by Yvette Erasmus | May 2, 2022 | Personal Growth
“How did the rose ever open its heart, and give to this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being; otherwise we all remain too frightened.” –Hafiz I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how our relationships are the crucibles...
by Yvette Erasmus | Apr 11, 2022 | Personal Growth
How do you know if all the learning, growing, therapy, and healing work you’re doing is actually working? When it comes to inside stuff, how do we track our progress? What are the benefits of waking up, feeling our feelings, and learning new skills for deeper, more...
by Yvette Erasmus | Jun 14, 2021 | Healing Trauma
I am all about the self-healing and self-loving journey. As a teenager, when my mother would pick me up from school in Los Angeles, she’d be listening to a call-in radio show where marriage and family therapist John Jolliffe helped people with their problems on his...
by Yvette Erasmus | Sep 15, 2020 | Healthy Relationships
One of the core practices of compassionate consciousness is asking for what you do want, instead of talking about what you don’t want. Imagining what we do want and what we are reaching for can be a powerful way to charge your relationship with some inspiration...
by Yvette Erasmus | Jun 30, 2020 | Personal Growth
“Caring about the world does not begin with fear or morbidity but with fascination (curiosity).” –Garrison Keillor Over the past few weeks, I’ve been fielding more stress and anxiety than usual. Various friends, family members, and clients have been in...