by Yvette Erasmus | Aug 16, 2016 | NVC, Communication, Self-sabotage, Compassion
Recently my 18-year old step-daughter shared a compelling piece of wisdom with me that I want to pass on to you!You know those situations where someone does something unexpected or surprising and you really don’t like it?Perhaps your feelings get hurt, or you think...
by Yvette Erasmus | May 2, 2016 | Communication, Anger, NVC
The second time I got expelled, it was for my defiant noncompliance with “hazing” rituals at a boarding school in South Africa. I was 13 and taking on the world. I would not wear the winter uniform in the height of an African summer. I would not carry seniors’...