Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Join intentional community consultant and relationship coach Karen Gimnig to learn 6 surprising truths about building effective relationships in community.
Most of us arrive in community after decades of living, working and going to school in mainstream society. In all those years, we learned a lot about how to act and what to do when we’re with other people. Unfortunately a lot of what was appropriate in competitive and hierarchical environments doesn’t work very well in cooperative communities. We often see that people move into an intentional community without the relational skills to be successful members.
Our presenter, Karen Gimnig, will help you to get in touch with your values and how to align your behavior with those values. Karen has been a member of three different cohousing communities, served as staff with the Cohousing Association of the US, and has supported more than two dozen communities as they improved their relationships. With her guidance, you’ll see how some of the basic things that have worked well for us in other settings need to be reassessed and sometimes changed if we want to maximize our connection in community.
Join us for 6 Surprising Truths About Building Effective Relationships, to get a taste of best practices for communication and connection whether you’re on the journey to starting a community or are currently residing in one. Our presenter will cover these topics and more in greater depth in our upcoming 6-week course, Communication & Relationship Building in Community.
Karen is a group facilitator, motivational speaker and relationship coach. Her passion is to help groups achieve their goals for connected and trusting relationships through skill building and personal exploration.
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As an Imago Facilitator, Karen uses the theory and practice of Imago Relationships to guide teams and communities through the complexity of working together. She helps groups and individuals identify root causes of challenges and then walks beside them offering gentle support as they seek solutions.
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Karen enjoys working with non-profit organizations, communities (including communities of faith), and workplaces. Her clients describe her as “profoundly effective,” increasing trust and providing simple (but not easy) tools for improved communication and relationships.
You can learn more about Karen and her services here.
You’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from or****@**.org.
Nothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants.
All our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life.
You’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
View your local time here.
Join intentional community consultant and relationship coach Karen Gimnig to learn 6 surprising truths about building effective relationships in community.
Most of us arrive in community after decades of living, working and going to school in mainstream society. In all those years, we learned a lot about how to act and what to do when we’re with other people. Unfortunately a lot of what was appropriate in competitive and hierarchical environments doesn’t work very well in cooperative communities. We often see that people move into an intentional community without the relational skills to be successful members.
Our presenter, Karen Gimnig, will help you to get in touch with your values and how to align your behavior with those values. Karen has been a member of three different cohousing communities, served as staff with the Cohousing Association of the US, and has supported more than two dozen communities as they improved their relationships. With her guidance, you’ll see how some of the basic things that have worked well for us in other settings need to be reassessed and sometimes changed if we want to maximize our connection in community.
Join us for 6 Surprising Truths About Building Effective Relationships, to get a taste of best practices for communication and connection whether you’re on the journey to starting a community or are currently residing in one. Our presenter will cover these topics and more in greater depth in our upcoming 6-week course, Communication & Relationship Building in Community.
Karen is a group facilitator, motivational speaker and relationship coach. Her passion is to help groups achieve their goals for connected and trusting relationships through skill building and personal exploration.
​
As an Imago Facilitator, Karen uses the theory and practice of Imago Relationships to guide teams and communities through the complexity of working together. She helps groups and individuals identify root causes of challenges and then walks beside them offering gentle support as they seek solutions.
​
Karen enjoys working with non-profit organizations, communities (including communities of faith), and workplaces. Her clients describe her as “profoundly effective,” increasing trust and providing simple (but not easy) tools for improved communication and relationships.
You can learn more about Karen and her services here.
You’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from or****@**.org.
Nothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants.
All our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life.
You’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request.
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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