
Thrive Roadmap ESSENTIALS:Solve the Mystery of Your "People Problems"
“Vika … is a master communicator [with] a masterful understanding…. Both my marriage and my business have benefitted a great deal. And the “Solve the Mystery” 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 integrates them with illuminating Thriving Life principles intodown-to-earth, powerful stories; experiential learning; and easy-to-understand tools you can take with you and immediately begin to useto resolve your “people problems” at home, at work, and in your local and global communities.
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Are you having “people problems”?
Are your “people problems” costing you or your business time, money, happiness, health, or sustainability?
What if you understood what’s going on when things “go wrong” …
and knew what you could do about it
that actually works?
You probably want to be heard and understood. To have the other person see your point of view. To come to agreement without much confusion or struggle. To be able to make sense of other people’s choices and behavior. (And maybe even your own.)
Of course you want to feel secure and relaxed. To know you’re respected, to know your value and humanity is recognized, and that your well-being matters.
You want people to honor their agreements. On the other hand, you don’t want to have to do things that really don’t work for you any more.
And you’d really like to genuinely enjoy the people you’re around the most, and feel great about those relationships — at home, at work, and wherever your relationships really impact you.
Right?
Because seriously: there’s nothing worse than a “bad relationship”— no matter where it happens.
Unfortunately, we’ve been taught a lot of ways to “do relationships” or to “communicate” that just don’t work. And often make things worse. (MUCH worse…)
All too often, our best efforts are devastatingly misunderstood.
And when we do our best over and over, with persistently bad 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 or positive connection, or what’s going on when people (including US) say and do things that seem a little 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.

Bring the “people problems” you’re facing 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 Statesthat 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 Agreementswithout 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.
Discover how to transform confusing or even crazy moments with clarity, compassion, and empowerment … in just a few hours.
THIS GAME-CHANGING PROGRAM IS FOR YOU if you’re having “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
Anyone trying to make the world a better place
Because everywhere we go ... people are there.
(Including us.)

Vika has taught a full NVC curriculum (a portion of which is included in the Thrive Roadmap 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 Roadmap ESSENTIALS Interactive Videos
All the key content from the Thrive Roadmap Essentials LIVE workshop, including personal exercises, are provided in this 2 hour Interactive Video Program

Step-By-Step Guide to REAL RELIEF from Triggers and Pain
This practical guide empowers you to get REAL relief from triggers and pain at any time, with a step-by-step process you can use on your own

4 Thrive Impact Assessment 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

Private Illumination + Integration Support
2 private, 60-minute Illumination + Integration Sessions guide you to immediately, effectively apply what you learn
Contents
WELCOME to Your THRIVING JOURNEY

WELCOME to Our Thriving World (2:35)

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

SNEAK PEEK: How Our Broken Toes Sabotage Relationships (and everything else, too) (7:03)
BEFORE YOU BEGIN - WHERE ARE YOU NOW? (KEY PROGRESS MEASURES)

Where Are You Now? - 4 Thrive Impact Assessment/Key Progress Measures
PREPARE FOR THE JOURNEY

Essential Printed Materials
START THE JOURNEY

A Couple Helpful Notes (0:40)

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

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

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

Thrive Roadmap ESSENTIALS, Part 4: Game-Changing Neuroscience to Stop the Damage and Start Healing (20:45)
CONTINUE THE JOURNEY - PUT IT IN ACTION (RESOURCE #1)

Thrive Roadmap ESSENTIALS in ACTION: What Brings REAL RELIEF (Resource #1)

The STEP-by-STEP GUIDE to REAL RELIEF from Triggers and Pain (Resource #1)
CONTINUE THE JOURNEY - ILLUMINATION & INTEGRATION SUPPORT

Schedule Your First Illumination + Integration Session

Schedule Your Second Illumination + Integration Session
Tuition Options
$497
Standard Tuition
$127
Social Justice Tuition
Welcoming and supporting BIPOC and other marginalized members of our community who daily cope with systemic injustice.
$897
Patron Tuition
Tuition for 1 Standard Participant plus Donated Tuition for 1 Social Justice Participant