Honoring Our Anger & Rage
Anger is one of the most misunderstood and repressed emotions. There are many ways we dishonour our anger culturally and societally, yet there is so much power and wisdom in our anger when we learn ways to express it without causing harm or violence. Here are a few mistakes I’ve made in the process of learning to honour my anger and what I do now to listen to it.
“Conflict at large is going to be a part of life and attempting to please people or avoid conflict or avoid confrontation is a way of not taking responsibility for our feelings or our emotions.”
Healing power of anger & rage - what you will learn in this episode:
How to express anger and rage in a way that honors your experiences
How we dishonor our anger
How to release anger somatically
What messages our anger and rage have for us
“Conflict, especially in activism spaces, is absolutely inevitable and not a bad thing. It is actually a sign of a healthy community that feels like they can express their opinions, their needs and their desires.
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Depth Work - A Holistic Mental Health Podcast
This is a space for those who love to dive into the underbelly, to revel in the mystery, question assumptions about what is normal, play in both/and, and honour the wide range of human emotions.
As a complex trauma survivor, holistic counsellor and co-founder of a mental health institute, I learned that there is immense wisdom in our pain and what we call crazy is just what we are yet not willing to understand and explore. Let’s dive in!
Useful resources from this episode of Depth Podcast:
Reclaiming All Parts of You
[meditation & workbook on healing the roots of shame]
A 24-page workbook and 15 min guided meditation to help you feel less self-doubt/self-criticism, and more connected and confident.
