Beth discovered Marshall Rosenberg’s life-changing book "Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life" in 2005, and has been immersed in it ever since.  Inspired to go deeper, she joined a yearlong training program in 2011 called "Compassionate Leadership," which, unknown to her at the time, was the beginning of her journey to NVC Certification.

Shortly after, she discovered the Parent Peer Leadership Program, where she learned skills for integrating NVC into family systems and other social structures, and served on the leadership team for seven years. Created by nonviolent activist Inbal Kashtan, and facilitated by authors Ingrid Bauer / Stephanie Bachmann Mattei, the program focused on living in nonviolent consciousness, and includes sharing these skills with other parents in a workshop called "Parenting from the Heart."   She attests her greatest learning has come from raising her own children, who have grown her understanding and consciousness of NVC through daily challenges and celebrations.

Beth's educational career included daycare, preschool, elementary and special ed in both public and private settings, including Montessori.  She also served as a houseparent at an emergency shelter for abused and neglected children.

Throughout her life, Beth has been drawn to working with children, family systems, and schools.   "Creativity and experiencing the natural world are also powerful influences helping to connect me to myself and the flow of Life"

"In addition, I am visually impaired and for most of my life, have navigated the physical, emotional, and social challenges that come with this journey.   As I travel along life’s path, I am supported and nurtured by: authentic expression, meaningful contribution, creativity, heart-centered connection, and immersion in the beauty and wonder of nature."

Lisa Firestone has served as a professional Music Director and Positive Music Artist for two decades, during which time she led small and large teams performing music that meets the heart, and earning multiple awards as an artist and songwriter.  An English graduate of UCLA, she wrote and narrated commissioned documentary-style videos in 2018 which reached over 40 million views on YouTube, around which time she discovered NVC to never turn back.   She has immersed herself in hundreds of hours of nonviolent communication trainings ever since, facilitating weekly trainings since 1/22, and beginning the path to NVC Certification, which takes 3-5 years.  Devoted to serving others in transforming their lives, she becoming a Certified Life Coach in 2022, specializing in personal transformation by using nonviolent skills for self-connection, expressing authentically, and listening empathically.   

Lisa currently lives her passion facilitating and coaching NVC, while offering messages and music about her miraculous healing from a life-threatening illness, deepening her commitment to supporting those overcoming dire circumstance - to find compassion for themselves and others. 

"As an expert in the hospitality industry, I know that serving with attention and care involves active, listening skills, such as paraphrasing and open attentive, body language. Lisa Firestone listens differently; she's a master listener.  She can hear what most people have no awareness of Dash listening for what is not being said. And multiple occasions, I've been awestruck by your compassion, and often scramble for a pen and paper after she hit him with an insight based on your intuitive listening skills. She also knows how to question thoughtfully, as well as offer a unique and positive point of view."  Hollly S