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: Nonviolent Communication
choice
The Simple Sweet Spot Between Giving and Receiving
Giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin, inextricably linked in the fabric of human relationships. When we give, we often experience a ...
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communication skills
How to Handle Criticism From A Supervisor
Listening to the criticism from a supervisor can be one of the most painful things we experience at work. In our deep desire to escape ...
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courage
Siding With Humanity
Are you looking for ways to be on the side of humanity, and to resist the forces of fragmentation, division and separation that drive wars ...
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Healing Trauma
How to Vent Effectively: 3 Strategies
Many people underestimate the power of learning how to vent effectively. However, when used effectively, it can actually be a way of reclaiming and reconnecting ...
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communication skills
How to Step Out of a Power Struggle
Have you ever found yourself caught up in the tangled nets of a power struggle and wanting to find a way to more ease and ...
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communication skills
Preparing for Your Next Conversation
Constructive, co-created, nonviolent conversations are much harder to curate than they sound. It takes the proper mindset to be able to conduct a difficult conversation: ...
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communication skills
I’m Having a Reaction to What You’re Saying: Staying Connected in Difficult Conversations
Sometimes, when we're engaged in a difficult conversation where we're having a strong reaction, it can be really hard to know what to say or ...
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communication skills
What Do I Do When the Talking Gets Tough? Three Strategies to Try.
Communication--really good communication--strategies that connect us with others and provides us chances to feel really seen and heard--can be so, so hard.
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Dismantling Domination Systems
The Protective vs. The Punitive Use of Force and 3 Strategies to Try
I was sitting with competing emotions recently--feeling peace and joy regarding the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday for those of us in the US, and conversely, feeling ...
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communication skills
Keys to Nonviolent Listening
Marshall would say that when we listen nonviolently, there is no such thing as a verbal attack. Instead, we're so resourced that we're able to ...
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choice
The Simple Sweet Spot Between Giving and Receiving
Giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin, inextricably linked in the fabric of human relationships. When we give, we often experience a ...
Read more
communication skills
How to Handle Criticism From A Supervisor
Listening to the criticism from a supervisor can be one of the most painful things we experience at work. In our deep desire to escape ...
Read more
courage
Siding With Humanity
Are you looking for ways to be on the side of humanity, and to resist the forces of fragmentation, division and separation that drive wars ...
Read more
Healing Trauma
How to Vent Effectively: 3 Strategies
Many people underestimate the power of learning how to vent effectively. However, when used effectively, it can actually be a way of reclaiming and reconnecting ...
Read more
communication skills
How to Step Out of a Power Struggle
Have you ever found yourself caught up in the tangled nets of a power struggle and wanting to find a way to more ease and ...
Read more
communication skills
Preparing for Your Next Conversation
Constructive, co-created, nonviolent conversations are much harder to curate than they sound. It takes the proper mindset to be able to conduct a difficult conversation: ...
Read more
communication skills
I’m Having a Reaction to What You’re Saying: Staying Connected in Difficult Conversations
Sometimes, when we're engaged in a difficult conversation where we're having a strong reaction, it can be really hard to know what to say or ...
Read more
communication skills
What Do I Do When the Talking Gets Tough? Three Strategies to Try.
Communication--really good communication--strategies that connect us with others and provides us chances to feel really seen and heard--can be so, so hard.
Read more
Dismantling Domination Systems
The Protective vs. The Punitive Use of Force and 3 Strategies to Try
I was sitting with competing emotions recently--feeling peace and joy regarding the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday for those of us in the US, and conversely, feeling ...
Read more
communication skills
Keys to Nonviolent Listening
Marshall would say that when we listen nonviolently, there is no such thing as a verbal attack. Instead, we're so resourced that we're able to ...
Read more