by Yvette Erasmus | Feb 28, 2018 | Nonviolent Communication
Last week, I received this lovely question:”I love how much more literate in feelings I am now, however honestly, I just don’t really get the universal human needs. Like how to actually connect to them and communicate about them in real life in real... by Yvette Erasmus | Feb 20, 2018 | Nonviolent Communication
As I sit down to write to you today, I notice I am tired and longing for sleep.It’s the best kind of tired.The kind of tired that I feel after having used up every moment of a day doing work that I love, grappling with issues that feel meaningful and working... by Yvette Erasmus | Feb 13, 2018 | Healthy Relationships
I remember telling my therapist (long, long ago) that the one thing I wanted to work on in therapy was why I was drawn like a moth to a flame to romantic partners who inevitably caused me tremendous distress and heartache. I could recognize... by Yvette Erasmus | Feb 6, 2018 | Personal Growth
Have you noticed the cultural pressure to “Be Positive” or “Be Strong” or “Focus on the Good”?It’s as if we think that acknowledging or empathizing with painful experiences inadvertently creates more of them.I hear it all the time.“I would never...