Dr. Yvette's Blog
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: Social & Systemic Change
8 Practices for Overcoming Oppression
Is It Self-Care or Internalized Oppression?
Why We’re Here on the Planet
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 ...
What Is Domination Culture?
Most of us were raised in what I like to call domination cultures. Domination cultures run on power and control, shame and blame, fear ...
Vaccine Conversations
When I mentioned to my mother that I was going to be offering a workshop on how to approach “the vaccine conversation” nonviolently, she ...
Unraveling Enemy Images of “The Narcissist”
Have you ever found yourself wondering,
If I don’t believe in enemy images or labels, how do I understand narcissism? Is it even ...
What Really Matters?
At the root of so much human suffering lies a fundamental question: Do I matter? The experience of mattering is one of our most ...
Shifting the Domination Paradigm
Last week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed for the radio show PARTNER UP! with Amy Carroll. Amy is a coach, speaker, and ...
How to Transform Enemy Images
Dehumanization is one of the primary instruments of both psychological and physical violence. We need to turn people in to objects if we want ...
8 Practices for Overcoming Oppression
Is It Self-Care or Internalized Oppression?
Why We’re Here on the Planet
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 ...
What Is Domination Culture?
Most of us were raised in what I like to call domination cultures. Domination cultures run on power and control, shame and blame, fear ...
Vaccine Conversations
When I mentioned to my mother that I was going to be offering a workshop on how to approach “the vaccine conversation” nonviolently, she ...
Unraveling Enemy Images of “The Narcissist”
Have you ever found yourself wondering,
If I don’t believe in enemy images or labels, how do I understand narcissism? Is it even ...
What Really Matters?
At the root of so much human suffering lies a fundamental question: Do I matter? The experience of mattering is one of our most ...
Shifting the Domination Paradigm
Last week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed for the radio show PARTNER UP! with Amy Carroll. Amy is a coach, speaker, and ...
How to Transform Enemy Images
Dehumanization is one of the primary instruments of both psychological and physical violence. We need to turn people in to objects if we want ...







