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NVR: the Podcast
Hosted by Dan Dulberger, Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land, Kerry Shoesmith · EN
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/)
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The Boys We Cannot Give Up On: Our Duty
5d ago00:32:08Tap to summarizeSend 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 becoming dangerous. We talk honestly about the pull to look away or predict dark futures, and how NVR helps us stay present and stand against the risk, never giving up on the boy.
Transcribe →Which Pathway Do We Take?
Apr 2400:31:30Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIn 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 right path forward?
Transcribe →Losing Your Voice & What is 'Doing' NVR?
Apr 1000:28:03Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIn 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 speaking out in the moment.Where’s the line between normal guidance and expressing our feelings and something that is Nonviolent Resistance practice?
Transcribe →From "Impossible" to "I'm Possible: helping parents regain agency with NVR
Apr 800:34:46Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailAs the the First North American NVR Conference approaches, Dan Dulberger and Peter Jakob discuss the unique value NVR brings to North American mental health culture, its multiple applications, and how it helps parents regain agency facing seemingly impossible situations with their children. More about the conference: https://www.nvrt.ca/nvr2026naRegister for the conference: https://whova.com/portal/registration/Nh4-FzNIyFEy-gmCNaEV/
Transcribe →Beyond Trauma Theory: What Helps and What Doesn’t
Mar 1600:28:29Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIn 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 can start to limit our thinking. Joining the conversation are Dr Peter Jakob, Mary‑Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith.
Transcribe →How We Stop Being Controlled
Feb 2700:32:34Tap to summarizeSend 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 condition us. We explore how we can draw on NVR to help us steady ourselves, think clearly, and choose responses.
Transcribe →NVR where does it Fit in Divorce, Separation and Finding Yourself
Jan 900:36:49Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIn this episode, Dr Peter Jakob, Mary-Jo Land and Kerry Shoesmith talk plainly about how Non-Violent Resistance can support children and parents through separation and divorce. They explore what actually helps hold boundaries and break patterns of escalation and submission.
Transcribe →Standing Up to Misogyny in NVR
Dec 500:34:12Tap to summarizeSend 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 shows up in homes, schools and services. We’ll look at how NVR helps us call it out without escalation, stand alongside those affected, and build relationships grounded in dignity rather than dominance. Let’s begin the conversation...
Transcribe →Play as a Relational Gesture in NVR
Nov 700:35:45Tap to summarizeSend 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. They look at how playfulness can open space for connection .
Transcribe →Humanising Residential Childcare
Oct 1000:36:34Tap to summarizeSend 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 into the everyday life of a children’s home.
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