by Yvette Erasmus | Mar 28, 2023 | Feelings, Personal Growth
Even though anger is not the same thing as aggression, I often find myself tensing up around anger as if it is synonymous with aggression. I still consciously remind myself that it, in fact, is not. Anger, is the 30 second to 2 minute “whoooooosh” of activation...
by Lynn Smith | Mar 14, 2023 | Personal Growth
Since Yvette’s away on vacation this week, today’s blog post is a sweet story from our fabulous program support diva, Lynn 🙂 Enjoy! At the end of last year I decided I wanted to start lifting weights. I want to feel stronger in my body. I want to exert physical...
by Yvette Erasmus | Feb 28, 2023 | Healthy Relationships, Personal Growth
When we surrender to something, we let go of trying to control the uncontrollable. We stop trying to force and coerce other people, ourselves or life itself to show up according to our preferences and projections. We make an inward turn, towards “working-with,”...
by Yvette Erasmus | Jan 31, 2023 | Healing Trauma
If you struggle with any kind of self-criticism, today’s blog is for you. I used to struggle with my own harsh inner voice. I was a perfectionist with impossibly high standards for myself, and would drive myself to exhaustion to get things “right.” I avoided...
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...