When someone casually tells a person with a real phobia to "just face your fears," it's like telling someone with a broken leg to simply walk it off. This well-meaning but misguided advice ...

Just the other day, I had this interaction with the best-selling author Barbara Huson: Me: “My fee is XXX. I am sorry. I know my fee is really high.” Barbara: “Stop right there. You just did it. You ...

Courage isn’t a personality trait—it’s a skill you can build with the right mindset and tools. It’s easy to think of courage as something you need for major life events, like cross-country moves or ...

Facing fear is an inevitable part of life to some extent, both personally and in business. That’s an uncomfortable reality for those of us who prefer to be on solid ground, leading with certainty and ...

Everyone has fears. They’re important, and they’ve helped keep us alive throughout our evolution. Think about the fears characters understandably feel at certain points in Game of Thrones, the hugely ...

Many people endure phobias surrounding airplane travel. For some, the debilitating fear could put a damper on summer travel plans. A Baylor College of Medicine psychologist explains how to overcome ...