by Yvette Erasmus | Jan 23, 2023 | Boundaries, Feelings, Healing Trauma, Healthy Relationships, Personal Growth
Healthy relationships are all about finding ways to be both empathic and boundaried, connected to ourselves and connected to others. It’s a fine balance. I don’t abandon myself by putting others on pedestals, nor do I abandon others by putting myself above...
by Yvette Erasmus | Dec 6, 2022 | Feelings
Our survival brains have a built-in negativity bias because – evolutionarily speaking – it’s much better to think that something is a snake, and to jump out of the way only to discover that it’s a vine on your path, than to assume it’s a vine, and be...
by Yvette Erasmus | Oct 3, 2022 | Feelings
Does your nervous-system sometimes get so flooded that it’s hard to stay present to yourself and others? Do you notice yourself habitually converting your feelings into thoughts, trying to classify and analyze them instead of just feeling them? Would you like to widen...
by Yvette Erasmus | Apr 4, 2022 | Feelings
For a long time in my life, I mistook talking about my feelings for actually feeling my feelings.There’s a big difference. I was good at labeling and identifying my feelings.I could tell you all about how I felt about something that was going on.I could explain what...
by Yvette Erasmus | Jan 31, 2022 | Feelings
I often wish that crying on a daily basis was as normal as brushing our teeth. I wish that I could tear up more easily, that I could cry softly about things for five minutes and then move on with my day easily, without anyone thinking that something is weird or wrong....