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Testimonials from Classes, Workshops, and Facilitation

As one board member put it "that was exactly what we needed".

We are so glad we invited Cory of Hart Communication to lead our Board retreat. She expertly guided us through the day and made our journey exploring the challenging theme of "Having Difficult Conversations" both easy and impactful. 

— Mark Steiner, Housing Stability Program Director, The Association of Community Ministries, Louisville, KY

Perhaps most of all, I appreciated the multiple opportunities to practice the skills we were learning. 

Cory led a wonderful, four-hour session on nonviolent communication for some of our faculty recently. Cory really knows her stuff! Her presentation was engaging, her explanations were clear, and she provided excellent resources to support our learning. Cory provided individual feedback to each participant which really helped each of us develop confidence in our new abilities. It was a fantastic workshop!

— Mary Ann Steutermann, Executive Director of Mission Effectiveness, Assumption High School, Louisville, KY

Cory’s presentation style gave space for every person to feel heard and uniquely understood when they discussed challenges they faced.

Cory spoke with our group about compassionate communication. She provided important information that allowed for understanding about the topic and also practical takeaways that our group can use in their everyday life. She delivered her information with a thoughtful and engaging manner that allowed for group dialogue. Her work and teachings are an asset to any group or organization.

— Katrina Grunzinger, Social Emotional Learning Coordinator, Community Catholic Center, Louisville, KY

Thoughtful, stimulating, contemplative, compelling...

These are just four words of many that describe the experience of working with Cory. Her imagination soars wide, her heart holds true, and her spirit invites compassion and joy. Cory encourages "brave space" in conversations that matter, and offers fresh perspectives grounded in wholistic communication strategies. She has a special ability to invite mutuality and collaboration so that participants leave empowered -- with the ability and willingness to navigate difficult situations and challenging encounters. She is a wonderful and practical strategies consultant to leadership teams and other transformation-catalyzing groups and communities.  Because she is a life-long learner with boundless curiosity and great humor, each session with Cory is fresh and new, always deeper and always enlivening!

— Gabriele Uhlein, OSF, PhD, The Christine Center, Willard WI

During Ms. Lockhart's time with St. Patrick's middle school students, seeds were planted that will be with them for a lifetime.

Hearing students discuss what their needs are when talking with myself or other students has helped navigate otherwise difficult conversations. Time and time again, we hear students say "why do we need to know this" and as educators, it can be exhausting. Ms. Lockhart's lessons never received that question. I believe that the students understood the importance of the topic and even realized that practicing Nonviolent Communication is a skill that will benefit them as they continue to grow.

— Katie Goben, M.A., M.S., School Counselor and SEL Teacher, St. Patrick Catholic School, Louisville, KY

I found this to be an experience that enriched my life and supported my growth to become a better communicator during difficult conversations.

I have had the pleasure of participating in Communicating Across Divides workshop on more than one occasion. Cory makes the content so approachable for teenagers and adults alike creating a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere. She gives us the tools to recognize our own emotions so that we can address them calmly in tense situations. I found that the role plays were most helpful in practicing skills because we received real-time feedback. The faculty is very committed to creating space spaces in their classrooms and many remarked that they learned skills to help them do just that. There was so much positive feedback that we have even invited Cory back for a Lunch and Learn to continue the conversation.

— Lauren Hitron, Director of the Jean Frazier Leadership Institute, Sacred Heart Schools, Louisville, KY

Cory’s preparation, clear mastery of the material, and expert facilitation led to an engaging, valuable session that I would highly recommend to any team looking to improve their communication.

My corporate leadership team was struggling to have frank, honest, difficult discussions. Cory’s training helped our team develop skills and frameworks to have these conversations - resulting in a much more effective team. I would highly recommend NVC training to improve corporate and personal communication. 

— Erik Prentice, COO, Proactive Worldwide, Schaumburg, IL

I highly recommend this workshop for teenagers as well as adults. These skills are necessary for growth, understanding, and building community instead of dividing it.

Cory Lockhart has facilitated 11 Communicating Across Divides workshops with the juniors of Sacred Heart Academy as part of their online junior retreat this year. It has been an experience of both professional and personal growth. In our climate of unrest and polarization she teaches skills to connect the students with one another and themselves. Students have said this workshop has shifted their positions from debates to conversations. Cory has been a pleasure to work with, she is positive, flexible, and personable.

— Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp, Retreat Director of Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville, KY

Thanks to Cory’s competent, engaging facilitation, we not only met but exceeded our expectations.

