Dr. Yvette's Blog
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
What Does it Mean to “Do Your Work”?
Being liberated and loving, empowered and empathic … takes a certain kind of fortitude and work
The Art of Suffering
Our rage, our sadnesses, our crises each bear the seeds of our personal transformation.
How to Rest, Rejuvenate and Reconnect
Staycations can be so much more restful than going away … how do you rest?
Who Do You Think You Are?
Is your self-container too thick or too thin? Reflections on what it means to have a healthy sense of self.
You Have No Choice About What You Want
The only choice we really have, is to follow or suppress what our hearts long for ….
The Real Work is About Love
How to Process Your Emotions
Processing, digesting and metabolizing our emotions is not the same thing as just talking about them, and often just talking about them can ...
True Peace: Reflections from Bali
There can never be peace between nations until it is known that true peace is within the souls of men.
What is Good?
These days it can be hard to know what is good, what is bad, what is true, what are lies. Everything is up ...
Is it Empathy or Enabling?
Life-giving relationships make space for both people to show up fully, while encouraging us to reach for our fullest capacity and strengths.
What Does it Mean to “Do Your Work”?
Being liberated and loving, empowered and empathic … takes a certain kind of fortitude and work
The Art of Suffering
Our rage, our sadnesses, our crises each bear the seeds of our personal transformation.
How to Rest, Rejuvenate and Reconnect
Staycations can be so much more restful than going away … how do you rest?
Who Do You Think You Are?
Is your self-container too thick or too thin? Reflections on what it means to have a healthy sense of self.
You Have No Choice About What You Want
The only choice we really have, is to follow or suppress what our hearts long for ….
The Real Work is About Love
How to Process Your Emotions
Processing, digesting and metabolizing our emotions is not the same thing as just talking about them, and often just talking about them can ...
True Peace: Reflections from Bali
There can never be peace between nations until it is known that true peace is within the souls of men.
What is Good?
These days it can be hard to know what is good, what is bad, what is true, what are lies. Everything is up ...
Is it Empathy or Enabling?
Life-giving relationships make space for both people to show up fully, while encouraging us to reach for our fullest capacity and strengths.