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
connection
When Blame is the First Response
Have you ever complained to someone about your pain, only to receive blame for it? It's a common, and extremely painful dynamic. Sometimes our loved ones think ...
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difficult conversations
When Belief Systems Collide
You know that moment when you discover that your and another person’s belief systems collide? Navigating conversations when you encounter conflicting worldviews can be challenging ...
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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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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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nonviolence
Balancing Rules and Freedom
In our complex world, balancing rules and freedom can be a struggle: we can find ourselves caught between the need for structure and the desire ...
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communication skills
How to Discuss Differences – With More Ease
It can be challenging to know how to discuss differences around heated topics, especially when the relationship is important to us. We don’t want 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 ...
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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: ...
Read more
connection
When Blame is the First Response
Have you ever complained to someone about your pain, only to receive blame for it? It's a common, and extremely painful dynamic. Sometimes our loved ones think ...
Read more
difficult conversations
When Belief Systems Collide
You know that moment when you discover that your and another person’s belief systems collide? Navigating conversations when you encounter conflicting worldviews can be challenging ...
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
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
nonviolence
Balancing Rules and Freedom
In our complex world, balancing rules and freedom can be a struggle: we can find ourselves caught between the need for structure and the desire ...
Read more
communication skills
How to Discuss Differences – With More Ease
It can be challenging to know how to discuss differences around heated topics, especially when the relationship is important to us. We don’t want to ...
Read more
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