by Yvette Erasmus | Nov 1, 2022 | Needs, Nonviolent Communication
A few days ago, I took my daughter to vote for her first time. We viewed the sample ballots online ahead of time to make sure we knew what it would look like and who we might want to read about further, researched candidates online to learn more about some choices...
by Yvette Erasmus | May 9, 2022 | Power Dynamics
As I sit down to write to you this week, I don’t even know where to begin. Every time I try to get my thoughts together to write something cohesive, practical, or useful about how current events intersect with our personal growth and collective evolution, I’m...
by Yvette Erasmus | Mar 7, 2022 | Power Dynamics
What does effective, nonviolent power look like? Do you ever find yourself wishing that you had a roadmap to help you navigate the complex issues of violence, inequity, and domination that currently surround us? Do you wish you had more clarity on what exactly each of...
by Yvette Erasmus | Jan 17, 2022 | Nonviolent Communication
When something goes wrong, most of us respond by looking for something or someone to blame. We default into asking, “What’s wrong?” and then we commonly answer that question with either “You!” or “Me!” Judgments, criticisms, analyses, diagnoses, and power struggles...
by Yvette Erasmus | Nov 8, 2021 | Power Dynamics
Most of us were raised in what I like to call domination cultures. Domination cultures run on power and control, shame and blame, fear and righteousness. In these cultures, we’re conditioned to see the world through one primary (often unconscious) question: What is...