161 Emotional Avoidance With Dr Michelle Maidenburg

Dr. Michelle Maidenburg has over 30 years of clinical experience with her private practice in New York. She is a Certified Group Therapist, TEDx Speaker and author of her newest book “ACE Your Life” Unleash Your Self Best and Live the Life You Want.

She maintains a private practice in Harrison, NY. She is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of “Thru My Eyes”, a nonprofit 501c3 organization that offers free clinically guided videotaping to chronically medically ill individuals who want to leave video legacies for their children and loved ones. She is also adjunct faculty at New York University (NYU) and teach a graduate course in Mindfulness Practice.

She is a Board of Directors member at The Boys & Girls in Mount Vernon. She is a member of the American Red Cross Crisis Team and serve on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Trauma Network (WTN) in Westchester NY.

She is a Certified Group Therapist through the American Group Psychotherapy Association and a Diplomate and certified member of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She has advanced training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Structural Family Therapy, Mindfulness, and am a Level II trained Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist.

She is the author of the book “Free Your Child From Overeating” 53 Mind-Body Strategies For Lifelong Health and new book “ACE Your Life” Unleash Your Self Best and Live the Life You Want. She is a blogger for Psychology Today (962k reads) and recently did a TED Talk on “Circumventing Emotional Avoidance.” She has been featured in more than 150 national and international media including The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Fitness, Ladies Home Journal, Men’s Health, and Forbes.

She is a contributing editor of GROUP, the journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society. She is a consultant and trainer on a variety of mental health and health related topics and is dedicated and invested in health and mental health advocacy.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• What is emotional avoidance and how does it show up in our thinking and decision making?
• What skills and steps to take to manage or cope with intense negative or uncomfortable emotions to avoid acting out behaviors.
• What is a healthy way to engage with painful experiences and emotions when we encounter them so we can build better relationships?
• What skills and steps do we need to take when managing or coping with negative and uncomfortable emotions so we avoid acting out (e.g., angry outbursts, overeating, etc.)?
• And so much more…