Members of the newly emerging St. Agnes Chapter of the Sr. Thea Bowman Society for Racial Solidarity discerned the need to have a retreat so we could get to know one another better, explore our particular concern for racism from a faith perspective, and craft the broad strokes of a vision statement to guide our group’s shared work in the near and distant future. Cory listened attentively to get a sense of our group’s intentions, successes and struggles to determine our needs moving forward.  [The planning committee] felt confident in Cory’s ability to develop an outline for our retreat day.   

Our time together was a whopping success!  Participants enjoyed themselves and came away with clearer sense of our group’s direction and the next steps on our journey. I whole-heartedly recommend Cory Lockhart as a facilitator and feel blessed to have encountered such a gifted woman who generously shares her well-honed gifts with others.

— Sheila Murphy, Pastoral Associate of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Louisville, KY

Cory is an energetic teacher with a passion for nonviolent communication (NVC) and the potential it has for changing our culture.

Her very presence speaks of nonviolence. She kept us engaged during the day-long workshop with her ability to use various formats, involve us and adapt to the responses of the participants. The skills she taught to help us clarify feelings and identify underlying needs will serve us well in any situation.

— Jan Cebula, OSF, President of the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa

You can feel Cory’s soulfulness and her appreciation of everyone in the group. One can also sense Cory is on a mission to make our journey on planet earth a kind, gentle, joyful, compassionate experience.

Cory is a wise and talented teacher and facilitator. She is in the moment with you holding space and breathing with you as she leads you to new places within your mind/body/spirit that you did not realize existed in your humanness. I believe she is offering an invitation for folks to really feel alive.
I accept that invitation. I offer that others will have the same experiences that I have had working with Cory.

— Andria Creighton

The intentional effort to focus on feelings & sensations in the body was absolutely transformational for me! I cannot emphasize this enough!

…Something unexpected happened as a result of me taking your course. It took some time for me to reflect on it and realize it, as well as integrate it into other work I am doing. FEELINGS…I realized that historically I have always been guided by my THOUGHTS and was not listening to my feelings! Now, I am constantly asking myself how a situation makes me FEEL. I have made some long overdue major changes in my life as a result. I cannot thank you enough.

— Laura S., Louisville, KY

I was personally amazed at how a fairly old argument was so much easier and less fraught after taking the time to recognize where our feelings were coming from. I felt closer to my partner afterwards and could see where she was coming from.

My wife Anice and I received Cory’s fantastic training. Sure enough, a few days after the training, we were having an argument and while we were talking about it, we both recognized in the moment “damn, we need the emotion sheets!” We took a look and just the act itself took us out of the reactionary stance and into thoughtful conversation. Thanks, Cory!

— Reece Chenault, Louisville, KY

More than anything, Cory's training sparked deep introspection within the individuals of our group, and within myself as I examine how I model appropriate behavior as a coordinator and facilitator. I highly recommend Cory's NVC training!

Our group of thirteen volunteers attended a 2.5 hour nonviolent communication (NVC) workshop with Cory. The volunteers came from a variety of backgrounds, some had heard of NVC and been to brief NVC trainings, while others had never before heard the term. Cory introduced each concept of NVC with clarity and intention, and answered questions in an engaging, thoughtful way. What most impressed me was her ability to honor each person in the group, holding space for differing experiences and sharing styles. I valued her participatory approach, along with her focus on building a circle of trust and mindfulness within the group, even in a short period of time. The NVC concepts she shared with us have carried into our volunteer's first months serving at their placement organizations and building community with each other at home. After the workshop, our volunteers created "empathy buddies" with whom they enter into one-on-one sharing about conflicts in and outside of the program, practicing using "I" statements, differing judgments from observations, voicing needs and making requests. I have already seen their awareness grow, and their approaches to conflict transform into ones with more patience, honesty, and compassion.

— Mallory Daily, Loretto Volunteers Program Coordinator, training in Nerinx, KY

We were thrilled to have Cory back to speak to our students about compassion for the third year in a row.

Cory doesn't just speak with our students about compassion, she has interactive activities she does with the students to truly teach them about themselves and the spirit of compassion they can embrace and share with others every day.  We are excited to have Cory back in our classes in November to follow up on what they learned about compassion earlier this year.

— Jennifer Shanks, Mercy Academy, Louisville, KY

Cory has a remarkable ability to open up space for people to express their thoughts in a group setting.

She clearly explains group dynamic expectations of respect, consideration and openness in all discussions. I highly recommend opportunities with Cory that encourage your own internal exploration and growth.

— J.P., Louisville, KY

Cory’s experience with Nonviolent Communication is valuable because she uses NVC during the classes to ask questions and redirect back to NVC in an encouraging way.

Practicing NVC has helped be become a better listener and has provided the tools I need to gain understanding so that I can respond with compassion.

