How it works
A calm bridge,
built on empathetic communication.
Let’s Take Two is inspired by the work of Marshall Rosenberg — a way of talking that gets past blame and finds the human needs underneath the heat. You both write privately. We translate.
You each share your side, privately
No one sees the other's raw words. Vent, ramble, swear if you need to — it stays with you.
We filter the heat
Insults, blame, and labels get set aside. What's left is the signal: what actually happened, and what it stirred up.
We name the feelings and needs underneath
The core insight: behind every hard moment are universal human needs — respect, safety, connection, autonomy, recognition, fairness, rest. We surface each side's, in neutral words.
We find common ground and one doable next step
Almost always, both sides want the same thing underneath. We name it, and offer one small, concrete invitation — never a demand — that could meet both needs.
The four moves
Rosenberg's framework, in plain language:
- Observation
- What actually happened, without judgement. Not “you're rude” — just the moment itself.
- Feeling
- What it stirred — hurt, scared, lonely, frustrated. Real feelings, not thoughts dressed up as feelings (“I feel attacked” is a thought).
- Need
- The universal human need underneath the feeling — to be respected, included, trusted, rested, free. Needs are shared; strategies differ.
- Request
- A clear, present-tense, doable invitation — something the other person can actually say yes or no to.
What we won't do
- • Pick a winner. There isn't one.
- • Quote either of you back to the other.
- • Diagnose, label, or moralise.
- • Replace a real conversation — we just help you start one with less armour.
Let’s Take Two is not affiliated with, endorsed or certified by Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC).