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
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 ...
Transformational Choices
In one of my all-time favorites movies, The Matrix, (This clip) Morpheus offers Neo a choice that would transform his life:
"You take the blue pill—the ...
Being Brave on Our Personal Journeys
Making Peace with Fear
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 ...
Transformational Choices
In one of my all-time favorites movies, The Matrix, (This clip) Morpheus offers Neo a choice that would transform his life:
"You take the blue pill—the ...