Building Relationships That Last
A live online journey sharing tools for building thriving relationships of any kind.
STARTING SUNDAY, OCT 12, 2025
Welcome!
“Building Relationships That Last” is a collaboration between Steve Torma, Nonviolent Communication Teacher & Relationship Coach and Natalee Facey, Emotional Healing Guide & Transformation Coach.
The course is an online journey teaching Compassionate Communication (or Nonviolent Communication) as the foundation for building thriving relationships of any kind, while incorporating song, poetry, storytelling, and nervous system regulation practices.
Some of The Gifts the Course Offers Include:
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Accessing the blueprints for creating strong, loving, and lasting relationships of any kind: with romantic partners, family members, co-workers, friends, group/community members, and yourself.
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Finally removing the mystery curtains around what leads to relationships that not only survive, but thrive, and having the tools to cultivate more joy and harmony again and again.
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Processing and releasing feelings of hurt from past or present relationships, connections, groups, etc., and experiencing more understanding, forgiveness, and self-forgiveness.
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Deepening your own love, care and compassion towards yourself.
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Releasing fears of “failing” in your next romantic relationship by having tools and practices that address your current pain points.
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Increasing your skills and level of confidence in having difficult conversations, including saying “No,” setting boundaries that reflect love towards yourself and others, advocating for yourself, and making requests.
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BONUS: Enjoying and sharing poetry, music, storytelling, and other art forms to interpret and give expression to our experiences around love, loss, loving again, forgiveness, courage, and more.
Who This is For:
Everyone! The quality of our relationships is one of the biggest contributors to our well-being. Learning the tools to cultivate relationships with love, care, authenticity, and harmony as the foundation is an essential life-skill.
Highlights of What We'll Cover:
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Understanding violence—whether physical, verbal, emotional, or in other forms—as forcing someone to do what they don’t want to do.
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Understanding nonviolence as both a pathway to liberation, as well as to creating loving, meaningful, and lasting relationships.
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Replacing the practices of domination and control that we’ve inherited to practices of conscious, co-creative partnership.
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Learning to use the language of Feelings and Needs to connect with the essence of who we are and what's important to us.
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Moving away from the familiar responses of “self-sacrifice,” blame or self-blame and towards co-creating strategies that tend to the needs of the whole–yours and others.
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Learning relationship repair tools which provide the option of being able to come back to a place of understanding and grace after experiencing separation or disconnection.
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Learning tools for balancing your nervous system before, during, and after difficult experiences, which gives you access to more empowering choices.
Testimonials
I am so grateful that I took this course. It's helped me build a solid shared foundation with my partner, nip potential problems in the bud, and provide an incredibly effective structure to help navigate inevitable tensions that arise in a relationship.
Steve's teachings have helped me be aware of my partner (and my own feelings and needs!) in a way that I wouldn't have otherwise, in a way that allows me to connect and react more skillfully. And while I entered into the course mostly thinking how it could be helpful for my romantic relationship, it's also infused the way I think about and interact with all other relationships.
Marieve R.
Robin G.
My relationships have improved, my anxiety has decreased and I am more able to be of service. I have introduced hundreds of people to NVC through Steve and for many of them it has been life changing as well. Steve embodies the practice of Compassionate Communication and is a truly unique human being who I consider a role model and a guide in life.
Any person who is looking to improve their relationships with family, friends, colleagues and complete strangers would benefit from Steve's guidance.
Valerie Z.
Steve is an excellent coach. I started taking his [course] with my ex husband as we began to navigate a separation with 2 young children and a move to a different state. We knew we needed help communicating well with each other through all the hard and new transitions, especially for our children. If we hadn't taken Steve's course there is high chance that we would be on non-talking terms.
Course Schedule:
Sessions will be held via Zoom on Sundays at 11AM - 1PM PT or 2 - 4PM ET, except for the Oct 12th and Nov 9th sessions which will be at 7AM - 9AM PT / 10AM - 12PM ET.
All sessions will be recorded and made available if you happen to miss any.
You'll also have the option of going through the course at your own pace by watching the pre-recordings and joining live based on your interest or capacity.
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*Sun, Oct 12 @ 7AM - 9AM PT / 10AM - 12PM ET
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Sun, Oct 19 at 11AM - 1PM PT / 2 - 4PM ET
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Sun, Nov 2 at 11AM - 1PM PT / 2 - 4PM ET
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*Sun, Nov 9 at 7AM - 9AM PT / 10AM - 12PM ET
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Sun, Nov 16 at 11AM - 1PM PT / 2 - 4PM ET
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Sun, Nov 23 at 11AM - 1PM PT / 2 - 4PM ET
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Sun, Nov 30 at 11AM - 1PM PT / 2 - 4PM ET
Note: There will be no session on Sun, Oct 26
Testimonials
Natalee incorporates tools and tactics to address specific pain points in your body. She was very compassionate and dedicated to my healing journey. Working with Natalee has made me a better mother, professional and overall better human being.
