#28 Dian Killian, Ph.D. on The Gaelic Effect

Irish with Mollie

Míle buíochas, mo laoch! Many thanks, my hero.

Dian weaves together her experience and research from an illustrious career in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) & Transformative Coaching, an academic vocation focused on Classical Rhetoric, Applied Linguistics and Critical/Narrative Theory, and a lifelong passion for Irish Studies. Dian's Master of Philosophy degree at Trinity College, Dublin was in Anglo-Irish Literature in Cultural-Historical Contexts. Her PhD culminated in research on The Nation’s Other: The Construction of Irish National Identity in the Context of British Colonialism and Emigration. Dian has been an NVC trainer for 20 years, working with organisations such as Americorp, Cornell University, and the U.N. Development program. She co/wrote two popular NVC books, including Connecting across Differences and Urban Empathy: True Life Adventures of Compassion on the Streets of New York. She is also an award-winning writer, musician, and singer-songwriter who loves visual art and has a great talent for photography, drawing and print-making.The Irish language continues to surprise, inspire and delight Dian. Join Dian and her growing, visionary community at The Gaelic Effect where she explores

• Language and how it impacts how we see and relate to the world

• Beauty and draíocht (magic, wonder and awe)

• Solace, inspiration and companionship) in these liminal, uncertain times

• Hope for what’s possible: what we are truly capable of as human beings—at our best

  Find The Gaelic Effect: How the Irish language can save the world, and the GaelStack here: https://diankillian.substack.com/

Enjoy the conversation! Beir bua! (Grab victory)