Archive for Avoidance

Comfort is one of my favorite words in the English language. Like many people, I crave comforting things. For example, comfortable shoes…

Today we're welcoming WYG mental health intern Patricia Cole with a guest article about her personal story of growth through…

Last week we wrote an article about avoidance behavior in grief. No surprise, more than a few people shared that…

Our experiences are complex, but for the sake of simplicity, let's break them down into two separate categories - inside…

A few weeks ago, we published a post about absent grief (i.e., feeling like you're not grieving as much as…

It’s winter.  It’s cold.  It’s dark.  I’ve been socially isolating.  There, I said it. I’m guessing I might not be…

Think of something that scares you. Perhaps it's the thought of giving a speech in front of a crowd, taking…

Today, I want to have a no-frills, straightforward discussion about grief and negative coping. People commonly engage in negative coping (c'mon,…

Avoidance is an important concept for grievers to understand.  Some of you may remember we briefly touched on this subject when…