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
Too Emotional? Are You Sure?
Working with some educational leaders recently on improving schools, someone remarked,"The problem is simply that many of our teachers are just too emotional." ...
This Daily Practice Works Wonders
I recently asked a team of leaders what I could work on to become even more effective in my work with them. You know what they told ...
Powerful Choices
I have been reflecting upon questions of power, consciousness and choice. Caroline Myss (one of my favorite teachers, despite her judgmental style) often ...
Hindsight, Foresight and Insight
During our monthly zoom call last Friday, we talked about how to apply nonviolent principles when we are working with anger, and discussed ...
Grow Your Comfort Zone
Recently I got an full immersion experience into what it means to work at the edge of my comfort zone and expand into my yesses. When I was invited to ...
All About Needs
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 ...
How To Know If You’re Ready For Love
I remember telling my therapist (long, long ago) that the one thing I wanted to work on in therapy was why I was drawn ...
Why Being “Positive” Might Be Bad For You
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 ...
Including More Parts (Getting Bigger)
We lived in Germany when I was in elementary school and each year for the holidays we would visit extended family “back home” ...
What Do You Need To Shed, To Grow?
The other night at dinner, Jessie reminded me of the time that she came home with a container of Hermit Crabs that she and her ...
Too Emotional? Are You Sure?
Working with some educational leaders recently on improving schools, someone remarked,"The problem is simply that many of our teachers are just too emotional." ...
This Daily Practice Works Wonders
I recently asked a team of leaders what I could work on to become even more effective in my work with them. You know what they told ...
Powerful Choices
I have been reflecting upon questions of power, consciousness and choice. Caroline Myss (one of my favorite teachers, despite her judgmental style) often ...
Hindsight, Foresight and Insight
During our monthly zoom call last Friday, we talked about how to apply nonviolent principles when we are working with anger, and discussed ...
Grow Your Comfort Zone
Recently I got an full immersion experience into what it means to work at the edge of my comfort zone and expand into my yesses. When I was invited to ...
All About Needs
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 ...
How To Know If You’re Ready For Love
I remember telling my therapist (long, long ago) that the one thing I wanted to work on in therapy was why I was drawn ...
Why Being “Positive” Might Be Bad For You
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 ...
Including More Parts (Getting Bigger)
We lived in Germany when I was in elementary school and each year for the holidays we would visit extended family “back home” ...
What Do You Need To Shed, To Grow?
The other night at dinner, Jessie reminded me of the time that she came home with a container of Hermit Crabs that she and her ...