military. Moving to Canada as an adult, she learned to separate these differences. However, the escalating violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th reignited intense anger, sadness, and a sense of helplessness for her.
I...
After moving to the U.S. from growing up in apartheid South Africa, Janine was deeply disturbed to notice implicit racial bias arise inside herself while teaching a college math course. Host John Kinyon guides Janine through the Mediate Your Life map for self-compassion—the Chooser-Evaluator process—to help Janine find empathy and healing for herself and discover a new integration, wholeness, and insight moving forward.
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Host John Kinyon guides guests through conflicts in their lives and the larger social-political world toward bridging differences and healing hurts using processes and principles rooted in empathic communication.
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