Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver

Surrendering Control: The Hardest Part of Saying Goodbye


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"I am sunny with a chance of tornadoes." - Yvette LeFlore

🎧 Intuitive energy healer Yvette LaFleur opens up about her deeply personal caregiving journey through love, loss, and healing. As the caregiver for her late husband Walter, who bravely battled stage four lung cancer, Yvette shares profound lessons on self-care, anticipatory grief, surrendering control, and honoring the wishes of a loved one.

Natalie and JJ explore with Yvette:

  • 💔 The emotional toll of caregiving for someone with a terminal illness
  • 🧘‍♀️ The importance of maintaining identity and practicing self-care
  • 🙏 Letting go of control and accepting help from others
  • 😢 Navigating grief, loss, and life after caregiving
  • ❤️‍🔥 Finding humor, strength, and spiritual growth through adversity


About Yvette:

Yvette LeFlore is an Intuitive Energy Healer and Reiki Master Teacher. Before opening her energy healing business, Yvette led a team for a popular direct sales company; she was also a teacher in prisons and drug rehabilitation centers. Over a decade ago, she found the benefit of energy healing for herself and others. When she was dating, she intended that the man she next met would be open to energy and healing work. Enter Walter. The man who not only understood and worked with energy but also supported her in building her business and leaving her 29-year career with the direct sales company. As you will hear, Walter now joins her from the spirit world in her energy healing sessions.

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healingwithyvette

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvette-leflore-9683336/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healingwithyvette

Website: www.healingwithyvette.com

Are you a caregiver, or grieving a loss, or seeking emotional and spiritual insight? This heartfelt conversation offers comfort, wisdom, and connection. 

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