Ep 133: Communicating Anger Effectively

The Paradox in Addressing Anger

Summary

Should you communicate your anger? And if so, how?
Ask yourself: why do you want to communicate your anger?
When venting becomes a solution to processing an emotion, it becomes a blocker to understanding it.
When communicating anger, it’s important to not have expectations of how the other person reacts/responds.
Validation is often what we’re seeking when we communciate our anger.
Our anger is not linked to other people’s actions (words, behaviours).
When we communicate our anger to another person about their actions, it requires us to look and see if we’re seeking them to change.
When you can detach from the other person’s behaviours the words to communicate it will flow better.