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
2022 Youtube Wrap Up
Whether you are looking for new ways of working with people, or for deeper, more meaningful relationships with yourself and others, I’m grateful you’re part ...
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compassion
Have You Been Kind to Yourself Lately?
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feelings
A List of Delights
Our survival brains have a built-in negativity bias because – evolutionarily speaking – it’s much better to think that something is a snake, and to ...
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communication skills
How To Stop Taking Things So Personally
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Inner Work & Discernment
What Do You Need These Days?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]As my best friend and I were recently bemoaning the state of the world and checking in around our ...
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choice
The Freedom to Choose
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feelings
What is Alive in You?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Does your nervous-system sometimes get so flooded that it’s hard to stay present to yourself and others? Do ...
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feelings and needs
Feeling Our Feelings
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acceptance
Grounding in the Power of Presence
As I was cleaning up my study this weekend, I came across journals I had kept when I was in college many years ago. Browsing ...
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capacity building
The Art of Capacity Building
We’re halfway through discussing the four domains of the Change Spiral I’ve developed to describe how we humans grow and change through repeating patterns over ...
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Inner Work & Discernment
2022 Youtube Wrap Up
Whether you are looking for new ways of working with people, or for deeper, more meaningful relationships with yourself and others, I’m grateful you’re part ...
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compassion
Have You Been Kind to Yourself Lately?
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] As this year draws to a ...
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feelings
A List of Delights
Our survival brains have a built-in negativity bias because – evolutionarily speaking – it’s much better to think that something is a snake, and to ...
Read more
communication skills
How To Stop Taking Things So Personally
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”10px” admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] It can ...
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Inner Work & Discernment
What Do You Need These Days?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]As my best friend and I were recently bemoaning the state of the world and checking in around our ...
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choice
The Freedom to Choose
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]A few days ago, ...
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feelings
What is Alive in You?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Does your nervous-system sometimes get so flooded that it’s hard to stay present to yourself and others? Do ...
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feelings and needs
Feeling Our Feelings
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] I’ve ...
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acceptance
Grounding in the Power of Presence
As I was cleaning up my study this weekend, I came across journals I had kept when I was in college many years ago. Browsing ...
Read more
capacity building
The Art of Capacity Building
We’re halfway through discussing the four domains of the Change Spiral I’ve developed to describe how we humans grow and change through repeating patterns over ...
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