Not everyone who struggles in conversation has social anxiety, but people who are seriously socially awkward often give themselves away through the things they say out loud. Instead of letting ...

What a person says in uncomfortable moments can offer some insight into how social settings make them feel. Being socially awkward is often rooted in a variety of struggles a person may be facing.

Awkward conversations are not just valuable—they're often essential for achieving important goals. Often, there is no way to have a particular conversation without it being awkward! Examples: Talking ...

Well, this is awkward. A Dutch psychologist may have uncovered exactly what it is that makes those disruptions in conversation so horribly uncomfortable: They elicit deep-seated, primal fears of ...

For some people, it’s easier to floss with barbed wire than to navigate their way through a moment of awkwardness. It doesn’t have to be that way, and Henna Pryor offers a bounty of smart advice in ...

Whether you've been with your partner for five weeks or five years, there will always be relationship conversations that feel slightly awkward. Even if you're both open and comfortable with each other ...

The holidays offer many opportunities for awkward moments. Political discussions, of course, hold plenty of potential. But any time opinions differ, where estrangements have caused lingering rifts, or ...

Last week, in a social media post Brené Brown advised her readers to, “Stay awkward, brave and kind.” When I read her post, I did a double take and thought, “Here’s a message I can get behind. Brave ...

“I don’t know, I guess I’m just socially awkward,” my 22-year-old patient said with a shrug. “You’re really not,” I said with a laugh—a laugh I couldn’t stop from coming out of my mouth. I had been ...