Our lives and the lives of our families, friends and communities are transformed by the way we talk with each other. Pacific Institute for Essential Conversations (PIEC) is dedicated to the encouragement and cultivation of honest, heart to heart conversation about what matters most in our living and dying. We specialize in the art of skillful conversations that hold the power to change lives, heal spirit and restore soul.
Essential Conversations stand apart from daily chatter because they touch upon core aspects of our shared experience of being human. Essential Conversations are those conversations in our lives that 'need to happen.' They are those discussions that are often avoided because they are difficult, frightening or we simply do not know how to have the conversation. Though they are challenging, these conversations are essential to the well-being of ourselves, our relationships or those we love.
The heart and soul of our work is to support the art of skillful conversations which transform our living and our dying. Whether you want to share your final wishes with your loved ones, or if you are an employer needing to have a difficult conversation with staff, or if you are a physician, therapist, pastor or chaplain faced with communicating difficult news, we can help you learn and practice the art of sacred essential conversation.
Whether it be a chaplain or therapist sitting at the bedside of a patient, or a family gathered around the kitchen table, Pacific Institute for Essential Conversations (PIEC) is dedicated to the cultivation, encouragement and art of skillful conversations that hold the power to change lives, heal spirit and restore soul.
We provide programs for those in professional settings as well as in personal relationships.
We educate and support professionals in the fields of social work, medicine, spiritual direction and chaplaincy.