On today’s episode of Being Well, Dr. Hanson and Forrest talk about managing one of our most difficult emotions – anger – and how to deal with injustice and anger.
In this episode on injustice and anger, we discuss:
- The physical and interpersonal costs of anger
- Distinguishing between skillful and unskillful anger
- Using anger as a tool to find deeper issues.
- Relating to anger around issues of social justice.
Timestamps:
- 1:15: The physical costs of anger.
- 3:40: The interpersonal costs of anger.
- 5:15: How can we remove the costs of anger without turning into a doormat?
- 11:00: Finding the line between skillful and unskillful anger.
- 18:00: Using anger to find our deeper wants and needs.
- 19:45: What tends to lie under anger?
- 24:45: Tribal anger and social justice
- 29:50: The importance of saying “I’m sorry.”
- 31:50: Tribal leaders and the value of mobilizing anger.
- 33:55: Outraged vs. enraged
- 35:45: Recap
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