What Julie Smith has said about Avoidance behavior
1 quote · 1 episode · Mar 13, 2025
Julie Smith, British clinical psychologist, social media educator and author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? and Open When, has been quoted on Avoidance behavior once in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on March 13, 2025. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Smith says avoiding feared things feels like relief but worsens fear over time.
“avoidance of the thing that you fear, it lies to us. So it tells us that we are making everything better, but it makes fear worse over time”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: If You’re Feeling Uncertain & Anxious, You Need to Hear This (Mar 13, 2025) · Listen from 1:04:37
Episodes
If You’re Feeling Uncertain & Anxious, You Need to Hear ThisThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Mar 13, 2025 · 1 h 21 min
Mel Robbins talks with clinical psychologist Dr. Julie Smith about her book Open When and practical tools for handling emotions, anxiety, self-criticism, uncertainty and avoidance.
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