We spend lots of time embracing positivity and focusing on ways to be positive, but where does that leave space for negative emotions? In this episode, we delve into why it's important to actually feel and process the difficult stuff, specifically the big emotion of anger. We know that flying off the handle in anger isn’t helpful, but neither is bottling it up. So where does that leave us? How can we process it in a healthy way? We use the work of Gabor Mate and Susan Cain to explore answers to this important question.

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Books and Links We Mentioned
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole // Susan Cain
When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection // Gabor Mate, M.D.
5 Steps to Transforming Resentment
Hold on to Your Kids // Gabor Mate
https://drgabormate.com/liberal-conservative-anger/

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Time Stamps

9:55 - The place of negative emotions in our lives
18:41 - The importance of processing healthy anger
23:00 - How can we actually process anger in a healthy way
24:47 - Name the emotion
28:54 - The difference between Rage, Healthy Anger, and Resentment


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