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.
Category: Healing Trauma
emotional strength
The Crucial First Step before Dialogue: NVC for Self-Connection
Although we're often tempted to use Nonviolent Communication as a tool for connecting with others, using NVC as a tool for self-connection, first, actually increases ...
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courage
Siding With Humanity
Are you looking for ways to be on the side of humanity, and to resist the forces of fragmentation, division and separation that drive wars ...
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Healing Trauma
How to Vent Effectively: 3 Strategies
Many people underestimate the power of learning how to vent effectively. However, when used effectively, it can actually be a way of reclaiming and reconnecting ...
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fear
When Does Fear Help, or Harm?
Sometimes our fears are a form of wisdom, directing our attention to our safety and well-being. Other times, our fears are an invitation into courageous ...
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global transformation
Pendulation: A Tool for Healing
Like a swinging pendulum, we can dip into trauma with the resources we need to transform the pain, and dip out of the hurt into ...
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healing
Healing vs. Learning
Although the healing and learning process overlap with one another, understanding some foundational differences between them will help you make informed decisions about the kinds ...
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acceptance
Love Up Your Inner Critic
If you struggle with any kind of self-criticism, today’s blog is for you. I used to struggle with my own harsh inner voice. I was ...
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Boundaries
How to Stand Up for Yourself with Love
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developmental stages
What Is Healing?
For the month of August, we’re delving into the process of change and growth that humans undergo as we embark on our inner work journey. ...
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healing
Is It Self-Care or Internalized Oppression?
True self-care is not about “fixing” ourselves to meet culturally defined standards of normalcy and productivity. Nor is it about numbing ourselves out with Netflix ...
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emotional strength
The Crucial First Step before Dialogue: NVC for Self-Connection
Although we're often tempted to use Nonviolent Communication as a tool for connecting with others, using NVC as a tool for self-connection, first, actually increases ...
Read more
courage
Siding With Humanity
Are you looking for ways to be on the side of humanity, and to resist the forces of fragmentation, division and separation that drive wars ...
Read more
Healing Trauma
How to Vent Effectively: 3 Strategies
Many people underestimate the power of learning how to vent effectively. However, when used effectively, it can actually be a way of reclaiming and reconnecting ...
Read more
fear
When Does Fear Help, or Harm?
Sometimes our fears are a form of wisdom, directing our attention to our safety and well-being. Other times, our fears are an invitation into courageous ...
Read more
global transformation
Pendulation: A Tool for Healing
Like a swinging pendulum, we can dip into trauma with the resources we need to transform the pain, and dip out of the hurt into ...
Read more
healing
Healing vs. Learning
Although the healing and learning process overlap with one another, understanding some foundational differences between them will help you make informed decisions about the kinds ...
Read more
acceptance
Love Up Your Inner Critic
If you struggle with any kind of self-criticism, today’s blog is for you. I used to struggle with my own harsh inner voice. I was ...
Read more
Boundaries
How to Stand Up for Yourself with Love
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developmental stages
What Is Healing?
For the month of August, we’re delving into the process of change and growth that humans undergo as we embark on our inner work journey. ...
Read more
healing
Is It Self-Care or Internalized Oppression?
True self-care is not about “fixing” ourselves to meet culturally defined standards of normalcy and productivity. Nor is it about numbing ourselves out with Netflix ...
Read more