by Yvette Erasmus | Aug 15, 2022 | Growth
For the month of August, we’re delving into the process of change and growth that humans undergo as we embark on our inner work journey. My model of change, The Change Spiral, emerged as one of the frameworks that now underlies much of my work. The quality of... 
by Yvette Erasmus | Aug 1, 2022 | Growth
On this personal growth journey that we’re all on together, do you ever feel like you’re just cycling through repeating patterns?Do the same lessons seem to keep coming up for you?Does it feel like the more you change, the more you stay the same?I used to think of my... by Yvette Erasmus | Jun 27, 2017 | Compassion, Growth
Last week, my compulsive “yesses” caught up with me in a major way.Stretched far too thin, I dropped the ball in a number of places:I wasn’t as present to my friends as I wanted to beMy patience was running on empty in my parentingI wasn’t able to meet deadlines that... 
by Yvette Erasmus | May 24, 2016 | Growth, Learning, Interdependence, Relationships
Have you ever tried a new communication strategy and the other person respond in the same way as they usually do, and then you concluded that your efforts “didn’t work”? Me too. Then, I remind myself that change often happens beneath the surface, and... 
by Yvette Erasmus | Apr 25, 2016 | Growth, Laziness, Communication, Compassion, Inner Truth
On Sunday, I spent a luxuriously lazy day on my couch reading books, cuddling with my cats, hearing rumbles of thunder and drippy raindrops, drinking multiple cups of coconut chai tea. Heaven. Truly. But every now and then, a twinge of guilt and self-recrimination...