— T.H., Louisville, KY

Testimonials from Heart Portraits

Not only did I receive the beautiful portrait, but I could tell that Foy Coaching was ‘SEEN’, respected, and cared for during this process. It’s a really amazing feeling knowing that my business [that I love so much] was seen so clearly as an independent entity with such a strong heart of its own.

The power of a Spirit led experience is often hard to put into words, so I hope I can do justice for Cory’s amazing service. The visual beauty of my business’s heart portrait is apparent, but the insight given by it is harder to explain.

The meeting with Cory to receive the actual portrait felt like an intuitive healing session in itself because of the strong power of feeling ‘understood’. With as much information as she received to do the portrait, I was worried I would forget some of the explanations she gave, so it was wonderful that I now have the typed out interpretation for it, as well.
This session has allowed me to nurture my business more than before. I spend time with Foy Coaching’s heart portrait every day as I send Reiki to it and use it as a reminder of the beauty of the business when I am making business decisions.

I highly recommend this service to anyone who wants to connect with their business in a deeper way. I also encourage you to not only see the visual representation, but truly take in the power of the interpretation and put it into practice within your business.

— Liz Foy, Foy Coaching, Louisville, KY

It was so empowering to receive Cory’s validation both in tangible form and over the phone in a session...

I have worked with sensitive and gifted healers and psychics in different capacities for the past 10 + years and I experience regular doses of magic and mystery in my private practice. The point being: it takes a lot to impress me these days. Cory floored me with her heart drawing and reading. It was so empowering to receive Cory’s validation both in tangible form and over the phone in a session. Hers is the kinds of gift that is very rare and doesn’t easily come by. Embrace the opportunity with open arms should you get the chance.

— Loraine Van Tuyl, The Sacred Healing Well, San Francisco Bay, CA

The experience of having my intuitive heart portrait drawn and interpreted by Cory was incredibly affirming and powerful...

She touched on things very deep within me - the deepest influences of my greatest joys and greatest pains - my connection to the earth and to spirit, my ability to be grounded and open my heart, my rich, beautiful relationships -  and my tendency to open too much, allowing myself to be unnecessarily affected by negative energies too easily.  She was able to depict and interpret symptoms of a debilitating anxiety disorder that I’ve dealt with on and off for the past 10 years.  This was what impressed me the most, as it’s something I very rarely talk about with anyone.  She has a very beautiful, rare, special, incredible gift!

— Emily Smith, Louisville, KY

Joy and cause for reflection

My Heart Portrait brought joy and cause for reflection. For someone I have not met to give me insight into the gifts and trials in my life spot on! The spirit works in wonderful ways. It reminded me of the gifts I have received as well as a sense of support and love. Life is love. Nature heals.

Heart filled thanks,

Judy Osbourne

I found this experience to be deeply meaningful and connective and I’m so grateful to Cory for her wisdom and love.

I have had the wondrous gift of coming to know Cory over this last year. Her offering of Heart Portraits reflects the loving heart-centered place that Cory approaches life from.

My personal heart portrait which Cory drew for me has brought some profound insights. What I saw in the drawing before I received Cory’s interpretations already sparked some understanding of the place from where I have moved forward into the world. This, combined with Cory’s insights provided a much deeper and richer look into what I’ve created in my life and what may be important for me going forward.

Because Cory is so respectful with her sharing, I was left feeling empowered, curious, and open to the possibilities of what I can take into my life now. 

— Lori Goldblatt, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Testimonials from Reiki

Being with Cory during Reiki is experiencing true presence, which is rare these days.

Cory’s intuition is truly a gift. And she shares her intuition without judgement or interpretation, allowing me to connect it to my own experience of the energy movement - and wow, what connections!

— Anice Chenault, Louisville, KY

Cory arrives to you with a calming and gentle presence, I believe in her work.

For my first session of Reiki with Cory, she focused on my sprained wrist. I closed my eyes and she moved from my shoulders to my wrist. I could feel her hands hovering over me, at one point it felt as though something was being pulled out of my wrist and that my wrist was opening up. A week later during my second session, as soon as Cory put her hands on my wrist, my forearm to my fingertips started to tingle. I left the session perplexed by how much I felt, the sensation of tingling, the release of tension and the opening up of my wrist.

— Marian D'Cruz, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[Cory’s] intuitive approach, and grounded way of 'knowing' gave me just what my body, mind, and heart needed.

In these challenging times we must take care of our hearts, spirits, and bodies as we grow the resilient community we need to win justice for all. I recently was lucky enough to attend a Reiki session with Cory, who I am also honored to work with in social change efforts. I encourage you to sign up for a session with Cory (she generously does this work on a sliding scale and scholarships are available for those needing that support).

— Carla Wallace, Louisville, KY