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
Healthy Relationships
The Power of Working with People as They Are: Building Authentic Relationships
Working with people as they are is a foundational aspect of genuine and fulfilling relationships. But, it's not always easy.
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Feelings
Transforming Caretaking: 5 Steps for Healthier Relationships
Have you ever found yourself in a pattern of caretaking relationships where you're constantly the one giving and supporting, only to feel drained and uninspired? ...
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Healthy Relationships
How to Inspire Care from Others
When working on inspiring care in others, we may be tempted to try and explain ourselves or our position. However, that often isn't the most ...
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Inner Work
How to Build Authentic Connections with Difficult Family Members
So often, past hurts make it really difficult to connect with family in authentic ways. It's a recipe for hurt if we want to show ...
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connection
Stay Engaged for Longer: Scripts and Strategies
When things don't feel comfortable, it's a common strategy to run. But if you're looking for ways to stay engageded instead of escaping, the first ...
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acceptance
How to Cultivate a Sense of Belonging
Fitting in is one thing, but belonging is something else altogether. And authentic belonging relies on our own self-connection and acceptance, first.
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communication skills
The Power of Self-Connection: Transforming Relationships from the Inside Out
Healthy relationships with ourselves and with others are dependent upon self-connection. Self-connection is the key to understanding. With it, we can understand our thoughts and ...
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compassion
Self-Regulation When Others are Triggered: 4 Beneficial Practices
Staying regulated when others are not can be a huge challenge. Navigating someone else's triggered nervous system in ways that are kind and loving is ...
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awareness
How to Listen Without Getting Defensive
It's rarely our first instinct to listen without getting defensive. Defensiveness is a natural response designed to protect us in situations where we may be ...
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Inner Work
How To Increase Your Self-Love: 7 Ways to Get Grounded in Your Goodness
Self-love is such a fundamental aspect of our well-being, but what does it actually entail? If you're anything like me, you might find yourself prioritizing ...
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Healthy Relationships
The Power of Working with People as They Are: Building Authentic Relationships
Working with people as they are is a foundational aspect of genuine and fulfilling relationships. But, it's not always easy.
Read more
Feelings
Transforming Caretaking: 5 Steps for Healthier Relationships
Have you ever found yourself in a pattern of caretaking relationships where you're constantly the one giving and supporting, only to feel drained and uninspired? ...
Read more
Healthy Relationships
How to Inspire Care from Others
When working on inspiring care in others, we may be tempted to try and explain ourselves or our position. However, that often isn't the most ...
Read more
Inner Work
How to Build Authentic Connections with Difficult Family Members
So often, past hurts make it really difficult to connect with family in authentic ways. It's a recipe for hurt if we want to show ...
Read more
connection
Stay Engaged for Longer: Scripts and Strategies
When things don't feel comfortable, it's a common strategy to run. But if you're looking for ways to stay engageded instead of escaping, the first ...
Read more
acceptance
How to Cultivate a Sense of Belonging
Fitting in is one thing, but belonging is something else altogether. And authentic belonging relies on our own self-connection and acceptance, first.
Read more
communication skills
The Power of Self-Connection: Transforming Relationships from the Inside Out
Healthy relationships with ourselves and with others are dependent upon self-connection. Self-connection is the key to understanding. With it, we can understand our thoughts and ...
Read more
compassion
Self-Regulation When Others are Triggered: 4 Beneficial Practices
Staying regulated when others are not can be a huge challenge. Navigating someone else's triggered nervous system in ways that are kind and loving is ...
Read more
awareness
How to Listen Without Getting Defensive
It's rarely our first instinct to listen without getting defensive. Defensiveness is a natural response designed to protect us in situations where we may be ...
Read more
Inner Work
How To Increase Your Self-Love: 7 Ways to Get Grounded in Your Goodness
Self-love is such a fundamental aspect of our well-being, but what does it actually entail? If you're anything like me, you might find yourself prioritizing ...
Read more