Losing weight can benefit health, but it's important to avoid unsafe diets. Dietitians recommend avoiding diets such as ...

In a recent post, What is Avoidant Self-Attachment? I suggested that the concepts of attachment theory might apply to how you relate to yourself. If we learn specific patterns for relating to others, ...

This week alone I worked with three clients who were avoiding something important: a phone call to an angry client, a difficult discussion with an employee, and a deep-dive into financial reports.

A double bind is a predicament in which a person receives conflicting messages from a single source that allow no appropriate response to be made. Does conflict itself send conflicting messages? Is ...

Everyone goes through difficult times at some point in their lives. Some people face their problems head-on, while others rely on maladaptive coping strategies by avoiding all their problems, even if ...

I will be professional and interact with Julia only when I need to. I won’t go out of my way to include her, keep her up to date or interact with her unless I have to. I am not going to bring up the ...

Being a leader sucks most of the time. If you think it's easy or fun, you either aren't one or you're not a good one. Recently, my 8-year-old son declared he wanted to be a leader "to boss people ...

Sugar is high in calories but low in nutrients, leading to excessive calorie intake without providing satiety. By cutting out sugar, you can reduce overall calorie consumption, making it easier to ...