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: Inner Work & Discernment
Inner Work & Discernment
#149 Are You Regulating Yourself, or Silencing Yourself?
When we get good at regulating our emotions, we can sometimes lose touch with our voice. This post explores how to stay grounded without silencing ...
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Inner Work & Discernment
#150 How to Stay Grounded When Others Disagree With You
Speaking our truth can feel clear, at least until someone disagrees. Explore how to stay grounded without shutting down, second-guessing, or outsourcing your self-trust.
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Inner Work & Discernment
#148 From Triggered to Sovereign: Learning to Stay With Ourselves in a Harsh World
A single moment, a tone of voice, a brief interaction, can completely shift our internal state. In this episode, we explore why small moments hit ...
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boundaries
#147 How to Care Without Carrying: Sympathy, Compassion, and Emotional Boundaries
Understanding the difference between sympathy and compassion can transform our relationships. In this post, we explore how to care deeply without becoming overwhelmed, and how ...
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connection
#140 What Matters Most When We Stop Rushing for Answers
There's a kind of listening that doesn't center itself around discovering an answer. Instead of resolution, it busies itself with connection.
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Inner Work & Discernment
#136 How to Stay Grounded When Someone Criticizes You
This episode explores how to stay grounded when someone criticizes you, especially if feedback triggers shame, people-pleasing, or nervous system overwhelm.
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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.
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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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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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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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Inner Work & Discernment
#149 Are You Regulating Yourself, or Silencing Yourself?
When we get good at regulating our emotions, we can sometimes lose touch with our voice. This post explores how to stay grounded without silencing ...
Read more
Inner Work & Discernment
#150 How to Stay Grounded When Others Disagree With You
Speaking our truth can feel clear, at least until someone disagrees. Explore how to stay grounded without shutting down, second-guessing, or outsourcing your self-trust.
Read more
Inner Work & Discernment
#148 From Triggered to Sovereign: Learning to Stay With Ourselves in a Harsh World
A single moment, a tone of voice, a brief interaction, can completely shift our internal state. In this episode, we explore why small moments hit ...
Read more
boundaries
#147 How to Care Without Carrying: Sympathy, Compassion, and Emotional Boundaries
Understanding the difference between sympathy and compassion can transform our relationships. In this post, we explore how to care deeply without becoming overwhelmed, and how ...
Read more
connection
#140 What Matters Most When We Stop Rushing for Answers
There's a kind of listening that doesn't center itself around discovering an answer. Instead of resolution, it busies itself with connection.
Read more
Inner Work & Discernment
#136 How to Stay Grounded When Someone Criticizes You
This episode explores how to stay grounded when someone criticizes you, especially if feedback triggers shame, people-pleasing, or nervous system overwhelm.
Read more
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
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
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