“Vika … is a master communicator [with] a masterful understanding….

Both my marriage and my business have benefitted a great deal.

And the “Thrive Essentials” seminar knocked my socks off.“
— Tom Esch, President, Esch Consulting, LLC, Minneapolis, MN

“I cannot recommend this enough.
It’s fascinating, full of learning, absolutely life-changing.”
— Tiffany B.C., Portland, OR

“This was better than 2 to 4 years of therapy."
— many participants

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This acclaimed seminar distills key findings from Neuroscience,

Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, NVC/Compassionate Communication,

a form of Internal Family Systems, and Somatic Processing,

and then integrates them with illuminating Thriving Life principles

into down-to-earth, powerful stories; experiential learning; and

easy-to-understand tools you can immediately begin to use every day

to resolve your “people problems” -- at home, at work, and

everywhere else you deal with human beings.

(Including yourself.)

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Are you having “people problems”? Or are you just longing to be free to reach your fullest potential?

Is whatever you're dealing with costing you or your business time, money, peace, happiness, health, satisfaction, or sustainability?

What if you understood what’s going on

when you REALLY want (or even need)
something different from what's happening?

What if you knew what you could do about it
that actually works?

You might want to understand your own behavior. Why do you say and do the "problematic" things you do, and why can't you stop yourself? Or, why can't you say and do the things you want to? Maybe you find yourself unable to fulfill on what you know is your greatest potential, or can see that you're sabotaging yourself.

You might be longing for someone else to hear and understand you. To have them really get and respect you point of view. To be able to come to real agreement, without confusion or struggle.

You may be struggling with agreements that others have broken ... or you might be struggling with agreements that really don’t work for you any more, and wondering how all this can be handled with real integrity and consideration for everyone involved.

Whatever's going on, you want your relationships with yourself and others to really work.

And you don't want your life to just be "okay." You want your relationships and your life to be amazing.

If that's you, you've come to the right place.

Because unfortunately, we’ve all been taught a lot of ways to "do" life, to "do" relationships, and to “communicate” with others ... that just. don’t. work. 

And that often actually make things worse.  MUCH worse.

All too often, our best efforts are devastatingly ineffective.

And when we do our best over and over, with persistently blah, unwanted, or even destructive results, at best we’re left heartbroken and tired. And at worst, we’re left angry, bitter, resentful, exhausted, and even cynical.

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?

The truth is, for a very long time even psychologists had no idea what REALLY makes us tick, what creates or restores understanding, positive connection, or peak performance. Let alone what’s going on when people (including US) say and do things that seem downright "crazy" to us.

Until now.

Thanks to key advances in our understanding of how stress affects our brains and our relationships, we now have genuinely effective answers to these questions.

This 2-hour recorded Seminar has been praised by international leadership development consultants, PhD Psychologists, Certified NVC Trainers, and highly experienced therapists as the most powerful and helpful they’ve ever seen — both personally and professionally.

When it makes that big a difference for the experts ... just imagine what it could do for you.

In only 2 hours.

Bring the people possibilities and problems you’re dealing with, and in just a couple hours discover:

  • What Creates “Crazy” Behavior in us and others (because yes, we ALL do it), the response that the latest neuroscience confirms really works, and proven ways you can reduce how often or intensely the “crazy stuff” happens. You CAN get relief from the very real, very costly damage this causes

  • The #1 Sure-Fire Way To Make Things Worse (there’s about a 99% chance that you’re doing this), and how to avoid it

  • Why We So Often Don’t Agree About “What Happened,” and what you can do to deal effectively with that to everyone’s satisfaction and relief

  • The 6 Different Brain States that we humans have, and what you can reasonably expect from yourself or others in each of them. (One of the most powerful tools you will ever use; perfect to take home to your kids, too!)

  • Why People Break Agreements without even seeming to care about the impact on you, and how you can prevent this

  • How to Restore a Sense of Safety, Calm, and Choice when things aren’t going so well, right in the moment

  • Why Being Compassionate or Empathetic Doesn’t Always Help (and can even make things worse), and how to know when NOT to offer these

  • Why Pointing Out “The Facts” Doesn’t Always Help (and can even make things worse), and how to know when NOT to do this

  • A 4-Step Guide to Effective Communication and Thriving Relationships that consistently creates genuine, mutual understanding, respect, peace, and thriving … and often makes our dearest dreams for connecting and co-creating come true  (NOTE: Although elements of Nonviolent/Compassionate Communication are part of all that I offer, these are not the same as the 4 basic steps of NVC.)

