Author: Alice Boyes, PhD.

I was at a book talk last night (hosted by Susan Shapiro, who is an interesting speaker if you ever get the chance to hear her talk). At

Avoidant coping is about trying to avoid experiencing painful thoughts, feelings, memories, or sensations. Here are two types you should try to learn to recognize in yourself. Type

The idea for this post was triggered by this Wall Street Journal article by writer Rachel Shukert. The WSJ article is about women, but I think fear that

If you are depressed or anxious (especially if you are socially anxious) try to catch yourself guessing – that someone doesn’t particularly like you, or is having negative

I recently did an interview for an upcoming edition of Glamour (a US women’s magazine). The journalist Genevieve Field asked me for some tips about body image. Here’s

I’m currently on my annual ‘sabbatical’ in New York City, hence the lack of posting lately. I will be back in New Zealand at the end of August

If you’re in an unhappy relationship (or you’re just unhappy with aspects of your relationship), one way to virtually guarantee that you’ll remain unhappy is to think that

When people are experiencing a problem like depression, anxiety or stress, they often fall out of the habit of tending to their relationship. If you and your partner

When people try to figure out their values it can be confusing. In my experience of working with clients, the most useful values are typically really simple ones

Avoidant Coping is one of the main causes of out-of-control stress, depression, anxiety, low self esteem, relationship problems, and eating issues. Avoidant coping is about trying to avoid