The London NonViolent Communication (NVC) Men’s Group – December 2025
Location: Near Hornsey Station, North London (address shared upon registration)
Contribution: Gift Economy. You’re welcome to bring snacks, drinks( we’ll skip alcohol on that occasion), or food to share.
About this gathering
I want to help co-create more spaces where men who have had some experience with NVC can experience shared reality, togetherness, support and presence. To share what is alive, what needs mourning or and celebration or simply to be witnessed, present. After having co-hosted the NVC Online Men’s group for more than 5 years I would like now to experience more face to face events.
With the intention is to explore life through the awareness of needs between people who have the shared experience of identifying as men.
New to NVC?
If you haven’t yet practiced NVC, you’re still welcome. I simply ask that you read a little about the topic and watch some introductory videos first, then message me to share your interest and we’ll go from there.
Video to watch as an intro to NVC
Practicalities
- Limited spaces, please register to confirm your spot.
- The evening will include check-ins, sharing, and open exploration.
- Please bring a small snack or dish to share if you can for the break and in between moments.
Theme: Loneliness and the Longing for Connection
What is your story with loneliness and connection ?
For this next NVC Men’s Group in London, I’d like to invite a shared reflection around loneliness and connection.
I’ve read that one of the things affecting many men nowadays is loneliness and the longing for connection. For me, there has often been a lot of stigma around it. I’ve felt really lonely many times, even while having lots of friends and being surrounded by people in social situations and gatherings. There was still something in me that felt lonely and unseen.
In a big city like London, this has been very present for me. I could spend a lot of time with people, yet not find places where I could really be met and meet others in their full authenticity and honesty. One of the things I’m most grateful to NVC for is how it helped me become aware of these feelings of loneliness and to more consciously understand and pursue connection from a place of authenticity.
Today I feel a lot more connected than in the past, and still there is something very precious that I am often longing for in terms of connection. There is also some kind of resonance from my past and childhood, when I felt immensely lonely at times, that I still want to share. Some parts of me still feel the pain of loneliness that has not yet been fully seen or shared.
At times I really enjoy speaking about how lonely I have felt in the past, and somehow when this is seen, something heals in me. By healing I mean a new tenderness that comes to those parts that experienced pain. When I share that pain with others, it changes. It feels different, softer.
I often notice loneliness now when I am doing difficult tasks and I do not find the courage to move through them alone. Things like movement or self-care can be hard to do on my own, but the moment I do them with others, they become much easier. That need for community and togetherness feels very alive and present in me.
So I would like to bring that topic to this men’s group. It is only an invitation, of course. If other topics feel more alive in you during our time together, they are really welcome too.
I am looking forward to spending this time together.
Warmly,
Olivier