COME BE ASTONISHED. RELIEVED. And SET FREE.

Discover how to transform confusing or even crazy moments with clarity, compassion, and empowerment … in just a few hours.

ENROLL NOW

THIS GAME-CHANGING PROGRAM IS FOR YOU if you’re wanting to unleash "people possibilities" or "people problems,” including:

  • Couples

  • Small Business Owners, Business Partners, and Corporate Managers, especially HR, Sales, and Customer Service

  • Health Care Professionals

  • Therapists, Counselors, and Social Workers

  • Parents and Families (including Parents and Adult Children, and Adult Siblings)

  • Singles getting back into dating (or wondering how to avoid repeating what “went wrong” in the past)

  • Teachers

  • Coaches

  • NVC Trainers and Students (CNVC Certified Trainers consistently say the portions of this workshop that incorporate NVC offer the most practical, easy-to-understand approach to teaching and learning NVC that they’ve ever seen)

  • Politicians and Activists

  • Public Planning professionals

  • Anyone who wants to better understand themselves or other people, to create greater healing or more wonderful connections

  • Anyone trying to reach their own greatest potential

  • Anyone devoted to making the world a better place

Because everywhere we go ... people are there.

(Including us.)

Vika has taught a full NVC curriculum
(a key portion of which is included in the Thrive ESSENTIALS Program)
to residents of Oregon State Penitentiary, a maximum security facility,
as part of the Oregon Prison Project.
The Oregon Parole Board recommends this NVC education program
to residents who have been denied parole.

“Vika’s integration of brain science, NVC, and her Thriving Life principles is so impressive,

I’ve integrated key elements of her approach into my own work.“ — Fred Sly, PhD, CNVC Certified Trainer and Oregon Prison Project Founder; Portland OR, USA

“I learned so much from Vika’s [Thrive Roadmap Essentials Program]!“
— Yonmi Lee, CNVC Certified Trainer, Korea

“This was worth 2 to 4 years of therapy."
— many participants

YOUR INTERACTIVE PROGRAM INCLUDES:

Thrive ESSENTIALS Interactive Videos

All the key content from the Thrive Essentials LIVE workshop, including personal exercises, are provided in this 2 hour Interactive Video Program delivered in 4 easy-to segments

4 ThrivePoint Measures

These 4 Key Progress Measures, taken at program initiation/baseline and at 1-month follow-up, track your progress and the difference the program makes for you

OPTIONAL Illumination + Integration Support

Get LIVE compassionate, expert support as you go through the program to answer all your questions and assist you to immediately apply what you're learning to your own life and situation. Real transformation is available right now.

(Got limited funds? Support is also available by sliding scale.)

Contents

WELCOME to Your THRIVING JOURNEY

WELCOME to Our Thriving World (2:35)

START HERE: Discover a World of Thriving - 3 Key Secrets to Health & Happiness (6:01)

START HERE: How Our Broken Toes Sabotage Relationships (and everything else, too) (7:03)

BEFORE YOU BEGIN - WHERE ARE YOU NOW? (KEY PROGRESS MEASURES - BASELINE)

Where Are You Now? - 4 Thrive Impact Assessment/Key Progress Measures

PREPARE FOR THE JOURNEY

Essential Printed Materials

START YOUR JOURNEY

A Couple Helpful Notes (0:40)

Thrive ESSENTIALS, Part 1: Why People Do What They Do (22:28)

Thrive ESSENTIALS, Part 2: It's Not You. It's Not Them. It's Your Brains. (26:57)

Thrive ESSENTIALS, Part 3: Who's Driving The Bus? (26:55)

Thrive ESSENTIALS, Part 4: Game-Changing Neuroscience to Stop the Damage and Start Healing (20:45)

OPTIONAL SUPPORT - AVAILABLE DURING YOUR PROGRAM

Illumination + Integration Support

ENROLL NOW

To ensure access for everyone, our offerings are by sliding scale contribution.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Click here to enroll without making a contribution.

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