An Evening with Lisa Gottlieb, MSW, SSW
in Conversation with Moderator Bill Zirinsky of Crazy Wisdom
which took place Thursday, October 10, 2025
In the Crazy Wisdom Celestial Lounge.
What’s on your mind these days, Lisa Gottlieb, what’s in your heart, what have you relished, what’s been really hard, what matters?
One of Ann Arbor’s modern-era renaissance women, Lisa has been a leader in the community for decades. The co-founder and Operations Director for Selma Café, she’s been at the forefront of Ann Arbor’s organic food and farm-to-table culture, and in more recent years she’s been deeply involved in Nonviolent Communication, as a certified trainer, and as the Founder and Director of Compassionate Communication of Ann Arbor.
She works with individuals, couples and families through the lens of Nonviolent Communication to improve connection, reduce conflict and make it easier to understand each other. She is currently writing a book called Musings from a Snarky Empath: Life through the Lens of Nonviolent Communication.