Avoiding tough conversations could keep the peace in the short term but erode long-term relationships, licensed ...

In the hustle and bustle of daily life, we often find ourselves avoiding conflict to keep the peace. While this might seem like the easiest path in the short term, conflict avoidance can actually make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I'm the first person to acknowledge how awkward and nerve-wracking conflict can be. This is especially true for those of us who ...

Difficult conversations are not fun—but they provide valuable opportunities for growth, resilience, and connection.

The leader’s role is not to suppress conflict, but to create the conditions where the underlying signals can be explored ...

Fear of rejection or abandonment is a major factor that contributes to commitment issues regarding relationships. The tendency toward conflict avoidance is one expression of this fear. Jeff reported ...

Just looking at dust might make you sneeze. But if you just sweep it under the rug, it may keep dust out of sight, but it doesn't actually eliminate it from your home. Similarly, trying to hide ...

At 7:46 a.m. on November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire jumped the Feather River in Northern California. Driven by 40-mile-an-hour winds and months of desiccating drought, it moved so fast that bulldozers ...

I'm the first person to acknowledge how awkward and nerve-wracking conflict can be. This is especially true for those of us who are people-pleasers, have an anxious or avoidant attachment style or are ...