When Silence Isn’t Peace: Why We Avoid Hard Conversations

You think you’re keeping the peace.
But really, you’re keeping your distance—from honesty, from discomfort, and sometimes, from yourself.

In this episode of FUNK !T – Mindful Media & Communication, we unpack:
• Why people avoid difficult conversations (spoiler: it’s not weakness—it’s fear, performance, and preservation)
• The psychology behind chronic silence and what it does to your identity
• What communication theory tells us about tension, face-saving, and emotional suppression
• And how to start saying what needs to be said—without turning it into a TED Talk

Because avoidance isn’t neutrality.
It’s slow disconnection, one unsaid sentence at a time.