Martha Beck: Guide to Avoiding Avoidance

Guide to Avoiding Avoidance

Is there really such a thing as good grief? Does fear of suffering only increase suffering? For the fastest way through bad times, read on....

By Martha Beck
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the February 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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