Dr. Yvette's Blog
Inspiration and Encouragement for Your Personal Growth Journey
Stories and learnings from my own personal journey into deeper compassion, healthier relationships and nonviolent living. Please feel free to leave comments and questions on any posts; I love being in conversation with you.
Author: Yvette Erasmus
caretaking
#135 Caretaking vs Compassion
Caretaking vs compassion asks us to notice when empathy keeps us connected, and when it quietly pulls us away from our own truth.
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breaking up
#134 How to Let Go When You Still Love Them
How to let go when you still love someone means learning to grieve what never was and stopping the search for connection where it can’t ...
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communication skills
#133 How to Help Our Kids (And Ourselves) Do Hard Things
A practical companion to Ep 133 of Conversations from the Heart Most of us want to help our children (and ourselves) grow into strong, confident, ...
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courage
#132 The Art of Softening a Walled-Up Heart: Practical Ways to Reopen to Love
Softening a walled-up heart isn’t about tearing down our defenses, but learning how to meet them with curiosity, compassion, and the courage to stay present.
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empathy
#130: Understanding Stigma: How Judgment Replaces Empathy in Modern Culture
When we equate human worth with productivity, stigma becomes inevitable. This episode unpacks how judgment toward disability and dependence is shaped by cultural conditioning—and how ...
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communication skills
#129 – How to Stay Grounded When Someone’s Coming In Hot
How to stay grounded around intense emotions and recognize a freeze response as useful information.
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communication skills
#127 What to Say When Fear Is Running Your Relationships
What to say when fear is running your relationships. Learn how to check assumptions, ask for clarity, and choose courage over anxious stories.
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Relational Integrity
#126 Struggling to Connect with an Emotionally Unavailable Person? Practical Moves That Actually Help
When someone is emotionally unavailable, it’s usually not a lack of care or effort, it’s a nervous-system capacity limit, and no amount of better communication ...
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Boundaries & Power
#87 Feeling Undermined? How to Reclaim Your Power
Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling undermined, small, dismissed, or questioning yourself? Maybe you shared something personal, only to have the other ...
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awareness
#86 Have Unmet Needs in a Relationship? How to Tell and What to Do
Have you ever felt frustrated, disconnected, or emotionally drained in a relationship, but couldn’t quite put your finger on why? Maybe you’ve found yourself thinking: ...
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caretaking
#135 Caretaking vs Compassion
Caretaking vs compassion asks us to notice when empathy keeps us connected, and when it quietly pulls us away from our own truth.
Read more
breaking up
#134 How to Let Go When You Still Love Them
How to let go when you still love someone means learning to grieve what never was and stopping the search for connection where it can’t ...
Read more
communication skills
#133 How to Help Our Kids (And Ourselves) Do Hard Things
A practical companion to Ep 133 of Conversations from the Heart Most of us want to help our children (and ourselves) grow into strong, confident, ...
Read more
courage
#132 The Art of Softening a Walled-Up Heart: Practical Ways to Reopen to Love
Softening a walled-up heart isn’t about tearing down our defenses, but learning how to meet them with curiosity, compassion, and the courage to stay present.
Read more
empathy
#130: Understanding Stigma: How Judgment Replaces Empathy in Modern Culture
When we equate human worth with productivity, stigma becomes inevitable. This episode unpacks how judgment toward disability and dependence is shaped by cultural conditioning—and how ...
Read more
communication skills
#129 – How to Stay Grounded When Someone’s Coming In Hot
How to stay grounded around intense emotions and recognize a freeze response as useful information.
Read more
communication skills
#127 What to Say When Fear Is Running Your Relationships
What to say when fear is running your relationships. Learn how to check assumptions, ask for clarity, and choose courage over anxious stories.
Read more
Relational Integrity
#126 Struggling to Connect with an Emotionally Unavailable Person? Practical Moves That Actually Help
When someone is emotionally unavailable, it’s usually not a lack of care or effort, it’s a nervous-system capacity limit, and no amount of better communication ...
Read more
Boundaries & Power
#87 Feeling Undermined? How to Reclaim Your Power
Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling undermined, small, dismissed, or questioning yourself? Maybe you shared something personal, only to have the other ...
Read more
awareness
#86 Have Unmet Needs in a Relationship? How to Tell and What to Do
Have you ever felt frustrated, disconnected, or emotionally drained in a relationship, but couldn’t quite put your finger on why? Maybe you’ve found yourself thinking: ...
Read more