Conflict Avoidant Personality

“Many people are afraid of their feelings, especially the so-called negative emotions. They are afraid they can’t handle their pain, that it will overwhelm them. They are afraid that if they allow themselves to feel their loneliness it will last forever, that if they fully experience their anger they will do hurtful, destructive things. They…

Whilst I was looking for some resources and additional material for our upcoming Introduction to Mindfulness Workshop, I came across this article by Dr Henry Cloud – “10 Things Successful People Never Do Again”. Well, who’s not going to click on that? So I did. On reading the article through, I was really struck by…

I have just finished listening to Brené Brown’s audiobook, “The Power of Vulnerability”. Having paid for the book on Audible, I was surprised (and a little peeved!) to find it in full on YouTube, but then, I can’t listen to You Tube in my car which is where I do most of my audiobook listening.…

De-Scrooging (and Being Mindful) at Christmas Guest Blogger Chris McConnell, CBT, ACT and Mindfulness Therapist, has written some timely words on managing anxiety, stress and depression at this time of year. De-Scrooging Yourself this Christmas Watching an advertisement on Irish TV recently, showing two employees going to great lengths to de-scrooge their boss, who on…

I was recently asked to write an opinion piece for Ireland’s largest online newspaper, thejournal.ie. Based on a previous blog I wrote, they asked for a piece on body image and the media, which I wrote for them and had published on 13 December. Here’s the link if you are interested: http://jrnl.ie/303035. However, on foot…

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Do you Avoid Conflict?