NVR: the Podcast
by Dan Dulberger, Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land, Kerry Shoesmith
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About this podcast
NonViolent Resistance Therapy and Practice (NVR) helps parents and others effectively care for children who harm. NVR combines compassion, defiance and community action to help caregivers cope with their own distress, despair and disempowerment, as well as that of their children and resstore their agency.
This podcast is meant mainly for professional and lived-experience practitioners wishing to learn more about NVR Therapy and Practice. It is delivered by four leading psyhotherapists in the field : Psychotherapists Peter Jakob, Kerry Shoesmith, Dan Dulberger and Mary-Jo Land.
This Podcast is also a co-production between Center of NVR Therapy and Practice (www.nvrt.ca) and Connective Strength (https://www.connectivestrength.co.uk/)
Episodes
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- Planning the Announcement · 31 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith turn to the work of planning the announcement: how we prepare to name our intent to change, who…
- Announcement as a Transformative Act · 31 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith turn to the act of the announcement: naming our intent to change, out loud and clearly, how…
- Power in the System · 33 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob and Kerry Shoesmith turn to power in the system: the power we hold, and the real and perceived power others hold over us. We talk…
- Power in the System · 33 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith turn to power in the system: the power we hold, and the real and perceived power others hold…
- The Siblings We Overlook: Helping Them Be Heard and Active · 34 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith turn to the siblings who so often go unseen when a child harms in the family. We talk honestly…
- When There's Something Missing in the System · 25 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob and Kerry Shoesmith turn think about the system around the child and to the place for emotions in our responses and in our work…
- The Boys We Cannot Give Up On: Our Duty · 32 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith turn to the boys who worry us: those who withdraw inward, and those whose behaviours are…
- Which Pathway Do We Take? · 32 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith explore a question that sits at the heart of therapy within families: how do we decide the…
- Losing Your Voice & What is 'Doing' NVR? · 28 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith, are talking about something that happens to all of us at times losing your voice, or not…
- From "Impossible" to "I'm Possible: helping parents regain agency with NVR · 35 minSend us Fan Mail As the the First North American NVR Conference approaches, Dan Dulberger and Peter Jakob discuss the unique value NVR brings to North American mental health…
- Beyond Trauma Theory: What Helps and What Doesn’t · 28 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode we step beyond the familiar language of trauma theory to explore where it genuinely helps us understand and support young people, and where it…
- How We Stop Being Controlled · 33 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk honestly about coercive control and why it isn’t easy to “just stop being controlled”. These patterns can be subtle, powerful, and…
- NVR where does it Fit in Divorce, Separation and Finding Yourself · 37 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith talk plainly about how Non-Violent Resistance can support children and parents through…
- Standing Up to Misogyny in NVR · 34 minSend us Fan Mail Welcome to the NVR Podcast with Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith. Today we’re naming something many are weary of: the steady drip of misogyny that…
- Play as a Relational Gesture in NVR · 36 minSend us Fan Mail n this episode of our NVR podcast, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land, and Kerry Shoesmith explore the idea of play as a relational gesture in Non-Violent Resistance…
- Humanising Residential Childcare · 37 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob and Kerry Shoesmith talk about humanising residential childcare, what it really means to bring humanity, respect and connection…
- NVR as an Organisational Model for Workplace Performance · 26 minSend us Fan Mail Kerry Shoesmith and Dr Peter Jakob discuss how Non Violent Resistance, first developed to support families and communities, can be applied to improve workplace…
- Responding to Dismissal, Rejection and Diminishing in NVR Practice · 30 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Peter Jakob and Kerry Shoesmith explore the powerful themes of dismissal, rejection, and diminishing. Drawing on their extensive experience…
- Acknowledging Loss and Grief in NVR · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Welcome to the podcast, and thanks for joining Peter Jakob, Kerry Shoesmith & Mary-Jo Land. In this episode, we’re taking some time to talk about something that…
- "Revolution in Parent Guidance": Dan Dulberger interviews Haim Omer · 38 minSend us Fan Mail A recording of the first half of Haim Omer's book launch event hosted by CNTP's community of practice forum in May, 26, 2025. Haim was interviewed by Dan…
