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Published on: 3/23/2007
Last Visited: 3/23/2007
Amy Bean, LPTA, LMT, is the former Director of Northwest Attachment Parenting, a healer in private practice, a SpiralScouts Leader, mother to a 5 yr old daughter.She and Glen, her husband of 10 years are expecting their 2nd child in late spring of 2006.
With 5 yrs of practice and hundreds of hours spent training with certified trainers, Amy is a CNVC Certification Candidate, has offered multiple workshops in the community, facilitated a 10 member practice group for 2 years, and has been sharing NVC as a volunteer with inmates at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility since May 200.
NVC has helped Amy manifest an intention of living in compassion, empathic connection, mindfulness and the deep desire to create community in which the feelings and needs of all are valued.
Amy's Personal TestimonyI was introduced to NVC when my daughter was 6 months old, and it's amazing to see the burgeoning giraffe within express herself.Upon stepping on a caterpillar, she gently picked it up and stated, "I'm so sad, the caterpillar is sick."She went on to tenderly place it in a "comfortable" location and grieve that she was the stimulus to the tiny bug's pain.I'm inspired to hear her offer empathy and comfort to friends, characters in books or on her favorite videos, and even to me in times of duress.Empathy has been one of the most successful tools in our family when encountering the disappointments, confusion and frustration of toddlerhood and parenthood in general.