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
communication skills
Empathy vs Advice: How to Navigate Human Distress
The vast majority of the time, people know what to do. What they're not getting enough of is empathy. Delve into the importance of empathy, ...
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Nonviolent Communication
Self-Trust: Our Ability to Respond
One of the things I love about the relational practice of nonviolence is how it frees me up to field a much wider range of ...
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communication skills
Field Any Response with Ease and Graciousness
Have you ever held yourself back from asking for what you actually want and long for? I notice this in myself sometimes, a reluctance to ...
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choice
How to Give From Your Heart
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choice
The Freedom to Choose
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communication skills
The Essence of Communicating Well
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feelings and needs
4 New Moves for Dropping Judgments
If you’ve been feeling weary or disheartened and stuck in sticky emotional dynamics, I have a story for you this week. Last weekend, I found ...
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building bridges
Disarming Conversations
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domination systems
People Are Not the Problem
When something goes wrong, most of us respond by looking for something or someone to blame. We default into asking, “What’s wrong?” and commonly ...
acceptance
Try These 3 Words When Things Go Wrong
Learning how to work with life, instead of against it, has been a lifelong practice for me. Over the years, I've explored a new ...
communication skills
Empathy vs Advice: How to Navigate Human Distress
The vast majority of the time, people know what to do. What they're not getting enough of is empathy. Delve into the importance of empathy, ...
Read more
Nonviolent Communication
Self-Trust: Our Ability to Respond
One of the things I love about the relational practice of nonviolence is how it frees me up to field a much wider range of ...
Read more
communication skills
Field Any Response with Ease and Graciousness
Have you ever held yourself back from asking for what you actually want and long for? I notice this in myself sometimes, a reluctance to ...
Read more
choice
How to Give From Your Heart
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choice
The Freedom to Choose
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communication skills
The Essence of Communicating Well
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feelings and needs
4 New Moves for Dropping Judgments
If you’ve been feeling weary or disheartened and stuck in sticky emotional dynamics, I have a story for you this week. Last weekend, I found ...
Read more
building bridges
Disarming Conversations
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domination systems
People Are Not the Problem
When something goes wrong, most of us respond by looking for something or someone to blame. We default into asking, “What’s wrong?” and commonly ...
acceptance
Try These 3 Words When Things Go Wrong
Learning how to work with life, instead of against it, has been a lifelong practice for me. Over the years, I've explored a new ...