Don't Be Nice, Be Real Balancing Passion for Self with Compassion for Others

You are holding in your hands some of the most powerful secrets and techniques ever articulated for sustaining love and harmony in relationships. Kelly Bryson has used these methods to create radical shifts in extreme situations: Street gangs in San Diego, combined groups of Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East, and among the Croats, Serbs, and Muslims during the Bosnian war. They have worked with groups of angry parents after school shootings. They have solved marital custody battles. And best of all, they can make huge changes in your life the first day you apply them. Are you afraid of conflict? Do you ever feel powerless in the face of circumstances? Do you feel victimized by other people in your life? Are you tired of being one of the "nice dead people" in the world?

Kelly Bryson, MA, MFT is the author of the best selling book, ÒDonÕt Be Nice, Be Real Ð Balancing Passion for Self with Compassion for OthersÓ. He is a licensed therapist in private practice, lecturer, workshop facilitator, and consultant. He has been an authorized trainer for the International Center for Nonviolent Communication for over 20 years, and has trained thousands in the US, Europe, and the Middle East. Kelly is also a humorist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter.