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: Relational Integrity
Relational Integrity
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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personal growth
How Can I Get My Partner Into Therapy?
In this week's podcast, a spouse is wondering how to recruit her partner into therapy. It's a common question. In couples therapy, I've often been ...
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communication skills
Should I Bring it Up or Let it Go?
So often in my life, I've wanted to have a conversation but don't bring it up because I thought I was making a big deal ...
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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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Boundaries & Power
How to Apologize: Two Examples
One of the best things we can do for our relationships is connect deeply with the effect our actions have on others, and learn how ...
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domination systems
Revisiting Domination Programming: But if I Tell You No, Will I Still Matter to You?
Domination System Programming is very good at teaching us that our value lies in our ability to meet the needs of others. It can be ...
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needs
You’re Not What I Need and I Don’t Want to Let You Go: A Breakup Primer
When our relationships are working, there's nothing better! When we feel supported and feel like we have someone who will share our lives--the good and ...
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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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Relational Integrity
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
personal growth
How Can I Get My Partner Into Therapy?
In this week's podcast, a spouse is wondering how to recruit her partner into therapy. It's a common question. In couples therapy, I've often been ...
Read more
communication skills
Should I Bring it Up or Let it Go?
So often in my life, I've wanted to have a conversation but don't bring it up because I thought I was making a big deal ...
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
Boundaries & Power
How to Apologize: Two Examples
One of the best things we can do for our relationships is connect deeply with the effect our actions have on others, and learn how ...
Read more
domination systems
Revisiting Domination Programming: But if I Tell You No, Will I Still Matter to You?
Domination System Programming is very good at teaching us that our value lies in our ability to meet the needs of others. It can be ...
Read more
needs
You’re Not What I Need and I Don’t Want to Let You Go: A Breakup Primer
When our relationships are working, there's nothing better! When we feel supported and feel like we have someone who will share our lives--the good and ...
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