Anonymous, Emotional Release Client
During the sessions Natalee is both anchor and guide as you travel into your body. She teaches you how to access the wisdom of your body and communicate compassionately and non-judgmentally with yourself.
I leave the sessions feeling more whole, wise and capable of transmuting my trauma into healing and growth than ever before.
Elyse, Australia
I felt so comfortable sharing anything with her knowing I wouldn’t be judged. Natalee helped me move beyond barriers that had been blocking me for a long time. Such a wise, beautiful soul — I can’t describe the support she provides. A phenomenal coach I would recommend to everyone!
Stella, Chicago
The Course Facilitators:
Steve Torma
Nonviolent Communication Teacher
& Relationship Coach
For over thirty years, Steve Torma has gently guided our culture toward cooperation and regeneration. He co-founded The REAL Center in 2007, where he has been teaching Nonviolent Communication and other relationship and community building skills.
As a lifelong peace, justice, and ecology educator and activist, Steve has sought to integrate personal and social transformation in his own life, in the communities where he lives, and in the larger society. His passion for integral living and thinking has led him to study and experiment with a wide range of spiritualities, psychological systems, and social theories as they relate to creating a more just and sustainable world.
Steve was a core faculty member for The Asheville Tantra School and is trained in a number of modalities, including, Radical Honesty, Body Electric, Cuddle Party, Restorative Circles, Permaculture, and Creation Spirituality. Through his compassionate presence and guidance, Steve has helped countless people to find healing, direction, and meaning in their lives.
Steve was born and raised on a family farm in Ashtabula, Ohio, with his ancestral lineage being Hungarian and French Canadian. He is the former President of Earthaven Ecovillage, where he continues to live his passion for community and sustainability.
Natalee Facey
Emotional Healing Guide
& Transformation Coach
Natalee’s calling has been to walk alongside those who are going through deep transformation in their lives—what she refers to as “the Rebirth process.” She supports them in releasing grief, shame, guilt and other heavy emotions; in restoring trust in life; reconnecting to their sense of wholeness; and becoming alchemists in transforming their painful experiences into wisdom and medicine.
Natalee has been offering support as a coach, speaker, spaceholder, and circle facilitator since 2014 and is trained in a number of healing modalities including, Embodiment Healing / Somatic Therapy, Kemetic Energy Medicine, and as a Life Coach & Workshop Leader in the “Love Yourself, Heal Your Life" philosophy of Louise Hay.
Natalee has also been studying Nonviolent Communication (NVC) since 2021 and has witnessed the ways the practice has transformed her relationships and those of the clients she’s introduced NVC to.
She is originally from the island of Jamaica, where her deep connection to nature, and her love for dancing and laughter as medicine originated.
Registration & Payment Info
Please note that space is limited to support the intimacy of the container. Please schedule a call via the link below if you have questions or register if you're ready to deepen your learning journey!
The course is being offered at a sliding scale rate of $125 - $350 to make it as financially accessible as possible, while keeping our work sustainable.
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Please check in with yourself and choose the amount that is most accessible to you within that range (or the amount that sits most peacefully in your body)
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You're welcome to contribute higher than $350 or donate to the Community Care Fund below to support the attendance of other participants
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If the lowest amount ($125) is not accessible, we don't want finances to be a blockage for you. Please contact us at hello@nataleefacey.com to explore scholarship opportunities
The Community Care Fund
Hello!
We're so glad that you're interested in joining "Building Relationships that Last."
We've created The Community Care Fund that invites you into gifting or receiving financial support based on your needs or access to financial resources.
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✨ If you're currently experiencing financial hardship that would prevent you from joining us, please email hello@nataleefacey.com to explore scholarship or sliding scale options.
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✨ If you'd like to support the attendance of other participants, please make a donation here. Your donation is used to:
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Create scholarships and reduced rate options for those in our community experiencing financial hardship
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Provide a stipend to participants living in regions with low internet access, allowing them to purchase internet data or travel to locations with WI-FI service
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✨ If you'd like to support our work in other ways, please email us at hello@nataleefacey.com.
With Lots of Love!
Natalee & Steve
For Additional Support
For individual, couple's & group coaching support outside of the course, please contact Steve at steve@therealcenter.org.
For individual coaching, emotional healing/processing, and circle facilitation support outside of the course, please contact Natalee at hello@nataleefacey.com.
An Introduction to Compassionate Communication as a Pathway to Healing Relationships
A podcast interview between Steve Torma and Natalee Facey, now the most downloaded episode.